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(Zhôrzh En-es’-ko) 1881–1955 Romanian composer A pupil of Jules Massenet (1842–1912) and Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), Enescu became famous as a composer with his two Romanian Rhapsodies, written when he was 20 years old, in a style close to Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies. His performing career as violinist and conductor was cut short by illness and he was largely forgotten after ...

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1881–1955, Romanian Enescu was a true prodigy – a brilliant pianist, superb conductor, and a man whose memory for music rivalled that of Mozart. Born in Romania, Enescu studied in Vienna and Paris, where he sat alongside Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), Jules Massenet (1842–1912) and other celebrated French composers. Working with some of the best musicians of his ...

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notably The Majesty of God (1973), performed at Westminster Abbey. Recommended Recording: Early Ellington, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (RCA/Sony) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | George Enescu | Modern Era | Classical ...

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and also served as critic for Le Figaro. He was thus a powerful influence on twentieth-century French music, especially through his students who included Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) and George Enescu (1881–1955). Fauré’s music is quintessentially French: lyrical, elegant, richly sonorous and harmonically beguiling, with a sensuous use of modes. His lyrical inspiration also pervades his Requiem (1887) ...

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1919–49 French violinist Neveu studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and with Enescu. She won the International Wieniawski Competition in 1935. She toured Europe, the US and Canada, making her London debut in 1945. Her recordings of the Brahms and Sibelius concertos show the force and passion of her playing. She died in a plane crash. Introduction | Modern ...

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at the Paris Conservatoire, Dukas passed his knowledge on to composers such as Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) and Olivier Messiaen (1908–92). Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | George Enescu | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | Opéra-Comique | Early Romantic | Opera ...

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1916–99 American/British violinist Menuhin studied with George Enescu (1881–1955). As a child prodigy he appeared in San Francisco in 1924 and in New York in 1926. He made his debut in Paris in 1927, in Berlin in 1928 and in London in 1929. His famous 1932 recording of the Elgar concerto under the composer’s baton is still in the catalogue. He ...