George Enescu
Born: 19th August 1881, Comuna George Enescu, Romania
Died: 4th May 1955, Paris, France
Nationality: Romanian
George Enescu known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history.
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Mendelssohn and Enescu Octets from the Ébène and Belcea Quartets
9th Jan 2026
String octets from Mendelssohn and Enescu - both in their teens at the time of composition - show the two composers’ genius already in full flower. The Ébène and Belcea quartets give it their all and the results are spectacular.
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Popular Works: Enescu
- Airs dans le genre roumain (5)
- Andante malinconico for violin & piano (6)
- Aubade in C major (10)
- Ballade, Op. 4a (9)
- Cantabile and Presto (23)
- Chamber Symphony Op. 33 (8)
- Hora Unirei (9)
- Impressions d'enfance for violin and piano, Op. 28 (28)
- Impromptu Concertant in G flat major for violin & piano (11)
- Konzertstück for viola & piano (24)
- Legend (7)
- Légende (35)
- Nocturne in D Flat Major, ‘Hommage À La Princesse Marie Cantacuzène’ (5)
- Octet in C major Op. 7 (19)
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 16 (6)
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 30 (6)
- Piano Quintet Op. 29 (5)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 24/1 (17)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24/3 (20)
- Pièce sur le nom de Fauré (9)
- Pièces Impromptues, Op. 18 (7)
- Romanian Rhapsody in A major, Op. 11 No. 1 (76)
- Romanian Rhapsody in D major, Op. 11 No. 2 (18)
- Sept chansons de Clément Marot, Op. 15 (6)
- Sérénade lointaine (5)
- Sonata in C major for cello and piano, Op. 26, No. 2 (8)
- Sonata in F minor for cello and piano, Op. 26, No. 1 (10)
- Suite for Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 10 (17)
- Suite for Piano No. 3, Op. 18 “Pieces Impromptues” (7)
- Suite No. 1 in C, Op. 9 (5)
- Suite No. 3 in D major, Op. 27 'Villageoise' (6)
- Symphonie concertante in B flat minor for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 8 (5)
- Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op.13 (10)
- Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op.17 (9)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 21 (9)
- Tarantelle (5)
- Violin Sonata 'Torso' (9)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2 (13)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6 (24)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 'dans le caractère populaire roumain' (69)
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Coming soon. Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin
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Coming soon. Franck: Quintet / Enescu: Octet
Inon Barnatan (piano), James Ehnes (violin), Edward Arron, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Che-Yen Chen, Grace Park (violin), Jun Iwasaki, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Bion Tsang
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Coming soon. George Enescu: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Alina Maria Taslavan (soloist), Federico Pische (soloist), Giulia Sanguinetti (soloist)
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