WYASTONE ESTATE LIMITED DISTRIBUTED LABELS FEBRUARY 2016 NEW RELEASES NEW RELEASE NI 5937 RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2016 TO PLACE AN ORDER CONTACT DISCOVERY RECORDS LTD TEL: 01380 728000 EMAIL:
[email protected] DISCOVERY RECORDS LTD, NURSTEED ROAD, DEVIZES, SN10 3DY For further details visit our website: www.discovery-records.com /NimbusRecords @NimbusRecords /NimbusRecordsTV [details in this release book are correct at time of production] FEBRUARY 2016 NEW RELEASE JULIUS RÖNTGEN (1855-1932) Julius Röntgen (1855-1932) was both a composer MARK ANDERSON, PIANO and a gifted pianist and as such he knew how to write well for his instrument. Ein Cyclus von Phantasiestücken, Op. 5 (1871) 21.32 Röntgen was a child prodigy and from an early 1 I Allegro con brio 3.34 age composed ambitious works for the piano. He 2 II Andante con espressione 1.42 frequently performed his own, and others, piano 3 II Allegretto moderato 3.10 concertos. Beethoven's Fourth and Brahms's Second 4 IV Andante con moto 2.45 were particular favourites. It was through 5 V Presto 3.43 6 VI Allegretto con grazia 2.11 performances of Beethoven's Piano Sonata op.111 and 7 VII Grave 4.27 Schumann's Etudes Symphoniques that Röntgen established himself. However, it was not as a soloist Neckens Polska Variationen über ein but as an accompanist that Röntgen would make a schwedisches Volkslied, Op. 11 (1874) 17.55 lasting impression. The partnership with his 8 (Theme) Ruhig 1.24 contemporary, the baritone Johannes Messchaert, was 9 (1) Tema ben tenuto 1.05 legendary and they made several European tours.