Romance No. 1 (Beethoven)
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The Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, one of two such compositions, the other being Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50. It was written about 1801, after the second Romance, and was published 1803, two years before the publication of the second. Thus, this romance was designated as Beethoven's first.[1]
The Romance, Op. 40, is scored for violin solo and an orchestra of strings, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and flute. The duration is about 8 minutes.[1]
The unaccompanied opening bars for the solo violin
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 (Ludwig van Beethoven)". LA Phil. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
External links
[edit]- Romance in G major: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Romance in G major on YouTube, David Oistrakh, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow 1966