Paul Constantinescu
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Paul Constantinescu (ˈpa.ul konstantiˈnesku; 13 July, 1909, Ploieşti
20 December 1963) was a Romania
n composer
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Played by the Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra/conductor: Ion Baciu
(Both recordings are re-issues of LPs on the Electrecord
label)
Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
20 December 1963) was a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Major works
- Piano concerto
- Violin concerto
- Symphony No.1
- The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio)
- A stormy night (O noapte furtunoasa)
- Pana Lesnea Rusalim
Other substantial works
- Concerto for string orchestra (performed by Horia Andreescu and the Romanian National Radio Orchestra in 2005)
- Free variations on a Byzantine theme for cello and orchestra (performed by Carol Litvin, conductor, Romanian National Radio Orchestra, with cellist Cǎtǎlin Ilea in 1961)
Recordings
- Violin concertoViolin concertoA violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day...
(1955) on label: Olympia OCD417 (released 1991), with works by NichiforSerban NichiforŞerban Nichifor is an internationally prominent Romanian musician. He is Professor at the National University of Music, Bucharest ; Member of UCMR , SABAM , ECPMN ; Vice-president of the ROMANIA-BELGIUM Association; Cellist of the Duo INTERMEDIA and co-director of the NUOVA MUSICA...
(Symph. 4) and Toduţǎ (Tablatura for Lute)
Played by the Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra/conductor: Ion Baciu
(Both recordings are re-issues of LPs on the Electrecord
Electrecord
Electrecord is a Romanian record label founded in 1932. It served as the only record label in Communist Romania. It was then transformed into the national recording company, following the centralization-oriented socialist doctrine...
label)
- Piano concertoPiano concertoA piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra.See also harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano...
(1952) and the Symphony No. 1SymphonyA symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
(1955 - a revised version of the 1944 symphony) on Olympia OCD 411 (released in 1991) — played by the Cluj "Transilvania" Philarmonic Orchestra with conductor Emil Simon and pianist Valentin GheorghiuValentin GheorghiuValentin Gheorghiu is a Romanian classical pianist and composer.-Biography:Gheorghiu was born in Galaţi, Romania in 1928. He was first a pupil of Constanţa Erbiceanu at the Bucharest Academy of Music and then of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris, France...
(again a re-issue of an Electrecord recording) - Pieces for Piano Nos. 1 (Joc), 2 (Cantec), 3 (Joc dobrogean) (1952) played by pianist Dana Ciocârlie on label: Empreinte ED13122 (2000) (with piano works by EnescuGeorge EnescuGeorge 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...
and BartókBéla BartókBéla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
) - The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio) (1947) performed by the Bucharest "George Enescu" Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra on label: Olympia OCD 402