Jean Sibelius
Six Humoresques
The Six Humoresques, Opp. 87 and 89, are concertante compositions for violin and orchestra written from 1917 to 1918 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Despite spanning two opus numbers (due to
Instrumentation#
The Humoresque No. 1 is scored for the following instruments: *Soloist: violin *Woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B), and 2 bassoons *Brass: 2 horns (in F) *Percussion: timpani *Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses The Humoresque No. 2 has identical scoring, except for the omission of the entire woodwind section. The Op. 89 pieces are even more delicately scored. In addition to the soloist, Humoresques Nos. 3 and 4 utilize strings only. No. 5 adds to this scoring three woodwinds: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets (in B), and 2 bassoons, while No. 6 omits the clarinets but retains the flutes and bassoons.
Recordings#
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Six Humoresques:
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius