George Enesco
Also recorded as Georges Enesco · Gheorghe Enescu · Georges Enescu
George Enesco
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- Born
- 1881.
- Died
- 1955.
- Nationality
- Romania and France.
- Occupation
- composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, music educator, university teacher, musicologist and politician.
- Fields
- opera, symphony, chamber music and piano.
- Known for
- Octet, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Poeme roumain, Œdipe and Violin Sonata No. 3.
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Career and activity
He was employed by Conservatoire de Paris, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Recorded positions include member of the Senate of Romania and member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania. He belonged to Romanian Academy.
Identity
Identity
George Enesco is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation music educator. Classed in the genre chamber music. Recorded as composer, violinist, pianist and conductor.
Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955) at the piano.
E. Joaillier, Paris (photographer) · Bibliothèque nationale de France
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1881
George Enesco born at George Enescu.
1955
George Enesco died at 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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scholarly publication
- Oedipe Edmond Fleg and George Enesco, Opera From the Greek, 2017
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2017
- Second Sonata for Piano and Violin in F minor Op. 6 by George Enesco A Transcription for Cello
Scholarly · Crossref registry
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q77177: George Enesco
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- 1.Eskenasy, Victor. George Enescu și comunismul - precizări succinte. Radio Europa Liberă. 12 February 2014.
- 2.Eskenasy, Victor. George Enescu și comunismul - precizări succinte. Radio Europa Liberă. 12 February 2014.
- 3.George Enescu - Muzicieni români - Biografii ascunse în arhivele securității.
- 4.George Enescu şi regimul comunist. 23 September 2013.
- 5.Pascal Bentoiu, Masterworks of George Enescu, Scarecrow Press, 1910, p.v
- 6.Cosma, V, "George Enescu: Simfonia iubirii" , Formula AS, 2011 issue 982
- 7.Voicana 1971, 52; Malcolm 2001.
- 8.aradon.ro. ICR Viena vine la Budapesta - ARADON. 9 December 2011.
- 9.romaniainourhearts.wordpress.com. Romanian Achievements and Records: Part 15 | Romania In Our Hearts. 16 September 2013.
- 10.Anon. "George Enescu, fața nevăzută a unui geniu" [George Enescu, the Unseen Face of a Genius], Historia Special, 2, no. 4 (September 2013): 55. ISSN 1582-7968.
- 11.Anon. "George Enescu, fața nevăzută a unui geniu" [George Enescu, the Unseen Face of a Genius], Historia Special, 2, no. 4 (September 2013): 10. ISSN 1582-7968.
- 12.Anon. "George Enescu, fața nevăzută a unui geniu" [George Enescu, the Unseen Face of a Genius], Historia Special. 2, no. 4 (September 2013): 9. ISSN 1582-7968.
- 13.Malcolm 1990.
- 14.Penesco, Anne. Georges Enesco et l'âme roumaine. Lyon: Presses universitaires de Lyon. 10. 1999.
- 15.Anon. "George Enescu, fața nevăzută a unui geniu" [George Enescu, the Unseen Face of a Genius], Historia Special, 2, no. 4 (September 2013): 11. ISSN 1582-7968.
- 16.Liner notes - Angel/EMI Lp 36418 (1966)
- 17.Malcolm 2001.
- 18.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent at the Romanian Academy site
- 19.Eskenasy, Victor. George Enescu și comunismul - precizări succinte. Radio Europa Liberă. 12 February 2014.
- 20.Malcolm 1990.
- 21.Sonatas and Partitas : Educational Edition.
- 22.musicweb-international.com. George ENESCU Part I: Enescu the composer Evan Dickerson - May 2005 MusicWeb-International.
- 23.EXCLUSIV VIDEO Documentar inedit despre George Enescu: "A fost cel mai măreț fenomen muzical, de la Mozart încoace". adevarul.ro. 4 September 2013.
- 24.Anon. "George Enescu, fața nevăzută a unui geniu" [George Enescu, the Unseen Face of a Genius], Historia Special, 2, no. 4 (September 2013): 14. ISSN 1582-7968.
- 25.georgeenescu.ro. Yehudi Menuhin, aproape romān.
- 26.The Romanian Cultural Centre in London.
- 27.en.romania-muzical.ro. Radio Romania Muzical.
- 28.musicweb-international.com. ENESCU piano music Vol 2 Borac AVIE AV2081 [GF]: Classical CD Reviews- March 2006 MusicWeb-International.
- 29.Clements, A, "Oedipe review – spellbinding staging of a 20th-century masterpiece" , The Guardian, 24 May 2016
- 30.Chanteau, C, "Oedipe, Royal Opera House, review: 'A masterpiece'" , The Independent, 24 May 2016
- 31.Morrison, Richard. Opera: Oedipe at Covent Garden. The Times.
- 32.Saunders, Dominic. The Mozart we missed. www.theguardian.com. 25 October 2002.
- 33.Malcolm 1990. p.164
- 34.Timothy Judd, "Augustin Hadelich Plays Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3", The Listener's Club
- 35.Muzeul George Enescu
- 36.Cosma, Viorel. Andrei Tudor. Muzicieni din România. Music Publishing House. 9. 114. 2006. 978-973-42-0441-0.
- 37.Alain Chotil-Fani, "Un voyage dans la Roumanie musicale: George Georgescu", Souvenirs des Carpates blog site (6 December 2007, accessed 14 July 2014)
- 38.Muzee de la sat
- 39.Muzee de la sat
- 40.Strada George Enescu
- 41.Scoala George Enescu
- 42.Closest Airport
- 43.Pro Patrimonio
- 44."5 Lei 2005, Romania" Numista
Bibliography printed in the source article · 14
- Axente, Colette, and Ileana Ratiu. 1998. George Enescu: Biografie documentara, tineretea si afirmarea: 1901–1920. Bucharest: Editura muzicala a U.C.M.R.
- Bentoiu, Pascal. 2010. Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis, translated by Lory Wallfisch. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. (cloth) (ebook). Translation of Capodopere enesciene. Bucharest: Editura muzicala a U.C.M.R., 1984.
- March 2009.
- March 2009.
- Cophignon, Alain. 2006. Georges Enesco. Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard. . Romanian version as George Enescu, translated by Domnica Ilea, Bucharest: Editura Institutului Cultural Român, 2009, .
- Cosma, Viorel. 2000. George Enescu: A Tragic Life in Pictures. Bucharest: The Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House.
- Malcolm, Noel. 1990. George Enescu: His Life and Music, with a preface by Sir Yehudi Menuhin. London: Toccata Press. (cloth); (pbk)
- Malcolm, Noel. 2001. "Enescu, George." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
- Randel, Don Michael. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1996. 978-0-67437-299-3.
- Roth, Henry (1997). Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st Century. Los Angeles, CA: California Classics Books.
- Slonimsky, Nicolas (ed.). 2001. "Georges Enesco." Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Centennial Edition. New York: Schirmer Books.
- Tudor, Andrei. 1957. "Enescu". Bucharest: Foreign Languages Pub. House [OCLC https://www.worldcat.org/title/1029409]
- Voicana, Mircea. 1971. “Anii de formare: Copilăria (1881–1888); Studiile la Viena (1888–1894)”. In George Enescu: Monografie. 2 vols, edited by Mircea Voicana, 1: 7–129 (part 1, chapters 1–2). Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.
- March 2009.
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scholarly publication
Oedipe Edmond Fleg and George Enesco, Opera From the Greek, 2017Crossref registry
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Second Sonata for Piano and Violin in F minor Op. 6 by George Enesco A Transcription for CelloCrossref registry
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1- 8th arrondissement of ParisPlace
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George Enesco studied at Conservatoire de Paris and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He trained under Gabriel Fauré, Robert Fuchs, Joseph Hellmesberger and Jules Massenet. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The authorities additionally record the headings Georges Enesco, Gheorghe Enescu and Georges Enescu. His recorded languages were Romanian and French. He married Marie Cantacuzène. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 6: Octet, Romanian Rhapsody No. His recorded genres are opera, symphony, chamber music and piano.
Identity and origins
1, Poeme roumain, Œdipe, Violin Sonata No
3 and Chamber Symphony
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