Two Serenades
Six concertante pieces by Jean Sibelius
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The Two Serenades, Op. 69, are concertante compositions for violin and orchestra, written from 1912 to 1913 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. They are the:
| Two Serenades | |
|---|---|
| Concertante pieces by Jean Sibelius | |
The composer (c. 1913) | |
| Opus | 69 |
| Composed | 1912–1913 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1913)[1] |
| Duration | 13 mins.[2] |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 8 December 1915[2] |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Burgin (violin) |
The Two Serenades premiered on 8 December 1915 during the composer's semicentennial celebration. Sibelius conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; the soloist was Polish-American violinist Richard Burgin. Also on the program was the initial version of the Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major (Op. 82), as well as the tone poem The Oceanides (Op. 78).[3][4]
Instrumentation
The Serenade No. 1 is scored for the following instruments:
- Soloist: violin
- Woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), and 2 bassoons
- Brass: 4 horns (in F)
- Percussion: timpani
- Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
The Serenade No. 2 has identical scoring, except for the addition of triangle to the percussion section; it also has the clarinetists switch to B♭ clarinet.
Recordings
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the complete Two Serenades:
