Beethoven - Romances op.40 et 50 - violin and piano

Romances G major op. 40 and F major op. 50 by Ludwig van Beethoven for Violin and Orchestra . Piano reduction.

Editor : Shin Augustinus Kojima
Piano reduction: Jürgen Sommer
Fingering and bowing for Violin: Wolfgang Schneiderhan

Titles :

• Romanze Opus 40 (G-dur - G major - Sol majeur)
• Romanze Opus 50 (F-dur - F major - Fa majeur)

Not until the latter half of the eighteenth century did it become customary to use the term "romance" as a title for pieces of purely instrumental music. The earliest instance occured in France, where F.J. Gossec, for the first time, referred to the slow movement of his Symphony op.5, no.2, of 1761-2 as a "romance". In Vienna, the first composer to use the term was probably Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, who applied it to the slow movement of his Symphony, op.7, no.1, of 1773. Later Haydn adopted it for his Symphony no.85 and Mozart for his d-minor Piano Concerto (K.466) and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (K.525) (...)