Paul Constantinescu

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Paul Constantinescu (born June 30, 1909 in Ploieşti , † December 20, 1963 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian composer .

Constantinescu studied at the Bucharest Conservatory with Constantin Brăiloiu , Dimitrie Cuclin and Mihail Jora and in Vienna with Joseph Marx . From 1935 to 1941 he was professor of music theory at the Music Academy , then professor of composition at the Bucharest Conservatory.

He composed two operas , two symphonies and a sinfonietta, a rhapsody , a chorographic poem , a string concerto (1955), a triple concerto for violin, cello and piano, a harp, a violin and a piano concerto (1952), free variations on a Byzantine tune from the 13th century , two Byzantine oratorios , string quartets and film music.

Works

  • Patimile și Învierea Domnului
  • Nasterea Domnului
  • Ryga Crypto și lapona Enigel
  • O noapte furtunoasă ( A Stormy Night according to Ion Luca Caragiale ), opera, 1934
  • Nunta în Carpați ( Wedding in the Carpathian Mountains ), choreographic poem, 1938
  • Pană Lesnea Rusalim , musical drama based on Victor Eftimiu , 1955
  • Joc Dobrogean, Toccata for piano, 1956
  • O noapte furtunoasă , film music
  • Moara cu noroc , film music

literature

  • Sanda Hârlav-Maistorovici: Creația componistică a lui Paul Constaninescu. Catalog cronologic , Bucureşti: Editura Muzicală, 2015
  • Peter Hollfelder : The piano music. Nikol / Florian Noetzel Verlag, 1999.
personal data
SURNAME Constantinescu, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Ploieşti
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1963
Place of death Bucharest