Two Serenades


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:
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, as well as the tone poem The Oceanides.

Instrumentation

The Serenade No. 1 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.

Recordings

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Two Serenades:
ConductorOrchestraSoloistTimeRecording venueLabel
1Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra197513:27Southampton GuildhallEMI Classics
2Philharmonia Orchestra197914:55Kingsway HallDecca
3Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin198013:33Jesus-Christus-Kirche, BerlinSchwann, Koch
4Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra198913:16Gothenburg Concert HallBIS
5Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 199012:42KulttuuritaloRCA Red Seal
6Staatskapelle Dresden199513:25Lukaskirche, DresdenDeutsche Grammophon
7199914:44Kuopio Music CenterFinlandia
8Danish National Symphony Orchestra200211:40Danish Radio Concert Hall Virgin Classics
9Tapiola Sinfonietta200611:22Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural CentreOndine
10Gothenburg-Aarhus Philharmonic200712:20, AarhusClassico
11Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra201514:23Tampere HallOrfeo
12Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra202311:47Grieg HallChandos