The Romance for violin and orchestra No. 2 in

F major F major (or the key of F) is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor F minor is a minor scale based on F, consis ...

, Op. 50, is the second of two such compositions by

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

. It was written in 1798 but not published until 1805 (by which time Beethoven had completed and published the other work, Romance No. 1 in

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable compositi ...

, Op. 40). The accompaniment is for flute and a pair each of oboes, bassoons and horns, with strings. The length is about eight minutes, Beethoven gives the tempo "Adagio Cantabile"Henle Urtext The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the

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. The opening bars for the solo violin A

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based on this work, titled ''

Beethoven Romance ''Beethoven Romance'' is a ballet made by New York City Ballet ballet master in chief Peter Martins to the composer's Romance in F for violin and orchestra, Op. 50 (1805). The premiere took place 2 February 1989 at the New York State Theater, ...

'', was premiered by

New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...

on 2 February 1989.

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* ''Romance for violin and orchestra'' no. 2 Op. 50
Beethoven's autograph in the Library of Congress
* Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven Compositions for violin and orchestra 1798 compositions Compositions in F major Romance (music) {{Classical-composition-stub