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Symphony No. 2

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March from Symphony No. 2 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky/arr. Robert Longfield

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 / Karajan · Berliner Philharmoniker

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 / Antonini · Berliner Philharmoniker

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B. toys - Symphony No. 2

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Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 / Zimerman · Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 was composed in 1872. One of Tchaikovsky's joyful compositions, it was successful right from its premiere and also won the favor of the group of nationalistic Russian composers known as "The Five", led by Mily Balakirev. Because Tchaikovsky used three Ukrainian folk songs to great effect in this work, it was nicknamed the "Little Russian" by Nikolay Kashkin, a friend of the composer as well as a well-known musical critic of Moscow. Ukraine was at that time frequently called "Little Russia".
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