Bernhard Romberg

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Bernhard Heinrich Romberg (November 1767, Dinklage – August 13, 1841, Hamburg) was a German cellist and composer.

He first performed in public at the age of seven. In addition to touring Europe with his cousin Andreas Romberg, Bernhard Romberg also joined the Münster Court Orchestra.

Together with his cousin, he later joined the court orchestra of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne in Bonn (conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi) in 1790, where they met the young Beethoven.

[edit] Partial worklist

• At least two cello concertos - number 2 opus 3 in D, number 4 opus 7 in E minor
• Sonatas for harp and cello, opus 5
• Three duos for two cellos, opus 9
• Quatuor no IV, pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, oeuv. 12.
• Flute concerto opus 17 in B minor. (Also published as opus 30)
• Quartet (number 5?) opus 25
• Ouverture de l'opéra: Ulysse et Circe ... Oe. 26.
• Two duos for two cellos opus 33
• Concert overture, opus 34
• Duos for two cellos, opus 36
• Concertino in E minor for cello, opus 38
• Sonata in G for cello and piano, opus 38 number 2
• Several sonatas, including the three sonatas for two cellos opus 43 (in B♭, in C and in B♭, Also played as trios for viola, cello and bass.)
• Concertino, for cello and piano or orchestra in E minor, opus 51
• Symphonie burlesque (for toy symphony), opus 62
• Grande fantaisie pour le violoncelle avec accompagnement de quatour ou de piano composée par Bernhard Romberg, op. 70.
• Concertino in A for two cellos and orchestra, opus 72

[edit] Trivia

It has been suggested (by several of the authors quoted as references to the article in that link) that Romberg's cello sonata in E minor was a strong influence on the young Brahms in composing his own first sonata in that key.