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The two Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11, for orchestra, are George Enescu 's best-known compositions. They were written in 1901, and first performed together in 1903. The two rhapsodies, and particularly the first, have long held a permanent place in the repertory of every major orchestra. They employ elements of lăutărească music, vivid ...
Costache Enescu (father) Maria Enescu (mother) George Enescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈnesku] ⓘ; 19 August [ O.S. 7 August] 1881 – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher and is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history. [ 1 ]
22 February 1900. (1900-02-22) Paris. Movements. 3. Scoring. violin. piano. The Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano in F minor, Op. 6, is the second violin sonata by the Romanian composer George Enescu, completed in 1899.
The Romanian word lăutar (pronounced [lə.uˈtar]; plural: lăutari) denotes a class of musicians. The term was adopted by members of a professional clan of Romani musicians in the late 18th century. The term is derived from lăută, the Romanian word for lute. Lăutari usually perform in bands, called taraf.
Folk music is the oldest form of Romanian musical creation, characterised by great vitality; it is the defining source of the cultured musical creation, both religious and lay. Conservation of Romanian folk music has been aided by a large and enduring audience, also by numerous performers who helped propagate and further develop the folk sound.
13 March 1936. (1936-03-13) Paris. Œdipe (Oedipe) is an opera in four acts by the Romanian composer George Enescu, set to a French libretto by Edmond Fleg. It is based on the mythological tale of Oedipus, as told by Sophocles in Oedipus the King. Enescu had the idea to compose an Oedipus-inspired opera even before finding a libretto and began ...
1990–present. v. t. e. " Deșteaptă-te, române! " ("Awaken Thee, Romanian!"; pronounced [deʃˈte̯aptəte roˈmɨne] ⓘ) is the national anthem of Romania and former national anthem of Moldova. The lyrics were composed by Andrei Mureșanu (1816–1863), and the music was popular (it was chosen for the poem by Gheorghe Ucenescu, as most ...
Musica ricercata is a set of eleven pieces for piano by György Ligeti. The work was composed from 1951 to 1953, [1] shortly after the composer began lecturing at the Budapest Academy of Music. [2] The work premiered on 18 November 1969 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Although the ricercata (or ricercar) is an established contrapuntal style (and the ...