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GEORGE ENESCU (LIVENI, NEAR DOROHOI, ROMANIA, AUGUST 19, 1881— PARIS, FRANCE, MAY 4, 1955)

 

 

 

 

George Enescu (born August 19, 1881, Liveni, near Dorohoi, Romania—died May 4, 1955, Paris, France) was a Romanian violinist and composer, known for his interpretations of Bach and his eclectic compositions.

At age seven Enescu went to the Vienna Conservatory, where he studied violin. In 1894 he became acquainted with Johannes Brahms, whose formal symphonic developments he later took as a model. In 1895 he went to Paris, where he studied composition and violin. In 1898 his Poème roumain was played in Paris, and in 1899 he won the first prize for violin at the Paris Conservatory. He then began his career as a virtuoso violinist and became widely known for his interpretations of Bach. He was also known as a conductor.

Enescu’s chamber works included three violin sonatas (the last in the popular Romanian style), three piano sonatas, and two string quartets. Among his orchestral works were three symphonies, two Romanian rhapsodies, and an overture on Romanian folk themes. National themes are also used in his opera Oedipe (1936). In his later years he became the leader of the Romanian school of composers. He was also greatly respected as a violin teacher.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Poème, Op. 25 (Version for Violin & Piano) (Chausson) Schlüssel (piano)
2. Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 12 -La folia- (Arr. F. David for Violin & Piano) (Corelli) Schlüssel (piano)
3. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 8 I. Largo espressivo (Arr. A. Moffat for Violin & Piano) (Pugnani) Schlüssel (piano)
4. Tempo di minuetto in the Style of Pugnani (Kreisler) Schlüssel (piano)
5. Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott, WWV 108 (Arr. A. Wilhelmj for Violin & Piano) (Wagner) E. C. Harris (piano)
6. Aubade provençale in the Style of Couperin (Kreisler) E. C. Harris (piano)
7. Sérénade, Op. 4 (Arr. for Violin & Piano) (Kreisler) E. C. Harris (piano)
8. The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113 No. 3, Allegro ma non troppo -Chorus of the Dervishes- (Arr. L. Auer for Violin & Piano) (Beethoven) E. C. Harris (piano)
9. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371 I. Affettuoso (arr. Auer) (Handel) Schlüssel (piano)
10. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371 II. Allegro (arr. Auer) (Handel) Schlüssel (piano)
11. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371 III. Larghetto (arr.Auer) (Handel) Schlüssel (piano)
12. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371 IV. Allegro (Handel) Schlüssel (piano)
13. Troisième Sonate Pour Piano Et Violon “Dans Le Caractère Populaire Roumain” (Op. 25) Chailley-Richez (piano)