Introduction

Biography

Röntgen was a not­ed per­form­er, com­pos­er, and mu­si­co­lo­gist. He con­duct­ed the So­ci­ety for the Ad­vance­ment of Mu­sic­al Art (1866–98), taught in Am­ster­dam (1877–1925), helped found the Am­ster­dam Con­ser­va­to­ry in 1884 (di­rect­or, 1914–24), and con­duct­ed the Am­ster­dam Toon­kunst­koor (1886–98). He is known for his sym­pho­nies, con­cer­tos, quin­tets, and so­na­tas.