Julius Röntgen (1855-1932)

Nationality: German | Dutch

Born: May 9, 1855, Leipzig Died: September 13, 1932, Bilthoven (age 77)

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Cello Sonata No. 2 in a minor, Op. 41

(for cello and piano)

9:06	I.	Allegro non troppo ed affettuoso
3:31	II.	Vivace, ma non troppo presto
7:48	III.	Adagio
4:51	IV.	Finale. Allegro agitato

Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1902 (age 46-47)

1 recording, 4 videos

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9:06

Hoogeveen, Grosz

I. Allegro non troppo ed affettuoso

3:31

Hoogeveen, Grosz

II. Vivace, ma non troppo presto

7:48

Hoogeveen, Grosz

III. Adagio

4:51

Hoogeveen, Grosz

IV. Finale. Allegro agitato

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glossary

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
affettuoso, affectuoso—tenderly, with feeling
agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
ed [It]—and
finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
ma—but, however
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro