This work premiered in San Francisco in January 1947, with Pierre Monteux conducting. The symphony is divided into four movements:
Molto agitato
Allegro capriccioso
Adagio tranquillo ed espressivo
Allegramente
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Symphony No. 2 was written by Roger Sessions.
Roger Sessions released Symphony No. 2 on Thu Jan 09 1947.
From the composer’s program note:
With reasonable accuracy it may be considered as in the Key of D minor—the movements being in D minor, F minor, B flat minor, and D major respectively. The subject of tonality is complex and even problematical nowadays, and if I use terms which I myself find inadeq...