RONTGEN, J.: Aus Goethes Faust (Koor van de Nationale Reisopera)

Anonymous - Julius Rontgen

Publicado el 1/1/07 por CPO
Artistas principales: Koor van de Nationale Reisopera
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German composer Julius Röntgen (1855-1932) is an exemplary case of a composer who persevered in the face of discouragement. He received little encouragement for his colleagues, and even his most supportive friends, Brahms and Grieg, were stingy in their praise, citing his lack of a distinctly original vision. But good for Röntgen, who refused to be a victim of the prevailing Romantic European artistic opinion that only genius deserved to be encouraged and supported; he went on to have a remarkably productive career that may not have brought him fame and huge fortune, but which kept him happily engaged in doing what he loved most -- composing and performing. He was a devoted Brahmsian, and his "Aus Goethes Faust," an oratorio for soloists, organ, and orchestra, sounds for the most part like it could have been written in the last few decades of the nineteenth century or the first decade of the twentieth. (He was also a remarkable speedy composer -- he wrote all but one movement of the hour-long piece in four days.) It's full of little melodic and harmonic felicities that keep it from sounding merely derivative, though, and those touches can bring a smile to the listener's face. Röntgen also incorporates elements of Renaissance music in a decidedly non-Romantic but effective way. He was a master of colorful orchestration and graceful and idiomatic vocal and choral writing; "Aus Goethes Faust" is an attractive piece that may never become a classic, but it happily expands the repertoire of viable large scale Romantic choral works. In its premiere recording, it receives a committed and idiomatic performance by Koor van de Nationale Reisopera Enschede and Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, led by David Porcelijn. Among the many soloists, soprano Machteld Baumans, and bass Dennis Wilgenhof stand out for their strong and lyrical delivery.

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