Symphony No. 2 (Klami)

The Symphony No. 2 is a four-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece from in 1945; it is the final of Klami's two numbered symphonies. Toivo Haapanen and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the Helsinki Conservatory on 15 December 1946.

Symphony No. 2
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Opus	35
Composed	1945 (1945)
Duration	Approx. 35 minutes
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	15 December 1946 (1946-12-15)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Conductor	Toivo Haapanen
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestration

The Second Symphony is scored for the following instruments: ([1] Score)

• Woodwind: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
• Brass: 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
• Percussion: timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and cymbals
• Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

Structure

The Finnish conductor Toivo Haapanen conducted the premiere of the Second Symphony in 1946.

The Second Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:

1. Moderato molto
2. Allegro con vivo
3. (En forme d'introduction) Misterioso e lugubre, tempo quasi adagio
4. Allegro assai

Discography

The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the Second Symphony:

Conductor	Orchestra	Year	Runtime	Venue	Label	Ref.
							Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen	Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra	1995	35:40	Tampere Hall	Ondine (ODE 858–2)	[2]

References and sources

Sources

• Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
• Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. ODE 858-2. OCLC 36076789
• "Uuno Klami: Years, Compositions: 1940–1961". uunoklami.fi/en. The Uuno Klami Society. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2021.