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Serenade
by Wilhelm Stenhammar
The composer
Composed1908 (1908)–1913, rev. 1919
DurationApprox. 36 minutes
Movements5
Premiere
Date30 January 1914 (1914-01-30)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
ConductorWilhelm Stenhammar
PerformersRoyal Swedish Orchestra

The Serenade in F major, Op. 31, is a five-movement composition for orchestra written from 1908 to 1913 by the Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar. The piece premiered on 30 January 1914 in Stockholm, Sweden, with the composer conducting the Royal Swedish Orchestra. The premiere was not a success, and Stenhammar withdrew the work. In 1919, he substantially revised it. The Serenade is generally regarded as one of the composer's greatest works, as well as one of the most important pieces of Swedish art music.

Structure

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The Serenade is in five movements. They are as follows:

  1. Overtura: Allegrissimo
  2. Canzonetta: Tempo di valse, un poco tranquillo
  3. Scherzo: Presto
  4. Notturno: Andante sostenuto
  5. Finale: Tempo moderato

The Canzonetta, written during the Sereande's revision process, replaced Stenhammar's first attempt at a second movement: the 1913 original is titled Reverenza (Tempo di menuetto—Tranquillo e grazioso).

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Recordings

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The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Serenade:

No. Conductor Orchestra Rec.[a] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
1 Tor Mann Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1) ? 36:05 ? Caprice [sv]
2 Rafael Kubelík Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 1964 34:11 Stockholm Concert Hall Swedish Society Discofil [sv]
3 Stig Westerberg Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (2) 1974 35:37 Swedish Radio Studios EMI Classics
4 Neeme Järvi (1) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (1) 1985 35:48 Gothenburg Concert Hall BIS
5 Esa-Pekka Salonen Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (3) 1988 36:11 Berwald Hall Musica Sveciae [sv]
6 Neeme Järvi (2) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (2) 1993 32:37 Gothenburg Concert Hall Deutsche Grammophon
7 Paul Mägi Uppsala Chamber Orchestra [sv] 2006 38:44 Grand Auditorium, Uppsala University Swedish Society Discofil [sv]
8 Hannu Koivula [fi] Gävle Symphony Orchestra 2008 37:55 Gävle Concert Hall [sv] Naxos
9 Christian Lindberg Royal Flemish Philharmonic 2013 37:16 DeSingel BIS
10 Herbert Blomstedt Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (3) 2014 37:21 Gothenburg Concert Hall BIS

In addition, the original second movement has received, due primarily to the advocacy of Neeme Järvi, a number of recordings as a stand-alone concert piece entitled Reverenza.
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