RÖNTGEN Chamber Music
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Composer or Director: Julius Röntgen, John Lenehan
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Toccata Classics
Magazine Review Date: AW2014
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 80
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: TOCC0024
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Romanze |
Julius Röntgen, Composer
Atsuko Sahara, Violin John Lenehan, Composer Julius Röntgen, Composer |
Sonata for Violin and Piano |
Julius Röntgen, Composer
Atsuko Sahara, Violin John Lenehan, Composer Julius Röntgen, Composer |
Phantasie |
Julius Röntgen, Composer
Atsuko Sahara, Violin Julius Röntgen, Composer |
Suite Aus Jotenheim |
Julius Röntgen, Composer
Atsuko Sahara, Violin John Lenehan, Composer Julius Röntgen, Composer |
Sonata Trilogica |
Julius Röntgen, Composer
Atsuko Sahara, Violin John Lenehan, Composer Julius Röntgen, Composer |
Author: Guy Rickards
Two of the 10 works for violin (one a duet with cello) with the appellation ‘Sonata’ are included on this first volume, the E major (1900), his third mature work in the genre – ignoring a juvenile piece from 1867 and his 12th year – and the late (but not final) Sonata trilogica (1925). The earlier work is in four fairly conventional movements, Brahmsian in ethos and lyrical to a fault. The Sonata trilogica is in three movements, unsurprisingly, all of them free in form, and one of a smattering of exploratory works that enrich his otherwise traditionally based oeuvre.
Most attractive of all is the folk suite Aus Jotunheim (1892), one of Röntgen’s most popular works, which exists in three alternative instrumentations. Based on Norwegian folk tunes, it is charming and deftly put together. Atsuko Sahara plays it, the G minor Romanze (1920) and the sonatas very prettily, one or two minor issues with intonation aside, superbly accompanied by John Lenehan. Most gripping of all, though, is the unaccompanied Phantasie (1921), its five sections flowing with compelling logic and fantasy in equal measure. It’s worth the price of the disc alone.
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