Symphony in C major

The Fantaisie symphonique in C, called Souvenirs de Rome, is the second of Georges Bizet's symphonies. Unlike his First, also in C major and written quickly at the age of 17, Souvenirs de Rome took more than a decade to compose: he began it at age 22, had largely finished it at 33, but was never fully satisfied, revising it repeatedly, and he died at 36 years of age without having reached a definitive version. All four of its movements were performed during Bizet's lifetime, but not on the same occasion; not until 1875 was the full work in its last revision premiered.