Little Serenade (Larsson)

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Little Serenade
Suite by Lars-Erik Larsson
The composer
Native nameLiten serenad
Opus12
Composed1934 (1934)
PublisherUniversal Edition (1936)
DurationApprox. 11 minutes
Movements4
Premiere
Date7 March 1934 (1934-03-07)
LocationGävle, Sweden
ConductorLars-Erik Larsson
PerformersGävleborg Orchestral Society

The Little Serenade (in Swedish: Liten serenad), Op. 12, is a four-movement suite for string orchestra written in 1934 by Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered in Gävle, Sweden, on 7 March 1934 with Larsson conducting the Gävleborg Orchestral Society.[1]

On 5 April 1934 at the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World Music Days in Florence, Hermann Scherchen conducted Larsson's Sinfonietta to considerable acclaim, scoring for the composer the first international success of his career.[2] In response, Universal Edition in Vienna signed a contract with the composer and published a number of his early works, among them the Sinfonietta, the Little Serenade, and the Concert Overture No. 2 (Konsertouverture Nr. 2; Op. 13, 1934).[1]

Structure[edit]

The Little Serenade, which lasts about 11 minutes, is in four movements. They are as follows:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio cantabile
  3. Allegro vivace
  4. Allegro

Instrumentation[edit]

The Sinfonietta is scored for the following instruments:

Universal Edition published the suite in 1936.[1]

Recordings[edit]

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

No. Conductor Orchestra Rec.[a] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
1 Leo Berlin [sv][b] Stockholm Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble 1965 10:18 Europafilm studio Swedish Society Discofil [sv]
[c]
2 Esa-Pekka Salonen Stockholm Sinfonietta 1984 11:10 Petrus Church [sv] BIS
[d]
3 Göran Nilson [sv] Örebro Symphony Orchestra 1986 10:09 Örebro Concert Hall Bluebell of Sweden [sv]
[e]
4 Wojciech Rajski Musica Vitae [sv] (1) 1988 10:58 Furuby Church [sv] BIS
[f]
5 Petri Sakari [fi] Musica Vitae [sv] (2) 1990 11:01 St John's, Smith Square Chamber Sound
[g]
6 Petter Sundkvist [sv] Swedish Chamber Orchestra 1995 10:49 Örebro Concert Hall Naxos
[h]
7 Karl-Ove Mannberg [sv] The Berg Summer Ensemble 1999 10:28 Ovikens New Church [sv] Bluebell of Sweden [sv]
[i]
8 Christopher Warren-Green Jönköping Sinfonietta 2002 10:34 Jönköping Concert Hall Intim Musik [sv]
[j]
9 Quim Termens Orquestra de Cambra Terrassa 48 2007 11:04 L'Auditori Municipal de Terrassa Ars Harmonica
[k]
10 Juha Kangas [fi] Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra 2014 10:21 Snellmann Hall, Kokkola Alba Records [fi]
[l]

Notes, references, and sources[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Leo Berlin [sv] is the concertmaster; no conductor is listed.
  3. ^ L. Berlin–Swedish Society (SCD 1051) 1997
  4. ^ E. Salonen–BIS (CD–285) 1984
  5. ^ G. Nilson–Bluebell (ABCD 012) 1987
  6. ^ W. Rajski–BIS (CD–460) 1990
  7. ^ P. Sakari–Chamber Sound (CD 9102) 1991
  8. ^ P. Sundkvist–Naxos (8.553715) 2000
  9. ^ K. Mannberg–Bluebell (ABCD 3008) 1999
  10. ^ C. Warren-Green–Intim Musik (IMCD 082) 2003
  11. ^ Q. Termens–Ars Harmonica (AH184) 2007
  12. ^ J. Kangas–Alba (ABCD380) 2015
References
  1. ^ a b c Schlüren 2002.
  2. ^ Schlüren 2015, p. 15.
Sources
  • Schlüren, Christoph (2002). "Lars-Erik Larsson: Liten Serenad (Little Serenade) in G op. 12 for String Orchestra". musikmph.de. Universal Edition. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  • Schlüren, Christoph (2015). Lars-Erik Larsson: Symphony No. 2 / Variations, Op. 50 / Barococo Suite, Op. 64 (CD booklet). Translated by Robinson, J. Bradford. Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. cpo. p. 14–20. 777 672–2. OCLC 965545444
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