Talk:George Enescu
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[edit] Too subjective
I think, some of the additions from Jan 2007, have to be overworked. Though most of it is great, some contributions are driven by personal taste. This includes the selection of works in the appendix, the attribution of Enescu's music as being "neo-classical", "neo-baroque", or "late romantic" (that indeed has been discussed in books and articles, but not agreed upon), the overestimated influence of Romanian folk music and of the doina (there are in fact very few doinas in his works), and so on. Describing the "the special character" of some of his works as "childlike sense of immediacy and intimacy" is too subjective for a Wikipedia article.
Perhaps there are some opinions?
Thanks, Varatec
Varatec, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
- There are opinions, indeed, and the opinions in this material you cite all belong to Noel Malcolm, and were cited verbatim from his article on Enescu in the New Grove. I have removed all six paragraphs on grounds of copyvio, in conformity with Wikipedia copyright policy.--Jerome Kohl 22:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Linkspam
09/24/06 - Linkspam (cf. Schissel's remark in 08/27/06). Does the Wikipedia article really need three external links to CD reviews? And the Enescu Festival and Competition in Bucharest is a general music festival, not particularly devoted to Enescu. We should have a separate article about the festival, but not a link there from a George Enescu biographical article. What do you think?
[edit] Greatest interprets
What does 'one of the greatest interprets of his time' mean? I didn't want to just go in and change it to 'interpreters' in case it should be something else, but if someone is more confident of what the original writer meant they should go for it...
I think it should be changed into 'one of the greatest performers'. The Romanian word 'interpret' translates into English 'performer', so probably the author of this page made a confusion.
[edit] Overlooked genius
One of the greatest composers of all times. Greatly overlooked: a situation reminiscent to that of Timo K. Mukka in literature. A situation, however, which Gidon Kremer has done somewhat to correct. RCSB 20:25, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Third Romanian Rhapsody?
Musicologist Sigmund Spaeth, in his book A Guide to Great Orchestral Music, mentions a third Romanian Rhapsody in g minor. I also once heard one of WQXR's anouncers introduce what he said was "the first of Georges Enesco's three Rumanian Rhapsodies." I have never found any recordings of it or any other references to it. Are these people mistaken or does it in fact exist?
Kostaki mou 02:23, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
There is no 3rd rhapsody. Sometimes the Ouverture on Romanian Folk Themes from 1948 is called a "third rhapsody", though, of course, it is not.
[edit] Recordings
I really can't figure out how come this section is missing. He made some of the most important recordings of the last century. It would be a shame not to even mention a couple of them. Also, a short biography (a real one, not just a mere time-table) wouldn't hurt.
Monitort (talk) 11:26, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Romanian money
FYI... here's an image that can be added to the article if anyone is interested. Also, it would be nice if one of the images of Enescu was chosen to the the main image at the top-right of the article. DavidRF (talk) 04:14, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
