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 in 1802, four years 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.
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