Opera romaneasca george enescu biography
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Byzantine musical culture was a strong source of individuality for Romanian academic art, one that was absorbed together with folklore in the works by A. Zirra, M. Negrea, S. Dragoi, P. Constantinescu, D.G. Kiriac, Gh. Cucu,, C. Musicescu, and of course G. Enescu. Gregorian musical culture became one of the foundations on which "ars gallica" was built, that later found such a happy form, of expression in impressionism.
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This was admitted by Enescu himself (in "Democratia", 1945) and "as discussed, among others, by M. Voicana in a special article dedicated to Enescu: Plastica si culoare in orizontul estetic al lui Enescu, in "Studii si cercetari de istoria artei", seria Teatru-Muzica-Cinematografie, Ed. Academiei, Bucuresti, no. 2, 1971.
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M. Voicana, op. cit., relative G. Enescu. This statement stays valid for any tine musicians ‘picturesque’ works, as the aim of authentic music is to create psychic states rather than describe or provoke visual images (see P. Bentoiu in Imagine si sens, also U. Lukacs Estetica, vol. II, Ed. Meridiane, Bucuresti. As far as symphonic programme music is concerned, the parallel Enescu-Debussy also becomes evident.
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The above mentioned impressionistic genres are. also to be found among Enescu’s
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Romanian Rhapsodies (Enescu)
Set of compositions by George Enescu
| Romanian Rhapsodies | |
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Romanian Athenaeum, at about the time of the premiere there | |
| Key | |
| Opus | 11 |
| Composed | 1901 (1901) |
| Dedication | Bernard Crocé-Spinelli (No. 1) |
| Performed | 23 February 1903 (1903-02-23)Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest |
| Movements | 2 |
| Scoring | orchestra |
The two Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11, for orchestra, are George Enescu's best-known compositions. They were written in 1901, and first performed together in 1903. The two rhapsodies, and particularly the first, have long held a permanent place in the repertory of every major orchestra. They employ elements of lăutărească music, vivid Romanian rhythms, and an air of spontaneity. They exhibit exotic modal coloring, with some scales having 'mobile' thirds, sixths or sevenths, creating a shifting major/minor atmosphere, one of the characteristics of Romanian music.[1] They also incorporate some material found in the later drafts of Enescu's Poème roumaine, Op. 1.[2]
History
[edit]The two Romanian Rhapsodies were composed in Paris, and premiered together in a concert at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest which also included the world premiere of Enescu's First Suite for O