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Name
  
Paul Constantinescu


Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
December 20, 1963, Bucharest, Romania

Education
  
National University of Music Bucharest

Music director
  
The Mill of Good Luck, Our Holy War, The Queen's Flower, The Country of Motzi

Compositions
  
Peste varfuri, Peste varfuri, Oratoriu bizantin de Craciun: Condacul nasterii, Oratoriu bizantin de Craciun: Condacul nasterii, Stelele-n cer, Stelele-n cer, Miorita: balada, Miorita: balada, Three Romanian Symphonic Dances, Three Romanian Symphonic Dances, Freamat de codru, Freamat de codru, Oratoriu bizantin de Craciun: Podobia, Oratoriu bizantin de Craciun: Podobia, La mijloc de codru des, La mijloc de codru des, Doina olteneasca, Doina olteneasca

Similar People
  
George Georgescu, George Enescu, Martian Negrea, Ilarion Ionescu‑Galati, Constantin Silvestri

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Paul Constantinescu ([ˈpa.ul konstantiˈnesku]; 30 June 1909, Ploieşti – 20 December 1963) was a Romanian composer. Two of his main influences are Romanian folk music and Byzantine chant, both of which he used in his teaching.

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Major works

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  • Piano concerto
  • Violin concerto
  • Symphony No.1
  • The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio)
  • A stormy night (O noapte furtunoasa)
  • Pana Lesnea Rusalim

    • Other substantial works

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  • 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

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  • Violin concerto (1955) on label: Olympia OCD417 (released 1991), with works by Nichifor (Symph. 4) and Toduţǎ (Tablatura for Lute)

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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)

  • Piano concerto (1952) and the Symphony No. 1 (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 Gheorghiu (again a re-issue of an Electrecord recording)
  • Suite for piano (No. 1 Joc, No. 2 Cantec, No. 3 Joc dobrogean) (1952) played by pianists Dana Ciocârlie [on label Empreinte ED13122 (2000), with piano works by Enescu and Bartók] and Mihaela Ursuleasa (on label Berlin Classics in 2011)
  • The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio) (1947) performed by the Bucharest "George Enescu" Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra on label: Olympia OCD 402 and Electrocord Romania EDC 391
  • Passion and Resurrection (Byzantine Easter Oratorio) (1946) performed by the Bucharest "Corul Academic Radio" and "Orchestra Națională Radio" on Editura Casa Radio ECR 293 (2011)

    • Bibliography Hârlav-Maistorovici, Sanda (2015): „Creația componistică a lui Paul Constaninescu. Catalog cronologic”, București: Editura Muzicală

    References

    Paul Constantinescu Wikipedia
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