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The Romanian composer George Enescu (881-1955) is one of the neglected giants of the twentieth century. Prodigiously gifted, he became best known in America as a conductor (where he was considered as a successor to Toscanini in New York) and in Europe as one of the greatest violinists of the century. But he was first and foremost a composer; and, tragically, his mature works - works of extraordinary emotional depth and intricate beauty - remain almost unknown outside Romania. This, the first full-length study of Enescu and his music to be written in the West, tells the story of his life and development as a composer. All of Enescu's published compositions, and many unpublished works, are discussed, and there is a detailed list of Enescu's compositions and a list of all his known recordings as conductor, violinist and pianist. The book is intended for the non-specialist reader as well as the musicologist. ... Read more

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A neglected genius.
The book, the first attempt of this kind in the West, tells the story of the life and development as a composer of George Enescu, a neglected genius of the 20th Century classical music.Noel Malcolm, being the first Westerner to be given full access to study Enescu's manuscripts in the G. Enescu Museum in Bucharest, was able to produce here a wonderful biography written to appeal to the non-specialist reader as well as to the musicologist.

An all-round musician, once described by Pablo Casals as "the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart", Enescu was not only one of the greatest violinists of the century, but a distinguished pianist and conductor too, an enlightened teacher (Yehudi Menuhin was one of his pupils) and a tireless and selfless organizer of the burgeoning musical life in his native Romania.Certainly these numerous activities limited the quantity of his compositional output, but they in no way affected its exquisite quality.

Only now we are beginning to probe beyond the picturesque Romanian Rhapsodies to rediscover the genius of his other works, such as his second and third symphonies, the third orchestral suite, the symphonic poem Vox Maris, and of course, Oedipe, a supreme masterpiece in the history of opera and undoubtedly one of the peaks of 20th Century music.

No one was more modest or less egocentric than this truly great man.A reason why he is so little known in the West is also his refusal to self publicize his works. And unlike two of his contemporaries (these two being also amongst my favorite composers!), Richard Strauss, a loyal supporter of the Nazis and Dmitry Shostakovich, a puppet of the Soviets, Enescu showed very high standards of character.Remaining true to his principles and moral values he chose self imposed exile in Paris rather than having to deal with the communist regime installed in Romania by the Soviet Union in 1947.

Finally, the book as well as the ever-growing number of recordings of his compositions, all milestones in raising the awareness of Enescu's genius, enable us to place him among the foremost shapers of 20th Century music.My belief is that is just a matter of time before his reputation would start to rival Bartok's.
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Often considered Romania's greatest musical force and a significant mind of the 20th century, composer George Enescu (1881-1955) achieved international fame and succeeded in incorporating Romanian spirituality into worldwide culture. Masterworks of George Enescu provides a profound and very detailed analysis of more than 25 of this important composer's most representative works. Translated from musicologist Pascal Bentoiu's Romanian publication, Lory Wallfisch presents this vital work for the first time to English-speaking audiences, providing the worldwide public with the tools to understand and enjoy Enescu's music.Bentoiu presents a kind of travel diary through Enescu's creative legacy, offering a comprehensive, well-documented, knowledgeable, and generously illustrated analytical study of the composer's greatest masterpieces. Works such as the Romanian Rhapsodies, the Second Suite for Orchestra, Vox Maris, Impressions d'Enfance, his opera Oedipe, and several sonatas and quartets are carefully examined and admired for their substance and their ability to add dignity to the musical world. The works are presented chronologically, considering their conceptual realization as well as their inception and completion. Illustrated with more than 400 musical examples, this impressive study is a perfect guide toward the thorough enjoyment of Enescu's masterpieces. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!The George Enescu Festival (also known as George Enescu Festival and International Competition), held in honor of the celebrated Romanian composer George Enescu, is the biggest classical music festival and classical international competition held in Romania and one of the biggest in Eastern Europe. Enescu's close associate George Georgescu organized the first festival in 1958; highlights included a performance of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins with Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh as soloists and a staging of Enescu's sole opera, Œdipe, with Constantin Silvestri conducting. The festival now is held every two years; the 2007 festival ran from 1 September to 23 September.The concerts are held in three different venues in Bucharest, Iaşi and Sibiu. The 2007 presentations ended with a performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana before an audience of over 4,000 at the Sala Palatului. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The GeorgeEnescu Philharmonic Orchestra is a musicalinstitution of Romania.Founded in 1886, under thesupervision of Eduard Wachman, the RomanianPhilharmonic Society had as purpose the creation of apermanent symphonic orchestra in Bucharest. By Decemberof the same year, its first concert took place.Oncethat the palace of the Romanian Athenaeum wasinaugurated on March 5, 1889, the concerts of thesociety started to take place in that location, as theydo to this day. ... Read more

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Chapters: Junimea, Central University Library of Iaşi, George Enescu University of Arts of Iaşi, Viaţa Românească, Periferic, Iaşi "Moldova" Philharmonic Orchestra,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Junimea was a Romanian literary society founded in Iaşi in 1863, through the initiative of several foreign-educated personalities led by Titu Maiorescu, Petre P. Carp, Vasile Pogor, Theodor Rosetti and Iacob Negruzzi. The foremost personality and mentor of the society was Maiorescu, who, through the means of scientific papers and essays, helped establish the basis of the modern Romanian culture. Junimea was the most influential intellectual and political association from Romania in the 19 century. In 1863, four years after the union of Moldavia and Wallachia (see: Danubian Principalities), and after the moving of the capital to Bucharest, five enthusiastic young people who had just returned from their studies abroad created in Iaşi a society which wanted to stimulate the cultural life in the city. They chose the name "Junimea", a slightly antiquated Romanian word for "Youth". It is notable that four of the founders were part of the Romanian elite, the boyar class (Theodor Rosetti was the brother-in-law of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Carp and Pogor were sons of boyars, and Iacob Negruzzi was the son of Costache Negruzzi), while only Titu Maiorescu was the only one born in a family of city elite, his father Ioan Maiorescu having been a professor at the National College in Craiova and a representative of the Wallachian government to the Frankfurt Parliament during the 1848 Wallachian Revolution. The earliest literary gathering was one year after Junimea's founding, in 1864, when members gathered to hear a translation of Macbeth. Soon afterwards, it b...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3280588 ... Read more

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Chapters: Michael Cretu, George Enescu, Filip Lazăr, Ioana Maria Lupaşcu, Florica Musicescu, Manya Botez, Bogdan Cristinoiu, Eugen Gondi, Günther Reininger,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michael Cretu (Birth name: Mihai Crețu), also known as Curly M.C. (born 18 May 1957, in Bucharest, Romania), is a German musician, of Romanian and Austrian descent, best known as the creator of the Enigma project. He has worked with many producers, musicians, and artists in his long career. These include Sandra, Frank Farian, Boney M, Goombay Dance Band, Peter Cornelius, Manfred "Tissy" Thiers and Mike Oldfield in his pre-Enigma days, and Jens Gad, Frank Peterson, David Fairstein, ATB, Jam ... Read more

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Kapitel: Maria Cebotari, Michael Cretu, George Enescu, Paula Seling, Eugen Cicero, Ileana Cotrubaş, Alexandru Ionitza, Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu, Bogdan Bacanu, Angela Gheorghiu, Viorica Ursuleac, James Kok, Dinu Lipatti, Myriam Marbe, Adrian Coriolan Gaspar, Johnny Răducanu, Gheorghe Zamfir, Mihaela Ursuleasa, Valeria Peter Predescu, Luminița Anghel, Maria Tănase, Radu Lupu, Mircea Tiberian, Anca Parghel, Mihai Trăistariu, Damian Luca, Clara Haskil, Radu Marian, Haiducii, Simion Stanciu, Petru Iuga, Ion Ivan-Roncea, Petruța Küpper, Nicolae Neacşu, Anna Lesko, George Petean, Nicoleta Alexandru, Fărâmiţă Lambru, Virginia Zeani, Florica Musicescu, Mălina Olinescu. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Maria Cebotari (10 February 1910 - 9 June 1949) was a celebrated Romanian soprano and actress born in Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now Republic of Moldova), who made her career in Germany ... Read more

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Chapters: Romanian Pianists, Romanian Violinists, Michael Cretu, George Enescu, Mendi Rodan, Georges Boulanger, Ion Petre Stoican, Filip Lazăr, Ilarion Ionescu-Galaţi, Ioana Maria Lupaşcu, Alexander Bălănescu, Ion Voicu, Razvan Stoica, Florica Musicescu, Manya Botez, Bogdan Cristinoiu, Eugen Gondi, Nicolae Neacşu, Günther Reininger. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Michael Cretu (Birth name: Mihai Creu), also known as Curly M.C. (born 18 May 1957, in Bucharest, Romania), is a German musician, of Romanian and Austrian descent, best known as the creator of the Enigma project. He has worked with many producers, musicians, and artists in his long career. These include Sandra, Frank Farian, Boney M, Goombay Dance Band, Peter Cornelius, Manfred "Tissy" Thiers and Mike Oldfield in his pre-Enigma days, and Jens Gad, Frank Peterson, David Fairstein, ATB, Jam ... Read more

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This book is the Romanian translation of "Les Souvenirs de Georges Enesco"...."Povestea aceasta incepe acolo, departe, pe plaiurile Moldovei si se ispraveste aici, in inima Parisului"... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on September 1, 1994. The length of the article is 393 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: George Enescu: His Life and Music.(Brief Article)
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1994
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v51Issue: n1Page: p222(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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Chapters: Operas by George Enescu, List of Compositions by George Enescu, Œdipe, Vox Maris, Symphony No. 1, Legende. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of compositions by George Enescu. In addition to all of the unfinished works above, drafts of five other string quartets, eight other cantatas (among them La Fille de Jepthé, Antigone, Daphne) and Act I of a 'drame lyrique', Le Lotus Blue, were found, all of which were dated before 1900. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8767522 ... Read more

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Chapters: Grigore Cugler, George Enescu, Arnold Rosé, Mariana Sîrbu, Silvia Marcovici, Corina Belcea, Liviu Prunaru, Lola Bobesco, Adrian Petcu, Cornelia Vasile, Ştefan Gheorghiu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Grigore Cugler (Spanish: or Gregori Cugler; also known under the pen name Apunake; April 30 1903-September 30, 1972) was a Romanian avant-garde short story writer, poet and humorist. Also noted as a graphic artist, composer and violinist, he was a decorated World War I veteran who served as the Romanian Kingdom's diplomatic representative in various countries before and after World War II. The grandson of poetess Matilda Cugler-Poni, he was the author of unconventional and often irreverentious pieces, which have drawn parallels with the work of Alfred Jarry and Urmuz. Their author was celebrated by some of his generation colleagues for his independent voice in Romanian literature. An anti-communist, Cugler renounced his post in 1947, just before the establishment of a communist regime, and lived the final decades of his life in Peru. Promoted by the Romanian diaspora but largely ignored at home until the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he became the subject of interest in post-communist literary criticism. On his paternal side, Cugler descended from an ethnic German family of Austrian nobility. His ancestor, Maximilian von Kugler, was Habsburg Governor of Bukovina in the 1790s. Members of the family had settled in Moldavia by the middle of the 19th century, and his great-grandfather Karl von Kugler, later known as Carol von Cugler, was employed as urban planner in Iai, and became a naturalized Romanian citizen. His daughter and Grigore's grandmother, Matilda, was a noted poet who associated with the literary society Junimea, and whose sec...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7572122 ... Read more

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Kapitel: Marcel Mihalovici, Michael Cretu, Adriana Hölszky, George Enescu, Ana-Maria Avram, Iancu Dumitrescu, Ştefan Niculescu, Horaţiu Rădulescu, Aurel Stroe, Cornel Ţăranu, Petru Stoianov, Norbert Von Hannenheim, Iulia Cibişescu-Duran, Richard Oschanitzky, Irinel Anghel, Violeta Dinescu, Maia Ciobanu, Alfred Macalik, George Draga, Constantin Brăiloiu, Karol Mikuli, Octavian Nemescu, Nicolae Brânduş, Vladimir Cosma, Smaranda Oţeanu-Bunea, Adrian Borza, Dinu Lipatti, Myriam Marbe, Sorin Lerescu, George Balint, Mihaela Stănculescu-Vosganian, Doina Rotaru, Paul Urmuzescu, Anton Pann, Dora Cojocaru, Ionel Perlea, Epaminondas Chiriacopol, Dan Dediu, Fred Popovici, Iosif Ivanovici, Wilhelm Georg Berger, Eusebius Mandyczewski, Harry Tavitian, Ciprian Porumbescu, Felicia Donceanu, Grigoraş Dinicu, Raoul Gunsbourg, Carmen Maria Cârneci, Liste Rumänischer Komponisten Klassischer Musik, Simion Stanciu, Pascal Bentoiu, Alexandru Paşcanu, Paul Constantinescu, Alfred Mendelsohn, János Kájoni, Liviu Comes, Mihai Brediceanu, Adrian Iorgulescu, Liviu Dănceanu, Tiberiu Brediceanu, Gavriil Musicescu, Tiberiu Olah, Theodor Rogalski, Stan Golestan, Ion Dumitrescu, Mihail Jora, Dimitrie Cuclin, Alexandru Zirra, Gheorghe Dumitrescu, Marţian Negrea, Leon Klepper, Anatol Vieru, Alexander Bălănescu, Dan Constantinescu, George Enacovici. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Vladimir Cosma (born April 13, 1940 in Bucharest, Romania), is a French composer and conductor from a family of musicians. His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, his mother was a writer-composer, his uncle, Edgar Cosma, was a composer and conductor, and one of his grandmothers, a pianist, studied with the renowned Ferruccio Busoni. After having been awarded first prizes for violin and composition at the National Conservatory of Bucharest, he arrived in Paris in 1963 and continued his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris under Nadi...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Chapters: Teoctist Arăpaşu, George Enescu, Alexandru Zub, Ştefan Luchian, Dimitrie Pompeiu, Petre Hârtopeanu, Marieta Ilcu, Eugeniu Botez, Maria Baciu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Teoctist (February 7, 1915 July 30, 2007), born Toader Arpau, was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007. Teoctist served his first years as patriarch under the Romanian Communist regime, and was accused by some of collaboration. He offered his resignation after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, but was soon restored to office and served a further 17 years. A promoter of ecumenical dialog, Patriarch Teoctist invited Pope John Paul II to visit Romania in 1999. It was the first visit of a Pope to a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the East-West Schism of 1054. He was born as the tenth of eleven children of Dumitru and Marghioala Arpau, of Tocileni, Botoani County. He attended the primary school in Tocileni (1921-1927). In 1928, Arpau became a novice at Sihstria Voronei Hermitage, and later at Vorona Monastery. He became a monk on 6 August 1935 at the Bistria-Neam Monastery. In 1940, he began his studies at Theology School at the University of Bucharest, from which he graduated in 1945. On March 1, 1945, he was sent to Iai, where he was ordained hieromonk on 25 March 1945, and archimandrite in 1946. Between 1946 and 1947, he studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Iai. At the beginning of 1947, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church revoked Arpau's archimandrite rank due to his pro-Communist opinions, the decision being published in the official newsletter of the Romanian Patriarchy, the "Biserica Ortodox Român". In 1948, Justinian became Patriarch of Romania and in 1950, Arpau became patriarchal bishop-vica...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3218503 ... Read more

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The Romanian violinist and composer George Enescu (1881–1955) enjoyed international acclaim for his extremely popular original compositions. This convenient compilation of two of his works, reproduced from authoritative sources, consists of a pair of rhapsodies in the melodramatic gypsy mode that are performance staples around the world. The better-known Rhapsody No. 1 is tuneful and wild; Rhapsody No. 2 is quieter, darker, and more sentimental.
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Great Score
This is a very nice reproduction of the Romanian Rhapsodies by Enescu (Enesco).The print is legible and plenty of room in the margins for analysis and comments.The Dover reprints are great affordable purchases, great for any music student or enthusiast who reads music. The book is a nice size and it is great having these two great works in one book at my dispense. Sits nicely next to Saint-Saens, Mahler, Beethoven, and Bach on my shelf.

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Bucharest, Editura Muzicala, 1967 pocket score 24mo 5.8 x 8.1 ins 68pp wraps. ... Read more