A notable feature of Enescu's major works, including those on this album, is the final-movement coda, which intensely combines salient themes and completes the tonal process.
Performer Biography
Anne Solomon and Dominic Saunders of The Solomon Ensemble had a close association with Enescu's music and were able to work on it with the late Yehudi Menuhin, a pupil and devotee of Enescu.
Composer Biography
Enescu, a remarkably versatile musician, was a competent pianist who could play all of Wagner from memory and held the complete works of Bach in his phenomenal memory.
Composer Biography
George Enescu, the composer of the Piano Quintet and Piano Quartet No. 2 on this album, is considered the most important figure in Romania's musical history.
Critical Reception
Although Enescu achieved early success with works like the Romanian Rhapsodies, his compositions only found real appreciation among fellow musicians and admirers during his lifetime.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite his fame as a violinist, George Enescu's primary interest was always composition, with performance serving as a means to support his creative work.
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