Masterworks of George Enescu

Pascal Bentoiu

doi:10.5771/9780810876903

Summary

Often considered Romania's greatest musical force and a significant mind of the 20th century, composer George Enescu (1881-1955) achieved international fame and succeeded in incorporating Romanian spirituality into worldwide culture. Masterworks of George Enescu provides a profound and very detailed analysis of more than 25 of this important composer's most representative works. Translated from musicologist Pascal Bentoiu's Romanian publication, Lory Wallfisch presents this vital work for the first time to English-speaking audiences, providing the worldwide public with the tools to understand and enjoy Enescu's music.

Bentoiu presents a kind of travel diary through Enescu's creative legacy, offering a comprehensive, well-documented, knowledgeable, and generously illustrated analytical study of the composer's greatest masterpieces. Works such as the Romanian Rhapsodies, the Second Suite for Orchestra, Vox Maris, Impressions d'Enfance, his opera Oedipe, and several sonatas and quartets are carefully examined and admired for their substance and their ability to add dignity to the musical world. The works are presented chronologically, considering their conceptual realization as well as their inception and completion. Illustrated with more than 400 musical examples, this impressive study is a perfect guide toward the thorough enjoyment of Enescu's masterpieces.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-7665-1
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7690-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 574
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Translator’s Foreword No access
3. Translator’s Preface No access
4. Translator’s Acknowledgments No access
5. Instead of a Preface No access
Ch01. Sonata for Piano and Violin, Op. 6 No access Pages 1 - 11
Ch02. String Octet, Op. 7 No access Pages 12 - 29
Ch03. Symphonie Concertante for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 8 No access Pages 30 - 41
Ch04. Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11 No access Pages 42 - 53
Ch05. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 9 No access Pages 54 - 68
Ch06 Suite for Piano, Op. 10 No access Pages 69 - 81
Ch07. Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 No access Pages 82 - 99
Ch08. Dixtuor, Op. 14 No access Pages 100 - 112
Ch09. Sept Chansons de Clément Marot, Op. 15 No access Pages 113 - 124
Ch10. Piano Quartet, Op. 16 No access Pages 125 - 137
Ch11. Second Symphony, Op. 17 No access Pages 138 - 159
Ch12. Second Suite for Orchestra, Op. 20 No access Pages 160 - 175
Ch13. Third Symphony, Op. 21 No access Pages 176 - 198
Ch14. Quartet in E-flat, Op. 22, No. 1 No access Pages 199 - 217
Ch15. Oedipe, Op. 23 No access Pages 218 - 270
Ch16. Sonata for Piano in F-sharp Minor, Op. 24, No. 1 No access Pages 271 - 285
Ch17. Sonata for Piano and Violin“ in Romanian Folk Character,” Op. 25 No access Pages 286 - 306
Ch18. Vox Maris, Op. 31 No access Pages 307 - 326
Ch19. Sonata for Piano in D Major, Op. 24, No. 3 No access Pages 327 - 350
Ch20. Sonata for Piano and Cello in C, Op. 26 No access Pages 351 - 372
Ch21. Village Suite, Op. 27 No access Pages 373 - 401
Ch22. Impressions d’Enfance, Op. 28 No access Pages 402 - 415
Ch23. Quintet in A Minor, Op. 29 No access Pages 416 - 433
Ch24. Piano Quartet, Op. 30 No access Pages 434 - 452
Ch25. String Quartet in G, Op. 22, No. 2 No access Pages 453 - 475
Ch26. Chamber Symphony, Op. 33 No access Pages 476 - 493
Ch27. Varia No access Pages 494 - 510
Instead of Conclusions No access Pages 511 - 521
Addendum to the Second Edition No access Pages 522 - 537
Notes No access Pages 538 - 562
Index No access Pages 563 - 570
About the Author No access Pages 571 - 574