Bernstein Symphony No. 2

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Bernstein Symphony No. 2, titled "The Age of Anxiety," is a symphony for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, blending classical and jazz elements in a reflection on postwar existential angst.

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instanceOf concertante work
symphony
associatedWith American symphonic repertoire
author W. H. Auden
basedOn The Age of Anxiety (poem)
linked to: The Age of Anxiety
catalogueNumber none
composer Leonard Bernstein
compositionEndYear 1949
compositionStartYear 1948
containsSection The Dirge
The Epilogue
The Masque
The Prologue
The Seven Ages
The Seven Stages
countryOfOrigin United States
dedicatedTo Natalie Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky
duration approximately 35 minutes
featuresEnsemble orchestra
featuresInstrument piano
firstRecordingYear 1949
genre classical music
incorporatesGenre jazz
influencedBy Auden’s narrative structure in The Age of Anxiety
inspiredBy W. H. Auden’s poem The Age of Anxiety
key tonally varied (no single overall key)
language instrumental
movement Part I: The Prologue and The Seven Ages
linked to: The Seven Ages

Part II: The Seven Stages and The Dirge, The Masque, The Epilogue
notableRecording Leonard Bernstein, piano and conductor, with New York Philharmonic
numberOfMovements 2
opusNumber none
period 20th-century music
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky
premiereDate 1949-04-08
premiereLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States
premiereOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra
premiereSoloist Leonard Bernstein
premiereVenue Symphony Hall, Boston
linked to: Symphony Hall
revised 1965
scoredFor piano and orchestra
structure two large parts subdivided into sections
style blend of classical and jazz elements
thematicFocus postwar existential anxiety
search for faith and identity
title The Age of Anxiety

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