Symphonie Concertante in E-flat Major, Op.12

• This work is the first of two symphonies concertantes which were published around 1777 as the composer’s Op. 12.¹
  • He went on to reprint the second of the two Op. 12 pieces in 1782, calling it his Op. 13. This one, in E-flat Major, is sometimes referred to simply as his “Op. 12” for this reason. 
• Saint-Georges composed about ten  symphonies concertantes. This two-movement orchestral genre was popular in Paris in the composer’s time: it probably originated in France.²

Movements

1. Allegro 
2. Rondeau³

1. Gabriel Banat, “Saint-Georges [Saint-George], Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed July 7, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024316. 
2. Ibid.
3. “Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Sinfonia Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 12,” AllMusic, accessed July 7, 2021, https://www.allmusic.com/composition/sinfonia-concertante-for-2-violins-amp-orchestra-in-e-flat-major-op-12-mc0002529565.