Symphony No. 2 (Scriabin)
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Alexander Scriabin's Symphony No. 2, Op. 29, in C minor was written in 1901 and first performed in St. Petersburg under Anatol Lyadov on 12 January 1902.
The second symphony is the most structurally conventional of all Scriabin's symphonies.[1] However, it features extensive thematic transformation establishing a cyclic link between its movements. The sombre initial theme of the first movement is developed to a triumphant hymn functioning as the main subject of the finale.[2]
The symphony consists of five movements, although the first two and the final two are connected to each other without a break:
- Andante (C minor)
- Allegro (E♭ major)
- Andante (B major)
- Tempestoso (F minor)
- Maestoso (C major)
