Impressions – Chamber Symphony
Sherban Lupu (violin), Jonathan Keeble (flute), Csaba Erdelyi (viola), John Dee (oboe), David Harris (clarinet), David Murray (double bass), Alicia Cordoba Tait (horn), Douglas Spaniol (bassoon), Brian Kilp (horn), Amy Gilreath (trumpet), Amy Catron Flores (cello), Samir Golescu (keyboards)
George Enescu was an extraordinary musician. One of the most acclaimed violinists of the last century, he was also an accomplished pianist, conductor, and composer. As a composer he is still too little known and his music too little analyzed outside his native Romania. His music exhibits a very personal blend of time-honored procedures, forward-thinking techniques, and ethnic intimations. The works on this recording belong to the last period of his career and show a rare maturity and depth that contribute to a unique and sometimes difficult to define language.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Impressions from Childhood, Suite Op. 28 | George Enescu | Sherban Lupu, violin, Sinfonia Da Camera, Ian Hobson, conductor |
| Chamber Symphony, Op. 33 | George Enescu | Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson, conductor |
| Quartet No. 2, Op. 30 in D Minor | George Enescu | Sherban Jupu, violin, Csaba Erdlyi, viola, Mirel Iancovici, cello, Ian Hobson, piano |
Reviews
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"Cyclical, energized, colorful, and consistently engaging, this music--the entire disc--provides a new perspective into the kaleidoscope of Enescu's musical character, a real coup for Ian Hobson and his gifted ensemble."
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"Impressions of Childhood...is a 23 minute suite blending sonic mimicry, luminous beauty, and plaintive feeling into a magical vision of a child's world. Like all the music on this disc, it's lovingly performed ...One surrenders to to this music as if to the ineffable rapture of a miraculous dream."
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