Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Work: | Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 |
Year Composed: | 1802 |
Instrumentation: | 1, 2, 0, 2 - 2, 0, 0, 0, str, solo violin in set Solo Vn.-1,2,0,2-2Hn.-Str. |
Publishers: |
Edwin F. Kalmus Ricordi Chester Music and Novello & Co. Breitkopf & Härtel G. Henle Verlag The Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection Augener Peters Edition, Ltd. Schott Music Universal Edition Novello & Co., Ltd. Johann Andre |
Duration: | 00:08:00 |
Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
Work Category: | Concerto |
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Beethoven's two Romances for violin and orchestra were his earlier works. The F major Romance was written in 1798 and the G major work apparently in 1801-2, possibly as slow movements for a C major violin concerto that had been started some years earlier, but was never to be finished. Romance in F Major were published in 1803 in Leipzig, after being refused by the distinguished firm of Breitkopf & Haertel, to which it had been offered. The Romances both have a perfection of their own and remain a significant part of the solo violin concert repertoire.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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