Klengel - Serenade and Humoresque, Op. 5 (Transcribed for Cello and Piano)

Klengel's Serenade and Humoresque are a part of the standard cello quartet repertoire, now available for cello and piano. The two pieces were published in May 1884, the same month as the famous Scherzo, Op. 6, by Breitkopf & Härtel.

The Serenade is a placid movement with interesting harmonic turns, at times drawing inspiration from Mendelssohn.

Klengel's Serenade and Humoresque are a part of the standard cello quartet repertoire, now available for cello and piano. The two pieces were published in May 1884, the same month as the famous Scherzo, Op. 6, by Breitkopf & Härtel.

The Serenade is a placid movement with interesting harmonic turns, at times drawing inspiration from Mendelssohn. The Humoresque is as contrasting as can be from the Serenade. The A section of the Humoresque is built on a single idea found in the first two bars of the piece. This idea is very similar to Popper's Humoresque from his Op. 11 and an idea from the first movement of Dietrich's G-minor Cello Concerto. The B section of Klengel's Humoresque is a lush melody as if a continuation of the Serenade. The A section repeats without any changes except for a short coda.

The cello part is identical to cello 1 from the quartet version. The technical demands are around Suzuki Book 7. The piano part is a composite image of the other three cello parts. The transcription would serve as a great companion to its sister piece, the Scherzo, Op. 6, played as a suite.