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Röntgen: Piano Music, Vol. 5 - Music for 2 Pianos
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Details
- Composer
- RONTGEN, JULIUS
- Artist
- Anderson, Mares
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Nimbus
- Released
- Oct 02, 2020
- Catalog #
- NI5996
- UPC
- 0710357599620
About
This recording offers the listener an interconnected view of romantic and postromantic repertoire for two pianos, much of it unknown and even unpublished, until now. The best-known work here is Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56b but there are other works included that deserve wider circulation and exposure. The two sets of variations by Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) are exquisite examples of 2-pianowriting and exhibit attractive traits of the Leipzig School, at times providing strong echoes of Schumann and J.S. Bach, quite overtly in his Variations on a Sarabande by J.S. Bach. Likewise, the two sets of previously unpublished works by Julius Rontgen (1855-1932), whose early works are well-rooted in that same Leipzig School, reveal a mastery of composition in the 2-piano genre, an area in which he is currently unknown. Chamber music, concerti and even symphonies, alongside the growing popularity of his solo piano music, are well known genres for Rontgen. However, this recording presents Röntgen's debut as a composer in the 2-piano medium. In our opinion, his success is as astounding as the obscurity of these works is bewildering.
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 Variations on a Theme by César Franck 15:37
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Variations on a Theme by César Franck
- Duration
- 15:37
- Composer
- Julius Röntgen
- Performer
- Mark Anderson, Michelle Mares
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2 Andante and Variations, Op. 6 12:43
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Andante and Variations, Op. 6
- Duration
- 12:43
- Composer
- Carl Reinecke
- Performer
- Mark Anderson, Michelle Mares
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3 Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven 12:55
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Duration
- 12:55
- Composer
- Julius Röntgen
- Performer
- Mark Anderson, Michelle Mares
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4 Variationen uber eine Sarabande von J.S. Bach, Op. 24 12:16
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Variationen uber eine Sarabande von J.S. Bach, Op. 24
- Duration
- 12:16
- Composer
- Carl Reinecke
- Performer
- Mark Anderson, Michelle Mares
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5 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b, "St. Anthony Variations" (version for 2 pianos) 17:50
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b, "St. Anthony Variations" (version for 2 pianos)
- Duration
- 17:50
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Mark Anderson, Michelle Mares