Brahms: Serenade No. 1 & Variations on a Theme by Haydn
The Hague Philharmonic, Jan Willem de Vriend
De Vriend emphasises the music’s rusticity while maintaining a tight grip on orchestral detail – an odd balance of exuberance and sobriety that, at its best, evokes a peasant scene by Bruegel....
Brahms: Serenade No. 1 & Variations on a Theme by Haydn
The Hague Philharmonic, Jan Willem de Vriend
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De Vriend emphasises the music’s rusticity while maintaining a tight grip on orchestral detail – an odd balance of exuberance and sobriety that, at its best, evokes a peasant scene by Bruegel....
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Jan Willem de Vriends first recording after the news of his appointment as conductor of the The Hague Philharmonic/Residentie Orkest. De Vriend has chosen two "light" pieces from Brahms' orchestral output.
Serenade No.1 and Haydn Variations are also among the most "classical" of Brahms's orchestral works. This is the first instalment in a series of discs de Vriend devotes to Brahms. The next one will be the Deutsches Requiem.
Contents and tracklist
Work length45:13
This work is only available as an album download.
- Residentie Orkest The Hague
- The Hague Philharmonic
- Jan Willem de Vriend
Allegro molto
Track length12:56
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Adagio non troppo
Track length11:24
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Work length17:55
- Residentie Orkest The Hague
- The Hague Philharmonic
- Jan Willem de Vriend
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September 2016
De Vriend emphasises the music’s rusticity while maintaining a tight grip on orchestral detail – an odd balance of exuberance and sobriety that, at its best, evokes a peasant scene by Bruegel. The Hague Residentie Orchestra adopts many aspects of historically informed performance practice, with minimal vibrato from the strings and natural-sounding horns, creating a varied, vibrant colour palette that’s particular effective
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