Enescu, George 1881 - 1955
Author: Kikuchi, Tomoko
Last updated：January 1, 2010
Author: Kikuchi, Tomoko
From an early age, he displayed precocious talent, and from his teenage years, he engaged in performance activities as a violinist and conductor. However, at the Vienna Conservatory and Paris Conservatory, he extensively studied composition, including harmony, counterpoint, and early music. As a performer, he possessed a wide repertoire, and he had so thoroughly studied the works of composers throughout music history that he could perform and conduct almost all pieces from memory. His compositional style underwent various transformations, including works showing an inclination towards Bach and Wagner, the trend of Neoclassicism, and complex chromatic melodies. In his later years, his works matured into pieces with dense structures. Particularly in his instrumental music, technically brilliant and diverse melodies sing expansively.
His base of activities, including his own chamber orchestra, was Paris. While absorbing the internationalism characteristic of Paris at the time, he also composed many works based on the music of his homeland, Romania. The melody of the Romanian folk lament 'parlando-rubato' appears throughout his entire oeuvre, and its ornamental and undulating melodic movement is one of Enescu's distinguishing characteristics.
Works(9)
Piano Solo (2)
sonata (3)
suite (3)
Chamber Music (2)
sonata (2)
Violin Sonata No.3 "dans la caractère populaire roumain" Op.25
Key: a-moll Playing time: 25 min 40 sec