Enesco, George

Performer

Georges Enesco (19 August 1881 – 4 May 1955) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, regarded as Romania's most important musician. Pablo Casals considered Enescu "the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart". Queen Marie of Romania wrote in her memoirs that "in George Enescu was real gold". Yehudi Menuhin, Enescu's most famous pupil, once said about his teacher: "He will remain for me the absoluteness through which I judge others. Enescu gave me the light that has guided my entire existence." Vincent d'Indy claimed that if Beethoven's works were destroyed, they could be all reconstructed from memory by George Enescu. Alfred Cortot, one of the greatest pianists of all time, once said that Enescu, though primarily a violinist, had better piano technique than his own. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

Enesco, George