Filip Lazăr
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Filip Lazăr was an avant-garde
Romanian composer and pianist.
Lazăr was born in Craiova
, Romania and died in Paris
, France. At the Bucharest
Conservatory (1907-1912 he studied piano with Emilia Saegiu, theory with Dimutru Georgescu-Kiriac and with Alfonso Castaldi he studied harmony, counterpoint and composition. He studied for two years with Castaldi at the Leipzig Conservatory before touring as a pianist, playing much new music. From 1928 he was in France and Switzerland. He ventured from a Romanian nationalistic style into serialism and neo-classicism.
From 1925, important publishers in Paris (Durand, Salabert, Max Eschig and Heugel) and Vienna (Universal Edition) began printing the works of Lazǎr and other Romanian composers such as Mihail Jora
, Marcel Mihalovici
and George Enescu
.
In 1920 Lazăr was a founder-member of the Society of Romanian Composers. In 1932, along with Mihalovici, he was among the founders of the Triton society of contemporary music in Paris (1932-1939), and a member of its active committee.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Romanian composer and pianist.
Lazăr was born in Craiova
Craiova
Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
, Romania and died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France. At the Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
Conservatory (1907-1912 he studied piano with Emilia Saegiu, theory with Dimutru Georgescu-Kiriac and with Alfonso Castaldi he studied harmony, counterpoint and composition. He studied for two years with Castaldi at the Leipzig Conservatory before touring as a pianist, playing much new music. From 1928 he was in France and Switzerland. He ventured from a Romanian nationalistic style into serialism and neo-classicism.
From 1925, important publishers in Paris (Durand, Salabert, Max Eschig and Heugel) and Vienna (Universal Edition) began printing the works of Lazǎr and other Romanian composers such as Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora
Mihail Jora was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.Jora studied in Leipzig with Robert Teichmüller. From 1929 to 1962 he was a professor at the conservatoire of Bucharest. He worked 1928 to 1933 as a director/conductor of the Broadcasting Orchestra in Bucharest...
, Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici was a French composer born in Romania. He was discovered by George Enescu in Bucharest. He moved to Paris in 1919 to study under Vincent d'Indy...
and George Enescu
George Enescu
George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...
.
In 1920 Lazăr was a founder-member of the Society of Romanian Composers. In 1932, along with Mihalovici, he was among the founders of the Triton society of contemporary music in Paris (1932-1939), and a member of its active committee.
Theatre music
- 1918 - La bouteille de PanurgePanurgePanurge is one of the principal characters in the Pantagruel of Rabelais, an exceedingly crafty knave, a libertine, and a coward....
, ballet, libretto by André Cœuroy - 1928 - Les Images de Béatrice, op. 18, opera from The CenciThe CenciThe Cenci, A Tragedy, in Five Acts is a verse drama in five acts by Percy Bysshe Shelley written in the summer of 1819, and inspired by a real Italian family, the Cencis . Shelley composed the play at Rome and at Villa Valsovano near Livorno, from May to August 5, 1819...
by Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
, libretto by André Cœuroy
Symphonic music
- 1919 - Prelude, for orchestra
- 1921 - Romanian Suite in D, for orchestra
- 1924 - Divertissement on a simple theme, for orchestra
- 1925 - Suite Valaque, for small orchestra
- 1925 - "Gypsies", scherzo for full orchestra, played in Paris 1927, conducted by Serge KoussevitzkySerge KoussevitzkySerge Koussevitzky , was a Russian-born Jewish conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949.-Early career:...
- 1927 - Concerto Grosso, for orchestra, no. 1, op 17
- 1928 - Le Ring. Un round de 4 minutes, for orchestra no. 2 - a symphonic miniature inspired by a boxing match, played in Paris in 1930, conducted by George GeorgescuGeorge GeorgescuGeorge Georgescu was a Romanian conductor. The moving force behind the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra for decades beginning shortly after World War I, a protégé of Artur Nikisch and a close associate of George Enescu, he received honors from the French and communist Romanian governments and...
- 1931 - Musique pour Radio
- 1931 - Overture for small orchestra
- 1931 - Concerto No. 2, for piano and orchestra, op. 19
- 1934 - Concerto No. 3, for piano and orchestra, op. 23
- 1934 - Concerto No. 4, for percussion and 12 instruments, op. 24 - in 1935 premiered at the Triton concerts in Paris, conducted by Charles Munch, the next year played in Boston; Chamber concerto
- 1931 - Concerto Grosso No. 2, unfinished
Chamber music
- 1915 - Sonata in F for piano
- 1919 - Sonata in E minor for violin and piano
- 1924 - Suite I for piano
- 1925 - Suite II for piano Both suites played in BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
by Mme. Manya BotezManya BotezManya Botez was a Romanian pianist and children's music teacher.Manya Botez was born Mania Goldman, of Jewish parents, in Berlin. She was the second wife of Romanian writer Eugeniu Botez , whom he married after his first wife, born Marioara Dumitrescu, died in 1913. They had a daughter, Ada...
. - 1925 - Two Romanian folk dances for piano
- 1925 - Bagatelle for cello (or double bass) and piano (or orchestra)
- 1926 - Sonata III for piano
- 1927 - Bagatelle for piano
- 1929 - Sonata in A minor for piano, op. 15
- 1929 - Little pieces for children, op. 16
- 1934 - Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
- 1935 - Trio for violin, viola and cello
- 1936 - Little suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon; Trio for harps; Quintet for harps
Choral music
- 1924 - "Dor de crâng", folk songs for mixed voices
- 1924 - "Paparudele", 6-part folk songs for mixed voices
Vocal music
- 1926 - Two folk songs, for voice and piano ([Romanian] "Cuprinde: Mi-a trimis bădiţa dor"; "Dorule pribeag; Vai, mandruţo!")
- 1927 - Three pastorals, for voice and piano, lyrics by St. Octavian Iosif ([Romanian] "Cuprinde: Singurel ca un haiduc"; "Boii stau la jug supuşi"; "Dragă codule, te las!" )
- Melody on a poem by Heinrich HeineHeinrich HeineChristian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann...
for voice and piano - Six melodies for voice and piano (or orchestra)