Symphony No. 2 (Svendsen)

Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 15, was composed by Johan Svendsen in 1874.
The symphony has been characterized by Svendsen's biographers – Finn Benestaf and Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe – as Svendsen's "most mature and distinguished work".
Structure.
There are four movements:
Performance history.
The symphony was premiered in Oslo on 14 October 1876. The music was well received, and the third movement repeated for an enthusiastic audience.