Serenade From "Petite Suite"

Alexander Borodin's "Petite Suite," often considered to be Borodin's most significant work for piano, consists of seven movements. Originally written for solo piano, it consists of short works that tend to stand on their own rather than build on previous ideas. The sixth movement, the Serenade, is arguably one of the most beautiful works that Borodin has ever written. Sometimes joyous, and other times melancholic, its character reflects that of romantic works of the modern era. Expanded for viola and piano, this arrangement takes advantage of the viola's warm, gentle tone to add more character and color. This arrangement contains the Serenade both in the original key signature of D♭ major and in the key of D major, the latter facilitating the piece for the violist.