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.
[LA Philharmonic programme note, Romance no 1 in G Major]
LA Philharmonic website, accessed 16 September 2020
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.
The unaccompanied opening bars for the solo violin
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David Oistrakh,
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow 1966
Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven
Compositions for violin and orchestra
1802 compositions
Compositions in G major
Romance (music)
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