{"product_id":"rontgen-viotta-ensemble-grotenhuis-orchestral-choral-chamber","title":"Rontgen \/ Viotta Ensemble \/ Grotenhuis- Orchestral Choral \u0026 Chamber (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn February 1896, Clara Schumann described Julius Röntgen in a letter to Johannes Brahms: 'He has remained a child, so innocent, pure, open, enthusiastic... But we certainly can and must take him seriously.' Brahms certainly agreed and stole from the younger composer a theme from the Serenade which opens this compilation, for use in his own Second Symphony; when Röntgen pointed this out, he was the recipient of a rare apology from Brahms. Born in 1855, Röntgen grew up in Leipzig, the son of the leader of the Gewandhaus orchestra. As a boy he met Liszt, having already composed music for the likes of Joseph Joachim. His move to Amsterdam in 1877 launched a multifaceted career as a pianist, conductor and teacher who continued to compose prolifically in all the classical genres. He became friends with Grieg, who dedicated a volume of Lyric Pieces to him, and much of his own output convincingly welds Austro-German forms with a fresh, Scandinavian-accented simplicity of expression. This portrait of Röntgen ranges across his diverse output, from the Serenade of 1876 to one of the symphonies he wrote late in life, a single-movement form composed in 1930 with a soprano vocalise. A youthful and joyous Violin Sonata of 1879 was composed for the violinist Amanda Maier, who would soon become his first wife; it's high spirits are shared by the Theme and Variations for two pianos from the previous year. The Cello Sonata Op.56 is dedicated to the memory of a friend and adapts the final chorus of Bach's St Matthew Passion. His Sixth Piano Trio Op.50 opens in high Brahmsian style with a passionate main melody and a tender slow movement. A trio of motets dates from the 1920s and features some of his most daring harmonies, before the Symphony strikes a vein of pastoral contemplation akin to the Sinfonia Espansiva of Nielsen, who had also become a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade In A Major, Op. 14: I. Allegro Tranquillo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade In A Major, Op. 14: II. Scherzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade In A Major, Op. 14: III. Andante Con Espressione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade In A Major, Op. 14: IV. Allegro Molto Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThema Mit Variationen, Op. 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotetten: I. Wieder Den Frieden. Klage-, Anklage, Und Trostgesang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotetten: II. Gleichwie Die Gr\u0026amp;uuml;nen Bl\u0026amp;auml;tter Auf Einem Sch\u0026amp;ouml;nen Baum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotetten: III. Kommt Her Zu Mir, Alle Die Ihr Mein Begeeret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymphony In C-Sharp Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Trio In C Minor, Op. 50: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Serioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Trio In C Minor, Op. 50: II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiano Trio In C Minor, Op. 50: III. Allegro Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20: II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20: III. Agitato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata No. 5 In B Minor, Op. 56: I. Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata No. 5 In B Minor, Op. 56: II. Allegro Con Moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata No. 5 In B Minor, Op. 56: III. Poco Andante, Teneramente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonata No. 5 In B Minor, Op. 56: IV. Molto Passionato E Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986005184733,"sku":"5028421961040","price":124.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3770541-2530011.jpg?v=1762930256","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/zh-cn\/products\/rontgen-viotta-ensemble-grotenhuis-orchestral-choral-chamber","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}