symphony — /sim feuh nee/, n., pl. symphonies. 1. Music. a. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. b. an… … Universalium
Borodin, Aleksandr — ▪ Russian composer and scientist in full Aleksandr Porfiryevich Borodin born Oct. 31 [Nov. 12, New Style], 1833, St. Petersburg, Russia died Feb. 15 [Feb. 27], 1887, St. Petersburg major Russian nationalist composer of the 19th century. He was … Universalium
Symphony No. 1 (Rachmaninoff) — Sergei Rachmaninoff s Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13, was written in 1895, and premiered in 1897. It was not performed again in the composer s lifetime. He left the score in Russia when he went into exile; it was subsequently lost. [Norris,… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 2 — Among the pieces of music with the title Symphony No. 2 are:*William Alwyn s Symphony No. 2 *Malcolm Arnold s Symphony No. 2 *Arnold Bax s Symphony No. 2 *Ludwig van Beethoven s Symphony No. 2 *Alexander Borodin s Symphony No. 2 *Johannes Brahms… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) — Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in St. Petersburg on 8 February 1908. Its duration is approximately 60 minutes when performed uncut; cut… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich) — The Symphony No. 1 in F minor (Opus 10) by Dmitri Shostakovich was written between 1924 and 1925, and first performed in Saint Petersburg by the Leningrad Philharmonic under Nikolai Malko on 12 May 1926. He wrote the work as his graduation piece… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 2 (Tchaikovsky) — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 in 1872. One of Tchaikovsky s very joyous compositions, it was successful upon its premiere and won the favor of The Five, led by Mili Balakirev. Nevertheless, Tchaikovsky… … Wikipedia
Unfinished symphony — Several (classical) composers left fragments of symphonies that for various reasons could be considered incomplete or unfinished .The archetypal unfinished symphony is Schubert s 8th (written in 1822, but not performed until 1865, several decades … Wikipedia
Alexander Borodin — Infobox Scientist name =Alexander Borodin caption =Alexander Borodin birth date = birth date|1833|11|12|mf=y! birth place =Saint Petersburg residence = nationality =flag|Russia|name=Russian death date = death date and age|1887|02|27|1833|11|12… … Wikipedia
Classic 100 Symphony (ABC) — During 2009, the Australian ABC Classic FM radio station conducted a survey of listeners favourite symphonies. Participants were permitted to vote for their three preferred symphonies. The survey closed at the end of June 2009. The works were… … Wikipedia
