Masterworks of George Enescu : A Detailed Analysis

Pascal Bentoiu

ISBN 10: 0810876655 / ISBN 13: 9780810876651

Published by Scarecrow Press, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Masterworks of George Enescu : A Detailed Analysis
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810876655
• ISBN 13: 9780810876651
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 36D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 36 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1286 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Pascal Bentoiu is a highly respected composer, an erudite scholar, and an acknowledged authority on the creative output of George Enescu. He authored the George Enescu article in the German encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.

Lory Wallfisch, retired, was the "Iva Dee Hiatt" chair professor of music at Smith College. Wallfisch is a founding member and President of the George Enescu Society of the United States.