Two Serenades

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Two Serenades

| type = Concertante pieces

| composer = {{nowrap|Jean Sibelius}}

| image = Jean Sibelius, 1913.jpg

| image_upright = .9

| caption = The composer ({{c.|1913}})

| border = Yes

| opus = 69

| composed = {{start date|1912}}–1913

| publisher = Breitkopf & Härtel (1913){{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=304–305}}

| duration = 13 mins.{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=303, 305}}

| premiere_date = {{start date|1915|12|08|df=y}}{{sfn|Dahlström|2003|pp=303, 305}}

| premiere_location = Helsinki, Finland

| premiere_conductor = Jean Sibelius

| premiere_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:

Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 69a. Andante assai
Serenade No. 2 in G minor, Op. 69b. Lento assai

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).{{sfn|Tawaststjerna|1997|pp=69–70}}{{sfn|Barnett|2007|p=255}}

Instrumentation

The Serenade No. 1 [https://imslp.org/wiki/2_Serenades_for_Violin_and_Orchestra%2C_Op.69_(Sibelius%2C_Jean) 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{{music|flat}} clarinet.

Recordings

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the {{em|complete}} Two Serenades:

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%" !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|No.\|Chronological number}} !scope="col"\|Conductor !scope="col"\|Orchestra !scope="col"\|Soloist !scope="col"\|{{nowrap\|{{abbr\|Rec.\|Year of recording}}{{efn\|Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.}}}} !scope="col"\|Time !scope="col"\|Recording venue !scope="col"\|Label !scope="col"class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row"\|1 \|{{sort\|Berglund\|Paavo Berglund}} \|Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra \|{{sort\|Haendel\|Ida Haendel}} \|1975 \|13:27 \|Southampton Guildhall \|EMI Classics \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/3265726-Sibelius-Ida-Haendel-Bournemouth-Symphony-Orchestra-Paavo-Berglund-Violin-Concerto-Serenades P. Breglund–EMI Classics ({{nowrap\|7243 5 75236 2 2}}) 2002]}}}}
scope="row"\|2 \|{{sort\|Ashkenazy\|Vladimir Ashkenazy}} \|Philharmonia Orchestra \|{{sort\|Belkin\|Boris Belkin}} \|1979 \|14:55 \|Kingsway Hall \|Decca \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8353505-Sibelius-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Vladimir-Ashkenazy-The-Symphonies-Tone-Poe V. Ashkenazy–Decca (473 590–2) 2003]}}}}
scope="row"\|3 \|{{sort\|Handley\|Vernon Handley}} \|Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin \|{{sort\|Holmes\|Ralph Holmes}} \|1980 \|13:33 \|Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin \|Schwann, Koch \|{{center\|{{efn\|[ V. Handley–Koch-Schwann ({{nowrap\|CD 311 003 F1}}) 1988]}}}}
scope="row"\|4 \|{{sort\|Järvi\|Neeme Järvi}} \|Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra \|{{sort\|Kang\|Dong-Suk Kang}} \|1989 \|13:16 \|Gothenburg Concert Hall \|BIS \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%200472 N. Järvi–BIS (CD–472) 1990]}}}}
scope="row"\|5 \|{{sort\|Saraste\|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}} \|Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (2) \|{{sort\|Swensen\|Joseph Swensen}} \|1990 \|12:42 \|Kulttuuritalo \|RCA Red Seal \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/22482101-Jukka-Pekka-Saraste-Jean-Sibelius-Finnish-Radio-Symphony-Orchestra-Conducts-Sibelius J. Saraste–RCA Red Seal (19439704812 (8)) 2020]}}}}
scope="row"\|6 \|{{sort\|Previn\|André Previn}} \|Staatskapelle Dresden \|{{sort\|Mutter\|Anne-Sophie Mutter}} \|1995 \|13:25 \|Lukaskirche, Dresden \|Deutsche Grammophon \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/14118705-Anne-Sophie-Mutter-Staatskapelle-Dresden-André-Previn-Sibelius-Violinkonzert-Serenaden-Humoreske A. Previn–DG (447 895–2) 1995]}}}}
scope="row"\|7 \|{{sort\|Almila\|Atso Almila}} \|{{ill\|Kuopio Symphony Orchestra\|fi\|Kuopion kaupunginorkesteri}} \|{{sort\|Kuusisto\|Jaakko Kuusisto}} \|1999 \|14:44 \|Kuopio Music Center \|Finlandia \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/21234739-Jaakko-Kuusisto-Atso-Almila-Kuopio-Symphony-Orchestra-Jean-Sibelius-Jean-Sibelius-Rarities- A. Almila–Finlandia (3984–23391–2) 1999]}}}}
scope="row"\|8 \|{{sort\|Dausgaard\|Thomas Dausgaard}} \|Danish National Symphony Orchestra \|{{sort\|Tetzlaff\|Christian Tetzlaff}} \|2002 \|11:40 \|Danish Radio Concert Hall (old) \|Virgin Classics \|{{center\|{{efn\|[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/mar03/Sibelius_ViolinCon_works.htm T. Dausgaard–Virgin Classics ({{nowrap\|7243 5 45534 2 4}}) 2002]}}}}
scope="row"\|9 \|{{sort\|Kuusisto\|Pekka Kuusisto}} \|Tapiola Sinfonietta \|{{sort\|Kuusisto\|Pekka Kuusisto}} \|2006 \|11:22 \|Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre \|Ondine \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/OD%201074 P. Kuusisto–Ondine (ODE 1074–5) 2006]}}}}
scope="row"\|10 \|{{sort\|Bostock\|Douglas Bostock}} \|Gothenburg-Aarhus Philharmonic \|{{sort\|Tapponen\|Sakari Tapponen}} \|2007 \|12:20 \|{{ill\|Frichsparken\|da\|Frichs}}, Aarhus \|Classico \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/16586631-Jean-Sibelius-Sakari-Tapponen-Gothenburg-Aarhus-Philharmonic-Douglas-Bostock-The-Wood-Nymph-Violin-S D. Bostock–Classico (CLASSCD 733) 2007]}}}}
scope="row"\|11 \|{{sort\|Rouvali\|Santtu-Matias Rouvali}} \|Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra \|{{sort\|Skride\|Baiba Skride}} \|2015 \|14:23 \|Tampere Hall \|Orfeo \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.discogs.com/release/11348536-Baiba-Skride-Jean-Sibelius-Carl-Nielsen-Santtu-Matias-Rouvali-Tampere-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Nielsen S. Rouvali–Orfeo ({{nowrap\|C 896 152 A}}) 2015]}}}}
scope="row"\|12 \|{{sort\|Gardner\|Sir Edward Gardner}} \|Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra \|{{sort\|Ehnes\|James Ehnes}} \|2023 \| \|Grieg Hall \|Chandos \|{{center\|{{efn\|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%205267 E. Gardner–Chandos (CHAN 5267) 2024]}}}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-right:0; font-size:95%"

!scope="col"|{{abbr|No.|Chronological number}}

!scope="col"|Conductor

!scope="col"|Orchestra

!scope="col"|Soloist

!scope="col"|{{nowrap|{{abbr|Rec.|Year of recording}}{{efn|Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.}}}}

!scope="col"|Time

!scope="col"|Recording venue

!scope="col"|Label

!scope="col"class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row"|1

|{{sort|Berglund|Paavo Berglund}}

|Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

|{{sort|Haendel|Ida Haendel}}

|1975

|13:27

|Southampton Guildhall

|EMI Classics

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/3265726-Sibelius-Ida-Haendel-Bournemouth-Symphony-Orchestra-Paavo-Berglund-Violin-Concerto-Serenades P. Breglund–EMI Classics ({{nowrap|7243 5 75236 2 2}}) 2002]}}}}

scope="row"|2

|{{sort|Ashkenazy|Vladimir Ashkenazy}}

|Philharmonia Orchestra

|{{sort|Belkin|Boris Belkin}}

|1979

|14:55

|Kingsway Hall

|Decca

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/8353505-Sibelius-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Vladimir-Ashkenazy-The-Symphonies-Tone-Poe V. Ashkenazy–Decca (473 590–2) 2003]}}}}

scope="row"|3

|{{sort|Handley|Vernon Handley}}

|Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

|{{sort|Holmes|Ralph Holmes}}

|1980

|13:33

|Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

|Schwann, Koch

|{{center|{{efn|[ V. Handley–Koch-Schwann ({{nowrap|CD 311 003 F1}}) 1988]}}}}

scope="row"|4

|{{sort|Järvi|Neeme Järvi}}

|Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

|{{sort|Kang|Dong-Suk Kang}}

|1989

|13:16

|Gothenburg Concert Hall

|BIS

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/BI%200472 N. Järvi–BIS (CD–472) 1990]}}}}

scope="row"|5

|{{sort|Saraste|Jukka-Pekka Saraste}}

|Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (2)

|{{sort|Swensen|Joseph Swensen}}

|1990

|12:42

|Kulttuuritalo

|RCA Red Seal

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/22482101-Jukka-Pekka-Saraste-Jean-Sibelius-Finnish-Radio-Symphony-Orchestra-Conducts-Sibelius J. Saraste–RCA Red Seal (19439704812 (8)) 2020]}}}}

scope="row"|6

|{{sort|Previn|André Previn}}

|Staatskapelle Dresden

|{{sort|Mutter|Anne-Sophie Mutter}}

|1995

|13:25

|Lukaskirche, Dresden

|Deutsche Grammophon

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/14118705-Anne-Sophie-Mutter-Staatskapelle-Dresden-André-Previn-Sibelius-Violinkonzert-Serenaden-Humoreske A. Previn–DG (447 895–2) 1995]}}}}

scope="row"|7

|{{sort|Almila|Atso Almila}}

|{{ill|Kuopio Symphony Orchestra|fi|Kuopion kaupunginorkesteri}}

|{{sort|Kuusisto|Jaakko Kuusisto}}

|1999

|14:44

|Kuopio Music Center

|Finlandia

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/21234739-Jaakko-Kuusisto-Atso-Almila-Kuopio-Symphony-Orchestra-Jean-Sibelius-Jean-Sibelius-Rarities- A. Almila–Finlandia (3984–23391–2) 1999]}}}}

scope="row"|8

|{{sort|Dausgaard|Thomas Dausgaard}}

|Danish National Symphony Orchestra

|{{sort|Tetzlaff|Christian Tetzlaff}}

|2002

|11:40

|Danish Radio Concert Hall (old)

|Virgin Classics

|{{center|{{efn|[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/mar03/Sibelius_ViolinCon_works.htm T. Dausgaard–Virgin Classics ({{nowrap|7243 5 45534 2 4}}) 2002]}}}}

scope="row"|9

|{{sort|Kuusisto|Pekka Kuusisto}}

|Tapiola Sinfonietta

|{{sort|Kuusisto|Pekka Kuusisto}}

|2006

|11:22

|Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre

|Ondine

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/OD%201074 P. Kuusisto–Ondine (ODE 1074–5) 2006]}}}}

scope="row"|10

|{{sort|Bostock|Douglas Bostock}}

|Gothenburg-Aarhus Philharmonic

|{{sort|Tapponen|Sakari Tapponen}}

|2007

|12:20

|{{ill|Frichsparken|da|Frichs}}, Aarhus

|Classico

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/16586631-Jean-Sibelius-Sakari-Tapponen-Gothenburg-Aarhus-Philharmonic-Douglas-Bostock-The-Wood-Nymph-Violin-S D. Bostock–Classico (CLASSCD 733) 2007]}}}}

scope="row"|11

|{{sort|Rouvali|Santtu-Matias Rouvali}}

|Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

|{{sort|Skride|Baiba Skride}}

|2015

|14:23

|Tampere Hall

|Orfeo

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.discogs.com/release/11348536-Baiba-Skride-Jean-Sibelius-Carl-Nielsen-Santtu-Matias-Rouvali-Tampere-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Nielsen S. Rouvali–Orfeo ({{nowrap|C 896 152 A}}) 2015]}}}}

scope="row"|12

|{{sort|Gardner|Sir Edward Gardner}}

|Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

|{{sort|Ehnes|James Ehnes}}

|2023

|Grieg Hall

|Chandos

|{{center|{{efn|[https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%205267 E. Gardner–Chandos (CHAN 5267) 2024]}}}}

Notes, references, and sources

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;{{large|References}}

;{{large|Sources}}

{{cite book|last1=Barnett|first1=Andrew|year=2007|title=Sibelius|location=New Haven|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-11159-0}}
{{cite book|last=Dahlström|first=Fabian|author-link=:sv:Fabian Dahlström|title=Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke|trans-title=Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works|date=2003|publisher=Breitkopf & Härtel|location=Wiesbaden|language=de|isbn=3-7651-0333-0}}
{{cite book|last1=Tawaststjerna|first1=Erik|author-link=Erik W. Tawaststjerna|year=1986|title=Sibelius: Volume 2, 1904–1914 |location=London |publisher=Faber and Faber |others=(Robert Layton, English translation) |isbn=978-0-571-24773-8}}
{{cite book|last1=Tawaststjerna|first1=Erik|year=1997|title=Sibelius: Volume 3, 1914–1957|location=London|publisher=Faber and Faber|others=(Robert Layton, English translation)|isbn=978-0-571-24774-5}}

Category:Concertante works by Jean Sibelius

Category:1912 compositions

Category:1913 compositions

Category:Compositions for violin and orchestra

Sibelius

Category:Compositions in D major

Category:Compositions in G minor