Beethoven - Symphony No. 2

Beethoven - Symphony No. 2

In honor of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería performs Beethoven’s symphonic cycle at the Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería in Mexico City in 2019. Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads the orchestra in this performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36. Prieto has been serving as music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería since 2008, and is considered the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 2 during 1801 and 1802. It is considered one of the last works of his early period, as several signs show that Beethoven attempted to go his own way. For instance, he replaced the traditional third-movement minuet with a scherzo. Symphony No. 2 consists of four movements: Adagio molto - allegro con brio, Larghetto, Scherzo, and Allegro molto.