I really enjoyed it! It's full of character and manages to remain genuinely symphonic whilst also drawing on Weill's cabaret style. Maybe the slow movement is a bit too long for its own good, but it's a most attractive work overall. I can't understand why the critics gave it such a panning after its first performance.
Years after his not very meaningfull first symphony here this interesting second by a highly intelligent composer with clear musical structures, which the score shows. Like early Beethoven in small orchestra instrumentation (2-2-2...), Weill achieves a lot of effect and unfolds his own spectrum between the Modern, Late Romanticism and his typical Klassenkampf-military sound. Beautifull solos! - Dramatically written in 1933 between his fatherland in Berlin and finished in exile Paris. He died with just 50 years in LA. after writing musicals and film scores for making a living there. The second symphony is his last work for orchestra. Wonder what style he would have developed, if there were more time for him..
Final movement is fantastic!
Completely captures the time yet a beautiful warning.
The last close-up of the face is freaking me out.
danke für die schöne Sendung
A delightful symphony, I look forward to playing at this summer at a music festival in Michigan.
Great to have with the score! Thank you!
Love the works of Mr. Weill; this , but mainly chamber . MDB. 9PM CST
I really enjoyed it! It's full of character and manages to remain genuinely symphonic whilst also drawing on Weill's cabaret style. Maybe the slow movement is a bit too long for its own good, but it's a most attractive work overall. I can't understand why the critics gave it such a panning after its first performance.
It was probably too conservative for their taste in that period.
from when I played this piece in orchestra it went about a quarter times faster
@@aramkhachaturian8043 This Largho here is really a Largho - most conductors make it faster
Years after his not very meaningfull first symphony here this interesting second by a highly intelligent composer with clear musical structures, which the score shows. Like early Beethoven in small orchestra instrumentation (2-2-2...), Weill achieves a lot of effect and unfolds his own spectrum between the Modern, Late Romanticism and his typical Klassenkampf-military sound. Beautifull solos! - Dramatically written in 1933 between his fatherland in Berlin and finished in exile Paris. He died with just 50 years in LA. after writing musicals and film scores for making a living there. The second symphony is his last work for orchestra. Wonder what style he would have developed, if there were more time for him..
It's not "Mack the Knife", but I like it! It's kind of edgy and exciting. Thank you.
It's much better than that Cabaret crap
If you prefer Weill's "Threepenny Opera" style, try his "The Seven Deadly Sins".
2:34 sounds like the chords from the chorus of “too young to die” by jamiroquai