George Enescu: His Life and Music

By Noel Malcolm

Book Overview

First full-length study of the composer George Enescu 1881-1955].

The Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955] 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 All of Enescu's published compositions, and many unpublished works, are discussed, and there is a detailed list of Enescu's compositions and a list of all his known recordings as conductor, violinist and pianist.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0907689337
• ISBN13: 9780907689331
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Toccata Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"