Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50 [Piano arr. by Winkler]

A piano arrangement of this heavenly piece of music by Winkler has been brought to my attention. Apparently there are no score videos of it, so here is my contribution to YouTube. This piece was composed in 1798 but interestingly it was not published until 1805. The accompaniment is for flute and a pair each of oboes, bassoons and horns, with strings.

All of this is condensed in the left hand in this arrangement. Because the orchestration is not too big, I think that this arrangement successfully captures the spirit of the original. Of course some things have to be considered while performing this on a piano, the right hand has to sound like the solo voice, we need to play contrasts between solo and tutti style sections, some rubato passages should be there, similar to as a violinist plays this every so sleight rubato at crucial points because of the way a violin works, and so on. The written tempo is Adagio Cantabile, which shows that the violin mimicks the voice of a singer here. When I played this, being concentrated on hitting the right notes and playing the right phrasings, I suddenly had this moment of great humility and goosebumps. It was the moment when I realized again on what other level the music of Beethoven is. This is so great music that I honestly find it hard to describe what I feel when I hear this. It's just so sublime...

I hope you like this video, it was a lot of work!

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Thanks for listening :-)

[michaelclements]

I love that your channel mostly focuses on obscure and little-known artists. But a piece like this serves as a reminder: there's a reason that Beethoven is the name everyone knows. It's exquisite!

Thanks for taking a break from your good work sharing unknown artists to showcase a known master once in a while.

[angusauyeung]

I come here everyday just to listen to your music and then I feel like life isn’t so bad after all. Thank you.

[pietrolandri]

Didn't know about this transcription. Actually very well done because respect the original work while being extremely pianistic. Well played, congratulations. Very delicate and expressive.

[olga_piano]

Beethoven is so tragedy and lyric at the same time. This is a complex work, thanks for your work. Really liked how you performed it!

[ninafahey]

So beautiful! I’m trying to learn it but it will take a while before I can play close to how you play it (or hopefully close enough…I’m dreaming.). I listen to it everyday. Thank you for uploading.

[invention]

Just so amazingly tremendously beautiful.
I couldn't listen to this violin piece because every time I tried to listen I was overwhelmed by the sad feelings by the beautiful string tune. This is just another great beautiful version.
Thank you so much for sharing your extrordinary performance!
I wish I could play like you..

[bikedawg]

Extraordinary beautiful performance! OMG--I have tears of happiness flowing down my face--thank you much--you're a gift from GOD! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜

[fernandaagibert]

O Romance ficou esteticamente belo pelo Arranjo que priorizou o Piano.A melodiosidade tornou-se cristalina, límpida e o Piano supriu com sobra de competência as passagens pertencentes a outros Instrumentos da massa orquestral.
Magistralmente interpretado !

[crk]

Thank you for making this video. It 's so wonderful. I just started playing the piano about 2 years ago. I wish I could play this.

[romancandlefight]

It's mad how well you play every piece perfectly when there are so many...

[mariedagoult]

I played this piece as a violinist, I love this arrangement a lot :)

[Kelley-ow]

Красивая мелодия и прекрасное исполнение. Спасибо

[robbesrh]

Very fine performance of this Romance. Thank you for incorporating an excellent scrolling score.

[NickOleksiakMusic]

Very nice arrangement and (of course) performance!

[TurquoiseStar]

Composed in 1798. I read that was the same year Beethoven first noticed something wrong with his hearing. But it took 20 years to go completely.

[DoubleFovea]

Thank you for playing it with full emotion. Really wonderful! I have just found a version with piano and cello. I think it will be a joy to practice it.

[cesarecaramuscio]

Sounds more like Mozart then Beethoven. Absolutely a super piece, I love it!

[unmusicos]

Hoooo so beautiful reminds me a lot of beethoven 🥰 in developement of the theme


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[beastmode-vckk]

I think this arrangement was used in Hitman 2 Silent Assassin on the embassy level i always wondered what this version was

[queenny]

J'aime beaucoup votre interprétation. Je cherche une partition pour piano??? Pouvez-vous m'aider? Merci beaucoup pour votre partage. C'est un plaisir vous écouter.