Linos Ensemble - Julius Röntgen: Chamber Works for Winds (2012)

Tracklist

01. Serenade No. 2: I. Con moto
02. Serenade No. 2: II. Un poco sostenuto
03. Serenade No. 2: III. Animato
04. Serenade No. 2: IV. Lento
05. Serenade No. 2: V. Allegro
06. Serenade No. 2: VI. Coda
07. Serenade No. 1, Op. 14: I. Allegro tranquillo
08. Serenade No. 1, Op. 14: II. Scherzo: Allegro
09. Serenade No. 1, Op. 14: III. Andante
10. Serenade No. 1, Op. 14: IV. Allegro
11. Trio, Op. 86: I. Allegro con spirito
12. Trio, Op. 86: II. Poco andante: quasi una fantasia
13. Trio, Op. 86: III. Allegretto

Röntgen was a fine pianist and violist in his own right and therefore composed countless works for piano and stringed instruments in the field of chamber music. The First Serenade with its light instrumentation is likely to have been inspired by Mozart’s Wind Serenades and Beethoven’s Octet. The form, melody and harmony in the Second Serenade point towards French influences.

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