Enescu: Symphony No. 2 / Romanian Rhapsody No. 2

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The Second Symphony is a huge, massively-scored orchestra extravaganza in three huge movements. In a way, the music is its own worst enemy. It's so full of invention, and the composer tosses off ideas in such profusion, that the musical argument can get lost in the shuffle. The problem is compounded by the fact that the symphony is atrociously difficult to play. It's the job of the conductor and the orchestra to clarify the musical line through balance and emphasis, and this requires either close familiarity or long hours of rehearsal. If the music were trivial or insignificant it wouldn't really matter, but with a masterpiece, as is the case here, it's a crime not to lavish as much attention on the music as it requires. It seems that Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the BBC Philharmonic had the time. This is a splendid performance from soup to nuts. --David Hurwitz

Enescu: Symphony No. 2 / Romanian Rhapsody No. 2, Music, George Enescu, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, 20th/21st Century Symphony, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Orchestral, Symphonic

Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; Symphony No. 2
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Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 2; Symphony No. 2

Manufacturer: Arte Nova Classics
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The Romanian Philharmonic Society was founded in 1868. Its conductors have included significant figures in Rumanian music not to mention Enescu himself, whose name the orchestra incorporated into its title in 1955 as the Georges Enescu Bucharest Philharmonic. The current conductor is Cristian Mandeal, who studied with both Karajan and Celibidache. He has conducted numerous major orchestras and more than forty world premieres. Georges Enescu (1881-1955) was an extraordinary musician--one of the great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century, whose performing prowess was eventually overshadowed by his compositional talent. He is the most famous Romanian composer of all time. At the beginning of World War I, after two years of work, Enescu finished his Second Symphony. It represents the culmination of his important creativity regarding music for orchestra.

Enescu: Symphony No. 2 / Romanian Rhapsody No. 2

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The Second Symphony is a huge, massively-scored orchestra extravaganza in three huge movements. In a way, the music is its own worst enemy. It's so full of invention, and the composer tosses off ideas in such profusion, that the musical argument can get lost in the shuffle. The problem is compounded by the fact that the symphony is atrociously difficult to play. It's the job of the conductor and the orchestra to clarify the musical line through balance and emphasis, and this requires either close familiarity or long hours of rehearsal. If the music were trivial or insignificant it wouldn't really matter, but with a masterpiece, as is the case here, it's a crime not to lavish as much attention on the music as it requires. It seems that Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the BBC Philharmonic had the time. This is a splendid performance from soup to nuts. --David Hurwitz

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