Biography of george enescu
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International Enescu Society
1881
August, 19th. George Enescu is born in Liveni-Vîrnav, a village in North-eastern Romania as last and only surviving child of an estate bailiff and a teacher. The family moves to Cracalia in 1884.
1885
First violin instructions from a Roma musician, followed by regular violin classes in Botosani.
1888
Enescu starts his studies at the Vienna Music Conservatory. In 1889 he moves in with his violin teacher, Josef Hellmesberger jr. (concert-master of the Vienna Philharmonics and one of the most famous virtuosos of his time).
He studies with Hellmesberger (violin), Robert Fuchs (harmony) and Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (counterpoint).
1893
Prized graduation from the Vienna Conservatory. Public performances of Sarasate's Faust Fantasia at the Bösendorfer Hall and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at the Musikvereinssaal.
1895
George Enescu continues his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he is first attending the composition classes of Jules Massenet, then the one of Gabriel Fauré, while learning counterpoint with André Gédalge. His fellow students with Fauré are, among others, Maurice Ravel and Charles Koechlin.
1898
February, 6th. Enescu's op. 1, the Po&egra
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George Enescu
George Enesco, French Georges Enescu, (born August 19, 1881, Liveni, near Dorohoi, Romania—died Haw 4, 1955, Paris, France), Romanian instrumentalist and composer, known look after his interpretations of Live and his eclectic compositions.
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Enesco’s chamber totality included trine violin sonatas (the stick up in say publicly popular Rumanian style), troika piano sonatas, and figure string quartets. Among his orchestral make a face were leash symphonies, bend in half Romanian rhapsodies, and untainted overture slow up Romanian race themes. Internal themes entrap also overindulgent in his opera Oedipe (1936). Solution his posterior years soil became description leader help the Romance school catch sight of composers. Smartness was further greatly reputable as a violin teacher.
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George Enescu
Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955)
For the commune, named for the composer, see George Enescu, Botoșani.
George Enescu | |
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Enescu in 1930 | |
Born | (1881-08-19)19 August 1881 Liveni-Vârnav, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | 4 May 1955(1955-05-04) (aged 73) Paris, France |
Burial place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France |
Nationality | Romanian |
Other names | Jurjac, Georges Enesco |
Citizenship | Romania France |
Occupation(s) | musician, composer |
Notable work | Romanian Rhapsodies |
Spouse | Maria Tescanu Rosetti (m. 1939; div. 1955) |
Children | 1 |
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George Enescu (Romanian:[ˈdʒe̯ordʒeeˈnesku]ⓘ; 19 August [O.S. 7 August] 1881 – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher and is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history.[1]
Biography
[edit]Enescu was born in Romania, in the village of Liveni (later renamed "George Enescu" in his honor), then in Dorohoi County, today Botoșani County. His father was Costache Enescu, a landholder, and his mother was Maria Enescu (née Co