Symphony No.2 'Asrael', Op.27 (Suk, Josef)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	5 movements
Composition Year	1905–06
Genre Categories	Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Full Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Piano 4 hands (Veselý)
3 Free Recordings
4 General Information

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#705056 - 46.27MB, 252 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 91×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/6/2)

Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1907. Plate Part.B. 2069.
Reprinted	New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5463.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#35536 - 19.55MB, 250 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/C*/V* - 4521×⇩ - Mpcgd

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Mpcgd (2009/7/25)

Editor	Karel Šrom (1906?-1981)
Publisher. Info.	Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1965.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	See WorldCat.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Veselý)

Complete Score
*#85410 - 24.46MB, 109 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 529×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/11/21)

Arranger	Roman Veselý (1879-1933)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1912. Plate 27153.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Free Recordings

Bavarian Radio Symphony, Rafael Kubelik (conductor) (available on a Praga CD)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui (conductor) (live 2014 performance, with Liszt. Suk from 31:40)

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General Information

Work Title	Asrael, Symfonie pro velký orchestr
Alternative. Title	Asrael, Symphony for Large Orchestra
Name Translations	アスラエル交響曲; Symphonie « Asraël »; Asrael Symphony; Simfonia núm. 2; Азраел симфония; Asrael-Symphonie; Asrael; 아스라엘 교향곡; Sinfonía núm. 2 (Suk)
Name Aliases	Symphonie n° 2, en do mineur, « Asraël », op. 27; Simfonia Azrael; Asrael – Smuteční symfonie pro velký orchestr c-moll op. 27; Symphony No. 2
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179031355; BNF: 139200445
Composer	Suk, Josef
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.27
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IJS 35
Key	C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	5 movements Andante sostenuto Andante Vivace Adagio Adagio e maestoso — Più animato e molto appassionato — Molto largamente - Molto animato — Largo misterioso — Allegro appassionato
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1905–06
First Performance.	1907-02-03, Prague Karel Kovařovic, conducting
First Publication.	1907 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, Plate Part. B.2069.
Dedication	Antonín Dvořák and Otilka Suk (née Dvořáková) Vznešené památce Dvořákově a Otilčině (To the noble memory of Dvořák and Otilka)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	1 hour
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	orchestra
InstrDetail	piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon 6 horns (5-6 ad lib), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, harp, strings
Discography	All Music Guide
External Links	Wikipedia article Wikipedia article (French) Preface at Musikproduktion Höflich (William Grim, 2006)