Julius Engelbert Röntgen ( Dutch: Julius Engelbert Röntgen ; May 9, 1855 , Leipzig, Saxony , now Germany - September 13, 1932 , Utrecht, Netherlands) - Dutch composer, pianist, conductor, folklorist and teacher of German origin.
| Julius Roentgen niderl. Julius Röntgen | |
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| Date of death | September 13, 1932 |
| Place of death | Utrecht , Netherlands |
| A country |  Netherlands |
| Professions | composer conductor pianist music teacher |
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| Awards | Honorary Doctor |
Biography
The son of violinist Engelbert Roentgen and pianist Paulina Klengel. Apprentice Moritz Hauptmann , Karl Reinecke (composition). He was known as a conductor and pianist, in particular, accompanied by Johannes Messart . Participated in a trio with Joseph Hubert Kramer . Professor and director of the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1912-1924. The creative manner of Roentgen was influenced by Johannes Brahms and Edward Grieg , with whom he was friendly, and even wrote a biography about the latter. He was a passionate collector of national musical folklore. Among the students Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst-Meyer , Hugo van Dalen and others.
He was twice married. Children from both marriages have chosen a musical career. So, the eldest son Julius Roentgen Jr. became a famous violinist.
Compositions
- opera "Agneta" / Agnete (1914)
- opera Laughing Cavalier (about the life of the artist Frans Hals )
- 12 symphonies
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G.V. Keldysh. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - p. 458 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9
- Hanna de Vries Stavland 1994: Julius Röntgen og Edvard Grieg: et musikalsk vennskap . Alma Mater Forlag AS, Bergen. ISBN 82-419-0134-8
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 119300435 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
Links
- Julius Roentgen (I) on Allmusic
- Julius Roentgen (II) on Allmusic