‘Little Russian’ Symphony
‘Little Russian’ Symphony. Nickname for Tchaikovsky's Sym. No.2 in C minor (1872), so-called because of use of folk-songs from Ukraine (‘Little Russia’). 2nd vers. 1879–80.
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