The Romberg cousins met court organist Ludwig van Beethoven when they joined the orchestra of Prince Archbishop Maximilian Franz in Bonn in 1790.
Compositional Technique
The latest concerto on this album, No. 12 in G minor, includes a unique feature: a violin solo cadenza with orchestral wind accompaniment, which notably uses clarinets not found elsewhere in the work.
Composer Biography
Andreas Romberg and his cousin, cellist Bernhard Romberg, began their careers as child prodigies, making their first concert tour to Amsterdam at the age of eight.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Haydn had a significant formative influence on Andreas Romberg as a composer, even calling him his 'son' after hearing one of his quartets.
Composer Biography
Andreas Romberg, the composer, was only three years older than Ludwig van Beethoven and his career was often overshadowed by the more famous Viennese classical master.
Performer Biography
Chouchane Siranossian, the violinist on this recording, performs on both modern and Baroque violins and is an exclusive artist for Alpha Classics.
Composition History
Andreas Romberg's most celebrated work was a setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem 'Das Lied von der Glocke' (The Song of the Bell), which became a standard in 19th-century German choral societies.
