Bohuslav Martinů's Symphony No. 2, H. 295, was composed from May 29 to July 24, 1943 under a commission from the Czech community in Cleveland. It was premiered by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf on October 28 that year, which marked the 25th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia, then downgraded to a Czech protectorate and Slovak puppet state under German occupation.
Date of composition | 1943 (from May 29 to July 24) |
Premiered | 1943, October 28th in Cleveland, OH, United States |
First published | 1966 by Boosey & Hawkes in London, United Kingdom |
Type | Symphony |
Tonality | D |
Catalogue | H 295 |
Approx. duration | 24 minutes |
Instruments | Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Bohuslav Martinů: Symphonie n°2 en ré , H 295 Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonia n. 2 in re , H 295 Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonie Nr. 2 d-, H 295 |