Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”

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Relationships

lyricist:Alexander Bezymensky
composer and revised by:Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (in 1927)
was commissioned by:Lev Shuglin (head of the Propaganda Department of the State Music Publishing House) (in 1927-03)
premiered at:[concert] (1927-12-04)
publisher:Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 14) (order: 14)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002658248 [info]
Wikidata:Q210567 [info]
parts:1. Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: I. Largo
2. Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: II. Quarter note = 152
3. Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: III. Poco meno mosso. Allegro molto
4. Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: IV. Chorus: “To October”
revision of:Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October” (original version)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1967-07-22 – 1967-07-24Symphony No. 2 »Consecration To October« Largo. Allegro moltoSlovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák15:05
1972-11-29Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 "To October"Alexander Yurlov, Russian State Choral Chapel, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin16:50
1984Symphonie Nr. 2 H-dur, op. 14 »An den Oktober«Государственный Симфонический Оркестр Министерства Культуры СССР, Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский21:20
1989-01Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October"Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, László Heltay17:14
1990-10-08 – 1990-10-10Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “October”Jana Rychlá, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Ladislav Slovák19:35
1992-10-16 – 1992-10-18Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "Oktyabryu (To October)"Wiener Symphoniker, Eliahu Inbal17:28
1995-01-23Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra: "To October"WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Rudolf Barshai19:01
1996-02-17Symphony no. 2, op. 14 “To October”liveBBC Symphony Chorus, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Stephen Jackson, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder19:09
2000-08Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October": "Mi sli, mi prosili raboti i khléba" (Rehearsal no. 69)partialGöteborgs Symfoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör, Neeme Järvi7:04
2000-08Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October": (Rehearsal no. 29) -partialGöteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi3:03
2000-08Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October": Largo -partialGöteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi4:24
2000-08Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October": Meno mosso (Rehearsal no. 56) - Moderato (Rehearsal no. 58) -partialGöteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi2:07
2000-08Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October": Tempo = 152 (Rehearsal no. 13) -partialGöteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi1:51
2004-09-16 – 2004-09-17Symphony no. 2 "To October", op. 14: LargopartialBeethoven Orchester Bonn, Roman Kofman12:16
2004-09-16 – 2004-09-17Symphony no. 2 "To October", op. 14: To OctoberpartialBeethoven Orchester Bonn, Roman Kofman6:51
2016Symphony no. 2, op. 14 "To October"Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Sladkovsky17:31
Symphonie Nr. 2 in H-Dur, op. 14 "Oktober": Largo - Allegro moltoJan Maria Dobrodinsky, Slovenský filharmonický zbor, Slovenská filharmónia, Ladislav Slovák15:34
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 "Dedication to October"Stanislav Gusev, Russian State Academic Choir Cappella, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky21:34
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: Part IpartialDresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling4:49
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: Part IIpartialDresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling6:40
Symphony no. 2 in B major, op. 14 “To October”: Part IIIDresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling4:50
Symphony no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 14 "To October": Largo -Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Mark Wigglesworth5:38