JOHANNES BRAHMS.- Serenade Nº2 A-Dur Op 16
Serenade Nº2 A-Dur Op 16
1. Allegro moderato (la mayor)
2. Scherzo. Vivace (do mayor) — Trio (fa mayor)
3. Adagio non troppo (la menor)
4. Quasi menuetto (re mayor) — Trio (si sostenido menor)
5. Rondo. Allegro (la mayor)
Orquesta de cámara Scottish
Director. Charles Mackerras
Serenade (Brahms)
The two serenades, opp. 11 and 16 represent two of the first attempts to Johannes Brahms orchestral writing. Both date from the 1850s, specifically the period when he worked at the court of Detmold. According to his biographers that period was quiet and restful, and yet at the same time composing diabolical first piano concerto, composed some choral pieces and the sextet for strings, op. 18.
Serenade No. 2 in A major, op. 16.
The second serenade was written between 1857 and 1860, and is dedicated to Clara Schumann. It is very striking orchestration: not timpani, trumpets, and violins. In this sense it is often associated with opera Uthal Etienne Mehul.
In 1875 Brahms revised the score for a new edition, usually used today. Some authors have suggested that the peculiar orchestration resulted from this review. Others deny it.
Serenade has five movements and lasts about thirty minutes.
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