Julius Röntgen: Chamber Music, Volume One: Music for Violin and Piano I

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Röntgen's melodic fecundity is heard in the Brahmsian E major Sonata and the Grieg-inspired Aus Jotunheim, whereas darker resonances infuse the later Sonata trilogica. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Jun 2014
Catalogue No: TOCC0024
Label: Toccata Classics
Length: 80 minutes

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Röntgen: Romanze in G minor

Work length6:59

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Atsuko Sahara, John Lenehan

Röntgen: Violin Sonata in E major, Op. 40

Work length21:06

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Atsuko Sahara, John Lenehan

I. Allegro non troppo e cantabile

Track length6:38

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II. Allegro ben moderato

Track length3:04

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III. Lento

Track length6:36

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IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Track length4:48

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Röntgen: Phantasie

Work length11:06

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Atsuko Sahara

I. Adagio quasi improvisando

Track length3:12

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II. Allegro scherzando

Track length1:18

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III. Lento

Track length1:59

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IV. Allegro energico

Track length3:48

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IV. Adagio

Track length0:49

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Röntgen: Suite, "Aus Jotunheim"

Work length22:14

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Atsuko Sahara, John Lenehan

I. Lento, ma un poco andante (Version for Violin and Piano)

Track length4:41

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II. Vivo ed energico (Version for Violin and Piano)

Track length3:26

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III. Andante con moto (Version for Violin and Piano)

Track length2:45

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IV. Allegro giocoso (Version for Violin and Piano)

Track length3:33

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V. Lento, con gran expressione (Version for Violin and Piano)

Track length7:49

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Röntgen: Sonata Trilogica

Work length18:38

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Atsuko Sahara, John Lenehan

I. Moderato

Track length5:09

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II. Allegro con fuoco

Track length5:52

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III. Moderato

Track length7:37

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The German-Dutch composer Julius Röntgen (1855–1932) composed an astonishing number of works: 25 symphonies, 17 concerti, 32 string quartets, 16 string trios, 14 piano trios, many sonatas for his five string-player sons, as well as works in almost every other genre. This vast output has at last begun to emerge from obscurity, with a number of recordings testifying to his astonishing craftsmanship and exquisite sense of melody, balancing skill and spontaneity.

The works recorded here confirm his extraordinary ability to write one gorgeous tune after another. All these works are receiving their first recordings here; Aus Jotunheim, based on Norwegian folktunes and composed as a present for Grieg and his wife, was first written for violin and piano and that version gets a first recording here, too.

Atsuko Sahara, who has been playing the violin since the age of four, studied in Tokyo and Vienna. She has given recitals at the Newport Music Festival in the USA and the Lake District Summer Music festival in England as well as in India, Japan, Kazakhstan and Scotland. She is a member of the Ensemble of Tokyo and Geidai Philharmonia. John Lenehan has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras at home and abroad and has made more than 60 CDs. He is also active as a composer and has written and arranged for Angelika Kirchschlager, Kennedy, Julian Lloyd Webber, Tasmin Little and Emma Johnson.

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October 2014

Röntgen's melodic fecundity is heard in the Brahmsian E major Sonata and the Grieg-inspired Aus Jotunheim, whereas darker resonances infuse the later Sonata trilogica.

Awards Issue 2014

Most attractive of all is the folk suite Aus Jotunheim...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.

13th October 2014

The well-recorded performances from Atsuko Sahara and John Lenehan are good, though maybe greater variegation of tone colour from the violinist could have enlivened the music still more. Nevertheless these are most attractive pieces, sensitively played.

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