Beethoven’s Serenade at ArtisꟷNaples
Charming, lighthearted, carefree and delicate are not words most associate with Beethoven’s music, yet they define his Serenade in D Major — one of two works on this program. The other piece, Conradin Kreutzer’s Clarinet Trio, is one of the few works still performed by Beethoven’s mostly forgotten contemporary.