Symphony No.2, Op.36 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
Performances
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I. Adagio molto — Allegro con brio
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II. Larghetto
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III. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
*#76995 - 5.17MB - 3:42 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 1994x⇩
IV. Allegro molto
*#76996 - 8.89MB - 6:02 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 1929x⇩
University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Chicago: University of Chicago Symphony
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Performed 30 April 2005, Mandel Hall. From Internet archive
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Adagio molto - Allegro con brio: Selection
For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin)
Abridged Performance
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Papalin (Recorders)
Papalin
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Sheet Music
Full Scores
Complete Score
*#46061 - 6.18MB, 46 pp. - (7) - V/V/V - 8263x⇩
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Ivdruiz (2009/11/13)
First edition
London: Cianchettini & Sperati, n.d.(1808). Plate 25
Low Resolution Color Scans
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#52551 - 12.10MB, 70 (vi, #3-64, ii) pp. - (5) - V/V/V - 13155x⇩
PDF scanned by BSB (MDZ)
piupianissimo (2010/1/10)
Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 1: Symphonien, Nr.2
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862. Plate B.2.
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I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
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Feldmahler (2006/3/02)
II. Larghetto
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Feldmahler (2006/3/02)
III. Scherzo. Allegro
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Feldmahler (2006/3/02)
IV. Allegro molto
*#00606 - 1.46MB, 20 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2396x⇩
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Feldmahler (2006/3/02)
Henry Charles Litolff (1818–1891)
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2766.
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1989.
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I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
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Feldmahler (2007/9/14)
II. Larghetto
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Feldmahler (2007/9/14)
III. Scherzo. Allegro
*#13848 - 0.81MB, 7 (148-154) pp. - (0) - V/V*/V* - 823x⇩
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Feldmahler (2007/9/14)
IV. Allegro molto
*#13849 - 3.99MB, 38 (155-192) pp. - (0) - V/V*/V* - 858x⇩
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Feldmahler (2007/9/14)
Max Unger (1883–1959)
Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(1938)
New York: Dover Publications, 1976.
The Unger edition is Public Domain in the USA
(ineligible for NIE restoration due to PD status in its country of origin)
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Complete Score
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I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
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II. Larghetto
*#28878 - 3.70MB, 17 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 480x⇩
III. Scherzo: Allegro
*#28879 - 1.07MB, 7 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 516x⇩
IV. Allegro molto
*#28880 - 6.07MB, 36 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 512x⇩
Palo Alto: Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities, 2008.
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Complete Score
*#26070 - 5.52MB, 210 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1478x⇩
Gory
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Parts
Flute 1, 2
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Clarinet 1, 2 (A, plus transposed B♭)
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Bassoon 1, 2
*#35350 - 1.22MB, 7, 6 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2287x⇩
Horn 1, 2 (D, E, plus transposed F)
*#35351 - 1.69MB, 4, 4, 4, 4 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3932x⇩
Trumpet 1, 2 (D, plus transposed B♭)
*#35352 - 1.06MB, 3, 4, 3, 4 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2554x⇩
Cellos / Basses
*#26191 - 1.01MB, 10 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 4832x⇩
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1862).
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete Work
For Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano (Hummel)
Complete Parts
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Fynnjamin (2011/2/19)
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Mainz: les fils de B. Schott, n.d. Plates 2413, 2414.
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For Violin, Cello and 2 Pianos (Burchard)
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Aldona Jones (2012/2/12)
Violoncello
*#178104 - 0.96MB, 13 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 76x⇩
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Aldona Jones (2012/2/12)
Piano 4 Hands
*#178105 - 3.67MB, 49 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 106x⇩
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Aldona Jones (2012/2/12)
Carl Burchard (1818—1896)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel's Kammermusik-Bibliothek, n.d. Plate K.M. 1403/1404.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Beethoven)
Complete Score
*#52532 - 7.38MB, 44 (#281–322, ii) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 1201x⇩
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piupianissimo (2010/1/10)
Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 11:
Trios für Pianoforte, Violine und Violoncell, Nr.90
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862-90. Plate B.90.
Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Piano Score
*#46532 - 2.89MB, 42 pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 768x⇩
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Generoso (2009/11/20)
Violin Part
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Generoso (2009/11/20)
Cello Part
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Generoso (2009/11/20)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate B. 90.
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For Violin and Piano (Sitt)
Piano Score
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WilliamBunting (2011/7/4)
Piano Score
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Enterprise11 (2011/8/9)
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Enterprise11 (2011/8/9)
Violin 2 (ad lib.)
*#112809 - 3.36MB, 12 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 147x⇩
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Enterprise11 (2011/8/9)
Hans Sitt (1850-1922)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6911.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Horn)
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Morel (2011/11/8)
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Morel (2011/11/8)
August Horn (1825–1893)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 265/266
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Kirchner)
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Morel (2011/12/21)
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Morel (2011/12/21)
Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903)
Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.. Plate 6923.
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For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Lavignac and Lack)
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Coulonnus (2012/3/15)
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Coulonnus (2012/3/15)
Albert Lavignac (1846-1916)
Théodore Lack (1846-1921)
Paris: Lemoine & Fils, n.d. Plate 9628 HL.
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For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Naumann)
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Morel (2010/2/26)
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Morel (2010/2/26)
Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1888). Plate V.A. 2204
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For Piano 4 hands (Meves)
Complete Score
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Wilhelm Meves (1808-1871)
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(1890). Plate 12328
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For Piano 4 hands (Mockwitz)
Complete Score
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Morel (2011/12/10)
Friedrich Mockwitz (1785-1849)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 41
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For Piano 4 hands (Scharwenka)
Complete Score
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Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924)
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate U.E. 970
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For Piano 4 hands
Complete Score
*#161918 - 4.91MB, 38 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 222x⇩
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Morel (2011/12/7)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 10836.
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For Piano 4 hands
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
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II. Larghetto
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III. Scherzo Allegro
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IV. Finale Allegro molto
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Ralph Theo Misch (2011/3/26)
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1820)
Since April 2011 in the possession of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn → NE 318.
300dpi colour.
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For Piano solo (Liszt)
Complete Score (S.464/2)
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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
First edition (reprint)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1865). Plates 10668–10672
Beethoven Symphonies Transcribed for Solo Piano, Vol.1 (Nos.1–5)
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1998.
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Complete Score (S.464/2)
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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
José Vianna da Motta (1868–1948)
Franz Liszt: Musikalische Werke. Serie IV, Band 2-3.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1922. Plate F.L. I-IX B
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For Piano solo (Pauer)
Complete Score
*#192030 - 2.94MB, 45 pp. - (1) - V/V/V - 470x⇩
Ernst Pauer (1826-1905)
London: Augener Ed.8006A, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 7848.
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For Piano solo (Singer)
Complete Score
*#33468 - 3.14MB, 30 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 1327x⇩
Otto Singer II (1865-1931)
Symphonien für Klavier zu 2 Händen, Vol.1
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.(1906). Plate 9008
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II. Larghetto
For Mixed Chorus and Piano (Kelley)
Complete Score
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Cypressdome (2011/1/19)
Edgar Stillman Kelley (1857-1944)
William Lawrence Tomlins (1844-1930)
The Laurel Song Book
Boston: C.C. Birchard & Co., 1901.
Reissue - 1921.
Librettist is Frederick Manley (fl.1900s-1920s) adapting The Bible (Isaiah Chap.26).
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For Violin, Cello and Piano or 2 Violins and Piano (Hofmann)
Complete Score and Parts
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Schalltrichter (2012/9/14)
Richard Hofmann (1844-1918)
Meister für die Jugend, Vol.2, No.5
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 9878.
Meister fur die Jugend Vol 2 no 5
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
Piano score and violin part
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Schalltrichter (2012/8/8)
Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Sammlung klassischer Stücke aus Werken berühmter Meister, Vol.III (no.1)
Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 6248.
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General Information
| Work Title | Symphony No.2 |
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| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.36 |
| Key | D major |
| Movements/Sections | 4 movements
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1800-1802 |
| First Performance | 1803-04-05
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| First Publication | 1804 (March) - parts; 1808 (November) - score
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| Dedication | Karl Fürst von Lichnowsky |
| Average Duration | 30 minutes |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra
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| External Links | Wikipedia article All about Beethoven article Symphony No.2 - scores at Sheet Music Plus |
Misc. Comments
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- Lavignac, Albert/Arranger
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