Paul Constantinescu
Paul Constantinescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ul konstantiˈnesku]; 13 July 1909, Ploieşti – 20 December 1963) was a Romanian composer. Two of his main influences are Romanian folk music and Byzantine chant, both of which he used in his teaching.
Major works
- Piano concerto
- Violin concerto
- Symphony No.1
- The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio)
- A stormy night (O noapte furtunoasa)
- Pana Lesnea Rusalim
Other substantial works
- Concerto for string orchestra (performed by Horia Andreescu and the Romanian National Radio Orchestra in 2005)
- Free variations on a Byzantine theme for cello and orchestra (performed by Carol Litvin, conductor, Romanian National Radio Orchestra, with cellist Cǎtǎlin Ilea in 1961)
Recordings
- Violin concerto (1955) on label: Olympia OCD417 (released 1991), with works by Nichifor (Symph. 4) and Toduţǎ (Tablatura for Lute)
Played by the Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra/conductor: Ion Baciu
(Both recordings are re-issues of LPs on the Electrecord label)
- Piano concerto (1952) and the Symphony No. 1 (1955 - a revised version of the 1944 symphony) on Olympia OCD 411 (released in 1991) — played by the Cluj "Transilvania" Philarmonic Orchestra with conductor Emil Simon and pianist Valentin Gheorghiu (again a re-issue of an Electrecord recording)
- Suite for piano (No. 1 Joc, No. 2 Cantec, No. 3 Joc dobrogean) (1952) played by pianists Dana Ciocârlie [on label Empreinte ED13122 (2000), with piano works by Enescu and Bartók] and Mihaela Ursuleasa (on label Berlin Classics in 2011)
- The Nativity (Byzantine Christmas Oratorio) (1947) performed by the Bucharest "George Enescu" Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra on label: Olympia OCD 402
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