Anatol Vieru

He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.

Anatol Vieru studied at Moscow Conservatory. The recorded working language is Romanian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, instrumental music and classical music. Employment is recorded with National University of Music Bucharest. Distinctions recorded are Herder Prize.

Vieru was born in Iași. In 1954 he married Nina Shutikova, with whom he had one son and one daughter; his son is the pianist, writer and mathematician Andrei Vieru. He was a conductor at the Bucharest National Theatre from 1947 to 1950, when he became editor of Muzica (magazine) magazine. Vieru died in Bucharest at age 72.

• Iona (opera, 1, after Marin Sorescu and sketches by M.C. Escher), 1972–75, concert performed in Bucharest, 31 October 1976 • Praznicul calicilor [The Feast of the Beggars] (op, after Mihail Sorbul), 1978–80, Berlin, 1991 • Telegrame (mini-opera, after Ion Luca Caragiale), 1983 • Temă cu Variațiuni [Theme and Variations] (mini-opera, after Caragiale), 1983 • Ultimele zile, ultimele ore [The Last Days, the Last Hours] (opera, 3, after Alexander Pushkin: Mozart and Salieri and Mikhail Bulgakov: The Last Days), 1990–95

Symphonies: • no.1 'Oda tăcerii' [Ode to Silence], 1967 • no.2, 1973 • no.3 'La un cutremur' [Earthquake Symphony], 1978 • no.4, 1982 • no.5 (Mihai Eminescu), chorus, orchestra, 1984–85 • no.6 [Exodus], 1989 • no.7 'Annul soarelui calm' [The Year of the Silent Sun], 1992–93 Other: • Suită în stil vechi [Suite in an Olden Style], for strings, 1945 • Dansuri simfonice, 1952 • Concerto for Orchestra, 1954–55 • Flute Concerto, 1958 • Simfonia de cameră, 1962 • Cello Concerto, 1962 • Jocuri (Jeux), piano, orchestra, 1963 • Violin Concerto, 1964 • Clepsidra I (Sonnenuhr), 1968–69 • Muzeu muzical [Museum Music], harpsichord, 12 strings, 1968 • Screen (Ecran), 1969 • Clarinet Concerto, 1975 • Sinfonietta, 1975 • Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, 1979 • Sinfonia concertante, cello and orchestra, 1987 • Narration II, sax and orchestra, 1985 • Memorial, 1990 • Psalm, 1993 • Piano Concerto 'Caleidoscop', 1993 • Malincolia furiosa, viola and orchestra, 1994 • Hibernal, panpipes, strings, 1995 • Flute Concerto no.2, 1996 • Guitar Concerto, 1996 • Musik, organ and strings, 1996 • Elegia II, cello, doublebass and chamber orchestra, 1998

Choral: • Mierla lui Ilie Pintilie [Ilie Pintilie's Blackbrid] (cant.), 1949 • Miorița [Miorița: The Little Ewe Lamb] (oratorio), 1957 • Cantata anilor lumină [Light Years Cântată] (Nina Cassian), 1960 • Scene nocturne (Federico García Lorca), 2 choruses, 1964 • Vocale [Vowels] (Giuseppe Ungaretti), female chorus, 1963 • Clepsidra II (folk texts), chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971 • Fratele cel sărac [The Poor Brother] (after Ion Neculce), 1993 • Daniil, 1994 • În marea apusului [In the Sea of Sunsets], chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998 Solo: • Muzică pentru Bacovia și Labiș [Music for Bacovia and Labiș], 1959–63: • The Struggle against Inertia, mezzo-soprano, tenor, flute, violin, piano • Nocturnes and Resonances of Bacovia, soprano, flute, piano • Truces, mezzo-soprano, piano • Discul lui Newton [Newton's Disc], 12 solo vv, 1972 • 4 unghiuri din care am văzut Florența [4 Angels to See Florence], soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1–2 percussionists, 1973 • Cântec arhaic de dragoste [Ancient Love Songs] (Bible: Solomon): • I. Sage mir an, Mez, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1985 • II. O that you were a Brother to Me, 8vv, 1987 • III. Siehe, du bist schön, Mez, a sax, 1985 • IV. Fă-mă precum o pecete [Set Me as a Seal upon your Heart], 4vv, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 1989 • V. Ja nartsis saronskij [I am a Rose of Sharon], chorus, 1987; • Poveste [Marches], Sprechstimme, percussion, 1993 • Archipelagos, baritone, vibraphone, 1994 • Dechanson (Tristan Tzara), 4vv, 1995 • Questions et reponses (Paul Celan, P. Solomon), 4vv, 1995 • Iarba ochilor tăi [The Grass of your Eyes] (Paul Celan), 4vv, 1997

String quartets: • no.1, 1955 • no.2, 1956 • no.3, soprano and string quartet, 1973 • no.4, 1980 • no.5, 1982 • no.6, 1986 • no.7, 1987 • no.8, 1991 Other: • Clarinet Quintet, 1957 • Kammersymphonie, 1962 • Trepte ale tăcerii [Steps of Silence], string quartet, percussion, 1966 • Nautilos, piano, tape, 1969 • Sita lui Eratostene [The Riddle of Eratosthanes], clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1969 • Nașterea unui limbaj [The Birth of a Language], piano 4 hands, 1971 • Mozaicuri [Mosaics], 3 percussionists, 1972 • Iosif și frații săi [Joseph and his Brothers], 11 instruments, tape, 1979 • Scoica [Shell], 15 strings, 1982 • Double Duos, a sax/b clarinet, vib/mar, 1983 • Ma–jo–r Music, flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet, 1984; • Metasaks, sax, dea (1984); • Soroc I, 6 studies, percussion, 1984 • Soroc II, 7 instruments, 1984 • Sonata, violin, cello, 1984–5 • Diaphonie, cello, doublebass, 1987 • Trînta [Wrestling], sax, percussion, 1987; • Epistolaire, a flute, piano, 1988 • Multigen, a flute, oboe, a sax, percussion, piano, 1988 • Giusto, sax, 2 guitars, synth, percussion, 1989 • Versete [Verses], 1989 • Sax Quartet, 1990 • Sax-Vier, sax quartet, 1991 • Trio microtonic, bassoon, guitar, doublebass, 1992 • Feuerwerk, flute, violin, vibraphone, 1994 • Crăciun [Christmas], violin, piano, 1994 • Canto, oboe, percussion, 1995 • Couple, clarinet, viola, 1995 • Duo leggiero, flute, percussion, 1995 • Rubato, oboe, percussion, 1995 • Toccatina, 2 guitar, 1995 • Chanson de geste, guitar, cello, 1996 • Gruss, violin, cello, piano, organ, 1996 • Masca [Masks], flute, cello, doublebass, 1996 • Canon und Fuge, piano 4 hands, 1997 • Elegia I, sax, organ, 1997 • Et in Arcadia ego, 3 recorders, 1997 • Posviascenie [Dedication], trumpet, cello, timpani, 1997 • Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1997 • Centaurus, sax, trombone, percussion, 1998 Solo: • Din lumea copiilor [From the Realm of Childhood], 8 miniatures, piano, 1958 • Sonata, cello, 1963, arr. cello, percussion (1977) • Narration, organ, 1973 • Piano Sonata, 1976 • Pelinarium, synthesizer, 1986 • Dar I [Gift], flute, 1988 • Dar II, cello, 1989 • Design-Dasein, flute+a flute+piccolo, 1993 • Piano Sonata, 1994 • Ritmuri [Rhythms], piano, 1994 • Adio, piano, 1996 • Eppur si muove, flute, 1996 • Sandu, piano, 1996 • Schöntok, piano, 1996 • Capriccio, violin, 1997 • Voeu, piano, 1997