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George Enescu
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Who was George Enescu?
• George Enescu was born on august 19, 1881 in the village of Liveni-Vîrnav from Botoșani County, in the family of arendașului Carson Ed and his wife, Mary, daughter of Michael priest.
• Manifested since childhood a tremendous inclination for music, beginning to play the violin at the age of 4, and at the age of 5 years appears in his first concert and begins composition studies under the direction of Eduard Caudella. The first musical guidance he received from his parents and from a famous Fiddler, Helen Cameron.
George Enescu and his music!
• Between 1888 and 1894, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory, with teachers among others Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. (violin) and Robert Fuchs (composition).
• In the coming years become a great composer and violinist of Romania.
• In the early years of the twentieth century dates back to his most famous compositions, such as the two Romanian Rhapsodies (1901-1902), the Suite No. 1 for Orchestra (1903), his first Symphony (1905), Seven songs with lyrics by Clément Clément Marot (1908).
• His musical activity alternates between Bucharest and Paris, undertakes tours in several European countries, having such prestigious partners as Alfredo Casella or Louis Fournier.
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• But maybe the most powerful appreciation of George Enescu comes from his closest pupil, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, renowned violinist and conductor, and one of the most prestigious musicians of the 20th century.
• “If the reader would be able to imagine an encyclopedic mind twinned with the most generous and selfless heart that could be, all these - in a man with a noble and handsome appearance, with a romantic face always animated by creative genius whether he was speaking, teaching, conducting, playing the violin or the piano, but mostly while he was composing - the image would still not be complete. To me, Enescu is the most extraordinary human being, the greatest musician, and the most powerful influence someone has ever had over me.”
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Some of the songs of the great interpreter!• Romanian Rhapsodies• Suite No. 1• The First Symphony• Seven songs with lyrics by Clément Clément Marot .
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George Enescu Festival!• Festival "George Enescu" is a Romanian musical event
of international prestige, started in 1958 in memory of the great composer and virtuoso romanian violinist George Enescu. Initially, the festival was held every three years. In the 80s, the festival has lost its luster after the 1979 edition taking place irregularly. It was resumed after the Revolution of 1989 (the first time in 1991) and by Government Decision no. 258 of 13 March 2002 on the organization of two years from Bucharest International Festival "George Enescu" Festival established the current rhythm.
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Pictures from the Festival:
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• The 14th edition of the George Enescu International Competition, the only classical music competition organized by Romania to attain recognition within the international musical world, will take place between 6th and 27th of September, 2014, at the The Romanian Athenaeum and The National Music University. The Competition has four sections: Violin, Cello, Piano and Composition.
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• “A general characteristic of our [Romanian] national music is the ubiquitous sadness, present even in happiness. This dor [painful longing, nostalgia] is indefinite yet deeply moving. But to me this music is, above all, a music of reverie - a music prone to the minor mode, the color of nostalgic dreaming”, thought George Enescu.
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Thank you for your attention!This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication
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