Julius Röntgen - Piano Music Vol. 4 (Mark Anderson)

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Composer: Julius Röntgen

1. Impromptu
2. Ballade No. 1 in D minor, Op. 6
3. Ballade No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
4. Ballade No. 3 in E minor
5. Sonata in C-sharp minor
6. Sérénade mélancholique
7. Variations and Fugue on a theme of J.P.E. Hartmann, Op. 38

Mark Anderson, piano

Date: 2019

Label: Nimbus

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Julius Röntgen (9 May 1855 – 13 September 1932) was a German-Dutch composer and teacher. Privately educated, he began composing at age eight and studied under prominent musicians like Ferdinand David, Carl Reinecke and Franz Lachner. A meeting with Brahms in 1874 had a decisive influence on his compositional style. Settling in Amsterdam in 1877, Röntgen co-founded the Amsterdam Conservatory and helped establish the Concertgebouw building. He composed over 650 works in almost every genre, evolving from Romanticism to modern experimentation. His first wife was Swedish composer Amanda Maier.

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Mark Anderson, a pianist from the San Francisco Bay Area, has gained international acclaim for his recordings and performances. He began his studies in California, and later in the UK on a Fulbright Scholarship. Following success in major piano competitions in Japan, Europe and the U.S. during the early 1990s, Anderson has performed widely as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across Europe, North America and Japan. He has worked with renowned conductors and performed in prestigious venues. Anderson records for Nimbus Records and teaches at the University of British Columbia.

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