50, is the second of two such compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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"[1] The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the Library of Congress.
The opening bars for the solo violin A ballet based on this work, titled Beethoven Romance, was premiered by New York City Ballet on 2 February 1989.
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