Röntgen: Works for Violin & Piano, Vol. 1

Featuring

Christoph Schickedanz
Ernst Breidenbach
Julius Röntgen

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Composer Biography

Julius Röntgen was a busy professional, serving as a director, composer, and performing musician, while also heading a large family with five of his six sons becoming professional musicians.

Composer Biography

Julius Röntgen, a highly gifted musician, had already composed over 40 works, including three violin and piano sonatas, before his first published work appeared in 1871.

Composition History

Of the approximately 600 works Julius Röntgen left behind, only 112 were published during his lifetime; many remained in manuscript.

Performer Biography

Christoph Schickedanz, the violinist on this recording, plays an instrument built in 1780 by the Italian master Giovanni Antonio Marchi of Bologna.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Röntgen's personal style often incorporated influences from folk music, folk songs, simple dance tunes, the Nordic vein, and impressions from nature.

Compositional Technique

The Seven Concert Pieces, Op. 89, include a canon on a theme spelled out by the German letters H-A-S-E, which means 'rabbit', dedicated to a friend who gifted him a hare.

Composition History

The Sonata trilogica, dedicated to violinist Alexander Schmuller, remained in manuscript during Röntgen's lifetime and was only published posthumously.