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The present recording of piano music by Julius Röntgen (1855-1932), the fourth of an ongoing series, comprises works that span a significant portion of Röntgens compositional lifetime. Fifty-five years separates the first Ballad, Op.6 written in 1873, when the composer was just 17 years old, from the Sonata in C-sharp minor of 1928. This far- ranging chronology gives the listener an informed overview of Röntgens output. This is especially interesting given the fact that he lived through such musically revolutionary times. Röntgens writing style for the piano shows a gift for creating unique sonorities alongside ingenious harmonic invention.