Carl Nielsen
Serenata in vano
for klarinet, fagot, horn, cello og kontrabas
Serenata in Vano
for Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Cello and Double Bass
CNW 69
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009) II/11
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 45
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965. 68
Composition: 1914.
Nielsen seems to have composed his quintet, Serenata in vano, in May 1914, that is before he began composing his Fourth Symphony (CNW 28) in the summer. The quintet was performed on a concert tour in the provinces by members of The Royal Danish Orchestra, who probably also commissioned the composition.
Score, draft
Parts, autograph, fair copy
Part (va.), fair copy, autograph
Transcription of French horn part.
Score, manuscript copy
Swedish Broadcasting Resources's copy
Score, autograph, printer's manuscript
| 3 June 1914 | Musikforeningen, Nykøbing Falster (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). First performance. Review: Nykøbing Dagblad, 4 June 1914. |
| 8 June 1914 | Horsens (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). Review: Horsens Folkeblad, 9 June 1914. |
| 11 June 1914 | Jespersens Hotel, Lemvig (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 12 June 1914 | Højskolehjemmets Sal, Ringkøbing (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 13 June 1914 | Haandværkerforeningens Festsal, Vejle (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 20 June 1914 | Kildepavillonen, Aalborg (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 23 June 1914 | Industripalæets Festsal, Odense (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 30 June 1914 | Skanderborg (performers: Carl Skjerne, clarinet; Carlos Espersen, bassoon; Peter Robertson, French horn; Rudolf Dietzmann, cello; Ludvig Hegner, double bass). |
| 13 Apr. 1915 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: N.P.S. Nørlund; August Devald; K.V. Sørensen; Carl Meyer; Anton Petersen). Review: Nationaltidende, 14 Apr. 1915 (Gustav Hetsch). |
| 20 Nov. 1915 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; K. Lassen, bassoon; Carl Meyer, cello; L. Hegner, double bass; ?, viola). Hornist N. A. Rasmussen fell ill and was replaced by a violist. |
| 3 Apr. 1917 | Casinos Koncertsal, Copenhagen (Olivo Krause-ensemblet; performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Hans Sørensen, horn; Louis Jensen, cello; Louis Hegner, double bass). |
| 22 Nov. 1923 | Teatersalen, Fredericia (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Knud Larsen, bassoon; Hans Sørensen, horn; Johan Hye-Knudsen, cello; Holm Andersen, double bass). |
| 8 Dec. 1923 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Hans Sørensen, horn; Johan Hye-Knudsen, cello; Holm Andersen, double bass). |
| 2 Apr. 1925 | Faxe og Omegns Musikforening, Faxe (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Hans Sørensen, horn; Johan Hye-Knudsen, cello; Holm-Andersen, double bass). |
| 14 Nov. 1925 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Hans Sørensen, horn; Carlo R. Espersen, bassoon; Siegfried Salomon, cello; Louis Hegner, double bass). |
| 4 Apr. 1927 | Radiostudiet, Købmagergade, Copenhagen (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Hans Sørensen, horn; Holm Andersen, double bass; Louis Jensen, cello). |
| 28 Mar. 1928 | Industripalæet, Odense (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Hans Sørensen, horn; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Louis Jensen, cello; P. Holm Andersen, double bass). |
| 14 Apr. 1928 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Hans Sørensen, horn; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Louis Jensen, cello; P. Holm Andersen, double bass). |
| 28 Nov. 1928 | Silkeborg Musikforening, Silkeborg (performers: Louis Jensen, cello; P. Holm-Andersen, double bass; Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Hans Sørensen, horn; Knud Lassen, bassoon). |
| 2 Jan. 1929 | Axelborg, Copenhagen (conductor: Launy Grøndahl; performers: Aage Oxenvad, clarinet; Hans Sørensen, horn; Knud Lassen, bassoon; Siegfred Salomon, cello; P. Holm-Andersen, double bass). |
Letters:
Other other:
Helge [Helge Wamberg] (interviewer) and Carl Nielsen (interviewee): 'En ny Sangbog'. Politiken, 10 Apr. 1915. (SamtidJohn Fellow (ed.): Carl Nielsen til sin samtid. Det Kongelige Bibliotek/Gyldendal: Copenhagen 1999. 46)
Finn Høffding: 'Carl Nielsen idag'. Levende Musik, 3/4, May 1944, pp. 87–92.
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