Enescu's music is considered difficult due to its 'extremely dense' musical information, requiring significant time and effort from performers and listeners alike.
Composer Biography
Enescu was a multi-talented musician, excelling as a composer, violinist, conductor, and pianist, with his piano technique envied by Alfred Cortot.
Performer Biography
Remus Azoitei, the violinist on this recording, was appointed the youngest violin professor in the history of the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2001.
Performer Biography
Eduard Stan, the pianist on this recording, has performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Wigmore Hall in London.
Composer Biography
George Enescu, a Romanian composer, was considered by Pablo Casals to be 'the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart' and was admitted to the Viennese Conservatory at age seven.
Recording & Production
This album is the first complete recording of George Enescu's works for violin and piano.
Instruments
The violin used for CD 1 is a Stradivarius Maurin from 1718, and for CD 2, a 1699 Stradivari 'Kustendyke', both courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music, London.
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