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BEETHOVEN – Romance, Op.50, in F Major – 6 CELLOS or CELLO SOLOIST WITH CELLO ORCHESTRA (11 cellists in all)

Other Identification:
Beethoven’s Romance in F Major, Op. 50, is a piece for solo violin and orchestra, written around 1798 but published in 1805. It is the second of his two romances, characterized by a lyrical, singing tone for the violin and a relatively modest, “Viennese” sound for the orchestra. The composition is a rondo in the form of ABACA, where the main theme returns three times, and it is known for its lyrical quality over athletic virtuosity. It is often seen as an example of Beethoven’s more lyrical and songful side, where the violin is meant to “sing” rather than display virtuosity.

The work is scored for a small sized classical orchestra including flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings.

Movements or sections:
A medium length (about 8 minutes) one movement concert work, marked ‘Adagio cantabile’

Instrumentation:
SEXTET OF CELLOS (SOLOIST PLUS FIVE)
or
SOLO CELLIST WITH A CELLO ORCHESTRA (SOLOISTS PLUS 10 CELLISTS OR MORE!)
Arranged by David Johnstone

This music is in 3 PDFs:
[1 – Piano base score, edited by Grützmacher
[2 – Cellos 1, 2, and 3
[3 – Cellos 4, 5, and 6

Approximate difficulty:
Difficult

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It is always interesting and satisfying to learn of any performance by a cello soloist of this work, no matter how formal or informal it might be(!) and most especially of this version – Johnstone’s world first (probably!) arrangement for six cellos or accompanied by an orchestra of cellos. This is therefore ideal for 11 cellists (one soloist and two each ‘orchestral’ cello part).

Also – to point out that when the Beethoven Romances in F Major and/or G Major are performed with ‘normal’ orchestra but unusually featuring a cello soloist, the orchestral parts are exactly the same as in the more accustomed violin version. The orchestral parts and general score with violin soloist are already published by varying editions, so simply approach one of these publishers if you wish to go ahead and perform the work as a cello soloist with orchestra.

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