Serenade (Berger)
Wilhelm Berger (ed. Nex)
Subtitle: For Two Flutes, Two Oboes, Two Clarinets in B Flat, Four Horns in F and Two Bassoons
This work, which bears the designation Opus 102, may also be known as Serenade for Twelve Wind Players.
General Info
Year: 1910 / 1995
Duration: c. 23:25
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Phylloscopus Publications
Cost: Parts (print) - £32.95 | Score Only (print) - £16.95
Movements
1. Moderato – 5:20
2. Scherzo – 3:35
3. Minuet. Grazioso – 5:40
4. Romance. Adagio – 6:00
5. Finale: Vivace – 3:30
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The work is composed in five movements, which is unusual for this time period. The first movement contains very tuneful writing, featuring an oboe solo and impressive horn quartet writing. The second movement,Scherzo, has great flute and clarinet parts, which are very technical, spirited and joyful. The minuet explores several emotional areas, while the adagio/romanze opens with a very mournful horn solo. The concluding rondo in F major has great spirit, ad includes a lively fugato.
- Program Note from An Annotated Guide to Chamber Music
The work is composed in five movements, which was unusual for this time. The first movement contains very tuneful writing, featuring an oboe solo and impressive horn quartet writing. The second movement, Scherzo, has great flute and clarinet parts, which are very technical, spirited and joyful. The minuet explores several emotional areas, while the romance adagio opens with a very mournful horn solo. The concluding rondo in F major has great spirit and includes a lively fugato.
- Program Note by Rodney Winther
Media
- Audio: Reference recording (Moderato). Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Scherzo). Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Minuet). Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Romance). Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording (Finale). Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor)
- Audio CD: Swiss Chamber Orchestra (Christian Siegmann, conductor) - 1998
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Texas (Austin) Wind Symphony (unconducted) – 6 April 2018
- University of Illinois (Champaign) Wind Symphony (Stephen G. Peterson, conductor) – 17 February 2017
- Musiker des Con Brio Orchesters (Amel, Belgium) - 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Serenade (ed. Nix) (1910/1995)
Resources
- Berger, W. (1995). Serenade, op. 102 : For Two Flutes, Two Oboes, Two Clarinets in B Flat, Four Horns in F and Two Bassoons [score]. Phylloscopus: Lancaster, U.K.
- "SERENADE in F, Op.102 for Twelve Wind Players by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (Germany, 1861 – 1911)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 23 October 2023). Accessed 23 October 2023
- Winther, R. (2004) "An Annotated Guide to Chamber Music." Warner Bro. Publications: Miami, Fla., pp. 266.