Julius Röntgen - Chamber Music for Wind Instruments from cpo

[Peter1953]

I've just read in Gaudeamus, Röntgens biography by Dr Jurjen Vis, how much Brahms and Von Herzogenberg were charmed by Röntgen's Serenade for wind instruments op. 14 (1876). Brahms wrote in a letter (Januari 1877) to Clara Schumann the following: "Die Serenade von Röntgen war ganz allerliebst, wirklich erfreuend. Von einer reizenden Frische, sinnig und innig. Ich habe noch nichts so Gutes von ihm gehört. Dazu der ganze ehrliche und warme, junge Mensch, das kann einem doch Freude machen."

Now we can judge for ourselves. This serenade will be released with other chamber music for wind instruments. No audio excerpts yet available, but as a Röntgen fan my order is already in...

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Julius-R%F6ntgen-1855-1932-Kammermusik-f%FCr-Bl%E4ser/hnum/2089074

[eschiss1]

... erm... this is no doubt cheating but one can hear Röntgen's serenade for winds, and another work, here (Viotta Ensemble recording of the Serenade; the cello sonata no.5 in b (21'44") - Horsch/Grotenhuis - is from a NM Classics recording from 2000 which also has a violin sonata and piano trio) if you have the proper plugin. Lots of Röntgen archived there... (and lots not, but good reason to get more if one enjoys what is there...)