Two Serenades | |
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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, 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 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]
The Serenade No. 1 is scored for the following instruments:
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.
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the complete Two Serenades: