Röntgen: Piano Works

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Label: NIM
Catalog: NI5966
Format: COMPACT DISC

Anderson, Mark

Julius Rontgen was a prolific and versatile composer who composed over 600 compositions over the course of his life in every genre of his time, including film music. It was his command of polyphonic writing that encouraged his friend Johannes Brahms to express his hope that Julius Rontgen would be one from the younger generation of composers to carry German music into the future. Mark Anderson has performed world-wide as a chamber musician and soloist, appearing with Sir Simon Rattle, Nicholas McCegan and many others. Mark has given recitals in New York's Alice Tully Hall and Weill Hall, the Kennedy Center and several other famous halls. His performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3, the CBC in Canada and on radio and television in Spain, Italy, Ireland, Japan and the U.S. Mark is the founder and executive director of New World music Academy in California. The academy continues to teach and inspire students of all ages and is a leader in innovative teaching techniques. He is currently Assistant Professor in Piano and Chamber Music at teh University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He records exclusively with Nimbus Records and has released recordings of works by Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Dohnanyi, Copland and Gershwin.

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