Romance for violin and orchestra no. 1 Op. 40 (Beethoven)

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 in 1802, four years 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 composition consists of a single movement marked Adagio cantabile.^[1]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b LA Philharmonic programme note, Romance no 1 in G Major, LA Philharmonic website, accessed 16 September 2020

External links[]

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

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show v t Concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano concertos	No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 19 No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 No. 5 in E♭ major, Op. 73 (Emperor) No. 0 in E♭ major, WoO 4 (early, fragmentary work) No. 6 in D major, Hess 15 (unfinished)
Violin concerto	Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Concerto in C major (fragmentary work), WoO 5, Hess 10
Triple concerto	Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Other works for piano and orchestra	Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, WoO 6 Choral Fantasy, Op. 80
Other works for violin and orchestra	Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven

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