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Orchestra violoncello (picc.2.2.2.2. - 2.0.0.0. - str(without vl)) SKU: BR.OB-16106-23 Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Michael Musgrave. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). The study score (,,Studien-Edition) is available at G. Henle Verlag. Serenade/divertimento; Romantic. Part. 20 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 16106-23. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-16106-23). ISBN 9790004344439. 10 x 12.5 inches.Classical ReminiscencesDuring his time as conductor of the Detmold court orchestra, the young Brahms was inspired by the local wind ensemble to compose two serenades. Serenade No. 2, scored for five pairs of winds, violas, cellos, and string basses (leaving out the violins) is strongly reminiscent in sound of Mozart's wind serenades. The expressive Adagio is the heart of the five-movement work. Quite untypical of Brahms, he acquired a liking for the work from the outset, still undertaking a revision scarcely 15 years after the premiere of 1860; this has now been made available in a new practical edition based on the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition (JBG).