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London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
Year (1975)
Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63, was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at the Queen's Hall by the Queen's Hall Orchestra on 24 May 1911 with the composer conducting. The work, which Elgar called "the passionate pilgrimage of the soul", was his last completed symphony; the composition of his Third Symphony, begun in 1933, was cut short by his death in 1934.
The work consists of four movements:
0:00 I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
15:33 II. Larghetto
31:07 III. Rondo
39:00 IV. Moderato e maestoso
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
Year (1975)
Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63, was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at the Queen's Hall by the Queen's Hall Orchestra on 24 May 1911 with the composer conducting. The work, which Elgar called "the passionate pilgrimage of the soul", was his last completed symphony; the composition of his Third Symphony, begun in 1933, was cut short by his death in 1934.
The work consists of four movements:
0:00 I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
15:33 II. Larghetto
31:07 III. Rondo
39:00 IV. Moderato e maestoso
