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George Enescu : His Life and Music

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The Romanian composer George Enescu ( 881-1955] is one of the neglected giants of the twentieth century. Prodigiously gifted, he became best known in America as a conductor where he was considered as a successor to Toscanini in New York] and in Europe as one of the greatest violinists of the century. But he was first and foremost a composer; and, tragically, his mature works - works of extraordinary emotional depth and intricate beauty - remain almost unknown outside Romania. This, the first full-length study of Enescu and his music to be written in the West, tells the story of his life and development as a composer. All of Enescu's published compositions, and many unpublished works, are discussed, and there is a detailed list of Enescu's compositions and a list of all his known recordings as conductor, violinist and pianist. The book is intended for the non-specialist reader as well as the musicologist. NOEL MALCOLM, the historian, philosopher and journalist, is the leading authority on Enescu.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780907689331
  • ISBN-10: 0907689337
  • Publisher: Toccata Press
  • Publish Date: January 1999
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Page Count: 320

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