Uploaded November 2011 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Tchaikovsky composed this Symphony in 1872 and revised it seven years later. The Second is Tchaikovsky's shortest symphony, but what makes this music distinctive is his use of folk tunes for some of its themes. This was a technique favored by The Five, and Rimsky-Korsakov in particular was impressed when Tchaikovsky played this music for him on the piano shortly before the premiere.

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