Alfredo Casella: Serenata, Op. 46 (1927)

00:00 - I. Marcia: Allegro vivace e ritmico 04:28 - II. Minuetto: Allegretto grazioso 08:12 - III. Notturno: Lento, grave 14:35 - IV. Gavotta: Tempo di “gavotte;“ molto vivace e spiritoso 16:53 - V. Cavatina: Adagio molto e sentimentale 22:02 - VI. Finale: Vivacissimo, alla napoletana _____ Bassoon: Gustavo Núñez Cello: Wim Straesser Clarinet: Jacques Meertens Trumpet: Peter Masseurs Violin: Marijn Mijnders Year of Recording: 2003 _____ “Alfredo Casella’s Serenade, op. 46 for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin and cello is a composition that received great acclaim at the time of its conception, it is all but unknown to modern audiences and performers. The Serenata has several historical influences from the French and Italian Baroque and Classical periods. There are handful of wonderful works for trumpet in a chamber setting, and there are definite nods to these pieces by Martinu, Shostakovich, and others in Casella’s Serenata. This pie