George Enescu (1881 - 1955)
1/5. Romania to Paris
Donald Macleod looks at the life and work of George Enescu, who died 50 years ago this week. A violin prodigy, Enescu's fame during his lifetime rested on his career as a virtuoso performer. But by his late teens he had already won royal patronage as a composer, in 1899 writing two works that proved a turning point in his music: a violin sonata and an impressive Octet.
Playlist
Impressions d'enfance - Vieux mendiant & Ruisselet au fond du jardin
Anne Solomon (violin)/ Dominic Saunders (piano)
Olympia OCD 690 tr 6 & 7
Second violin sonata [extract: mvt III]
Adelina Oprean (violin)/ Justin Oprean (piano)
Helios CDH 55103 tr 3
Octet [orchestral version]
Kremerata Baltica/ Gidon Kremer (dir)
Nonesuch 7559-79682-2 tr 1-4
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