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Jean Sibelius

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: * Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 69a.

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 Two Serenades:

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Jean Sibelius