Symphony No. 2 (Ustvolskaya)

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The Symphony No. 2 (subtitled "True and Eternal Bliss") by Galina Ustvolskaya was published in 1979. It is scored for: groups of six flutes, oboes and trumpets; single trombone, tuba and piano; percussion and solo voice, which repeats three times the words Gospodin, vechnost, istina (Lord, eternity, truth) between homophonic instrumental passages. The work lasts approximately 18 minutes.

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  • Lemaire, Frans. Notes to Symphonies 2,3,4 and 5. Megadisc MDC 7854.