Symphony No 2 Op 27 The Masterworks Library - Boosey & Hawkes Masterworks Library Author:Serge Rachmaninoff This is the definitive printed edition of the Second Symphony, premiered in 1908. The Second Symphony's full-blooded passion, both lyrical in expression and epic in scale, has made it one of Rachmaninoff's most popular works. The long, warmly-harmonized melodies are opulent but not cloying; the symphony's displays of passion are offset by dynami... more »c rhythms which give them tension and urgency.« less