Serenade in D Major, Op. 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola - Revised Edition

Serenade in D Major Op. 25 for Flute, Violin and Viola - Revised Edition by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). For Flute, Viola, Violin. Henle Music Folios. Set of parts. 33 pages. G. Henle #HN370. Published by G. Henle.

What occasioned Beethoven to write a composition for such an unusual and yet sonorous group of instruments? Was it perhaps commissioned by a nobleman who played music with such a group and needed music? Whatever the reason behind it, Opus 25 is one of Beethoven's few chamber music works that did not have a bass instrument. Despite the unusual combination of instruments, Beethoven had no difficulty in finding a publisher for his serenade; shortly afterwards he even turned to the work again and revised an arrangement for flute and piano (Op. 41), which had been made by a third party. Our revised edition follows the musical text which will soon be published in Volume VI/1 of our new Beethoven Complete Edition.