The Little Serenade (in Swedish: ), 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.
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. 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 (; Op. 13, 1934).
Music The Little Serenade, which lasts about 11 minutes, is in four movements. They are as follows: The Sinfonietta is scored for violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. Universal Edition published the suite in 1936. Recordings The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Little Serenade: ConductorOrchestraTimeRecording venueLabel1Stockholm Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble196510:18Europafilm studio 2Stockholm Sinfonietta198411:10BIS3Örebro Symphony Orchestra198610:09Örebro Concert Hall4 (1)198810:58BIS5 (2)199011:01St John's, Smith SquareChamber Sound6 Swedish Chamber Orchestra199510:49Örebro Concert HallNaxos7The Berg Summer Ensemble199910:288 Jönköping Sinfonietta200210:34Jönköping Concert Hall9 Orquestra de Cambra Terrassa 48200711:04Ars Harmonica10Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra201410:21Snellmann Hall, Kokkola
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