Symphony No. 2 (Raff)

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 140, was composed by Joachim Raff in Weimar in 1866. It is one of the three Raff symphonies that does not carry a descriptive title. It is dedicated to Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was premiered in Weimar in 1867 and was published two years later in Mainz. A few years later the symphony received its second performance in the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Raff's baton. A typical performance lasts for about 37 minutes.

Instrumentation
The symphony is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in F, trombone, bass trombone, timpani and strings.

Structure
The symphony is structured in four movements:


 * 1) Allegro
 * 2) Andante con moto
 * 3) Allegro vivace
 * 4) Andante maestoso. Allegro con spirito