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The Serenade in F major, Op. 31, is a five-movement composition for orchestra written from 1908 to 1913 by the Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar. The piece premiered on 30 January 1914 in Stockholm, Sweden, with the composer conducting the Royal Swedish Orchestra. The premiere was not a success, and Stenhammar withdrew the work. In 1919, he substantially revised it. The Serenade is generally regarded as one of the composer's greatest works, as well as one of the most important pieces of Swedish art music.

Structure
The Serenade is in five movements. They are as follows: 1. Overtura: Allegrissimo

2. Canzonetta: Tempo di valse, un poco tranquillo

3. Scherzo: Presto

4. Notturno: Andante sostenuto

5. Finale: Tempo moderato

The Canzonetta, written during the 's revision process, replaced Stenhammar's first attempt at a second movement: the 1913 original is titled Reverenza (Tempo di menuetto—Tranquillo e grazioso).

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Recordings
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Serenade:

In addition, the original second movement has received, due primarily to the advocacy of Neeme Järvi, a number of recordings as a stand-alone concert piece entitled Reverenza.