ðə sˈɛkənd vˈɜːʒən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ɔːlɹˌɛdi wɪðˌaʊt hˈɔːɹn ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ænd mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːbəbli ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɔːɹɡən, dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ʌv ðɪs ˈoʊpəs mˌeɪd ɪn ɹˈʌʃə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt bˈaɪ «mˈɛlədi»wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd baɪ ðə kəmpˈoʊzɚ fɚðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl ʌv ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚɹ ˈaɪ.
The second version (1825), already without horn orchestra (and most probably also organ, judging by the only recording of this opus made in Russia in 1988 by «Melody») was prepared by the composer for the funeral of Russian Emperor Alexander I.