I love this piece! I played it for solo and ensemble this past year. Beginners should watch out for range, but I had only played Horn for 3 years when I took this on--it was challenging, but fairly easy to get the hang of.
This is a beautiful piece, which can become truly outstanding if played with real emotion and a varied depth of tone colour. I have played it on many occassions (on the flute) and it is quite popular and enjoyable even for a perhaps not-so musical audience, if a little long. Romance is a great piece to show off range and technical ability (in scalic passages and runs found in the middle cadenza section) and i would recommend James Galway's recording of it for musicians (or non-musicians!) who wish to familiarise themselves with the piece. It really is an excellent recording! Hope this helps, happy playing (or listening)! :)
