Possessing a soloistic texture and variations in instrumental color defined by Grove's as "chamber music for full orchestra," this 1909 work demonstrates the composer's daring explorations in music that renounces motivic connections and tonality. Includes bar-numbered movements and ample margins at the bottom of each page for notes and analysis. Reproduced from the authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius Finland's greatest composer, Sibelius was a master of symphonic forms and orchestral scoring. His genius for thematic development and formal structure is nowhere more evident than in his second symphony.
