Anatol Vieru (Romanian pronunciation: [anaˈtol viˈeru]; 8 June 1926 – 8 October 1998) was a Romanian-Jewish[1] music theoretician, pedagogue, and composer. A pupil of Aram Khachaturian, he composed seven symphonies, eight string quartets, concertos, and chamber music. He also wrote three operas: Iona (1976), Praznicul Calicilor (1981), and Telegrame, Temă și Variațiuni (1983). He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.[2]

Biography

Vieru was born in Iași. He married in 1954 Nina Shutikova, with who he had one son and one daughter;[3] his son is the pianist, writer, and mathematician Andrei Vieru. He was a conductor at the Bucharest National Theatre from 1947 to 1950, when he became editor of the Muzica magazine. He died in Bucharest at age 72.[3]

List of works

Dramatic

  • Iona (opera, 1, after Marin Sorescu and sketches by M.C. Escher), 1972–75, concert performed in Bucharest, 31 October 1976
  • Praznicul calicilor [The Feast of the Beggars] (op, after Mihail Sorbul), 1978–80, Berlin, 1991
  • Telegrame (mini-opera, after Ion Luca Caragiale), 1983
  • Temă cu Variațiuni [Theme and Variations] (mini-opera, after Caragiale), 1983
  • Ultimele zile, ultimele ore [The Last Days, the Last Hours] (opera, 3, after Alexander Pushkin: Mozart and Salieri and Bulgakov: The Last Days), 1990–95

Film scores

(Names of directors in parentheses):

  • Când primăvara e fierbinte [When Spring is Hot] (Mircea Săucan), 1960
  • Ciucurencu (Erich Nussbaum), 1964
  • Procesul alb [The White Trial] (Iulian Mihu), 1965
  • Brâncuși la Târgu-Jiu [Brâncuși at Târgu-Jiu] (Erich Nussbaum), 1966
  • Soarele negru [Black Sun] (Slavomir Popovici), 1968
  • O sută de lei [100 Leis] (Mircea Săucan), 1972
  • Felix și Otilia [Felix and Otilia] (Iulian Mihu), 1972
  • Marele singuratic [The Great Lonesome] (Iulian Mihu), 1976
  • Intoarcera lui Vodă Lăpușneanu [Lăpușneanu's Return] (Malvina Urșianu), 1979

Orchestral

Symphonies:

  • no.1 'Oda tăcerii' [Ode to Silence], 1967
  • no.2, 1973
  • no.3 'La un cutremur' [Earthquake Symphony], 1978
  • no.4, 1982
  • no.5 (Mihai Eminescu), chorus, orchestra, 1984–85
  • no.6 [Exodus], 1989
  • no.7 'Annul soarelui calm' [The Year of the Silent Sun], 1992–93

Other:

  • Suită în stil vechi [Suite in an Olden Style], for strings, 1945
  • Dansuri simfonice, 1952
  • Concerto for Orchestra, 1954–55
  • Flute Concerto, 1958
  • Simfonia de cameră, 1962
  • Cello Concerto, 1962
  • Jocuri (Jeux), piano, orchestra, 1963
  • Violin Concerto, 1964
  • Clepsidra I (Sonnenuhr), 1968–69
  • Muzeu muzical [Museum Music], harpsichord, 12 strings, 1968
  • Screen (Ecran), 1969
  • Clarinet Concerto, 1975
  • Sinfonietta, 1975
  • Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra, 1979
  • Sinfonia concertante, cello and orchestra, 1987
  • Narration II, sax and orchestra, 1985
  • Memorial, 1990
  • Psalm, 1993
  • Piano Concerto 'Caleidoscop', 1993
  • Malincolia furiosa, viola and orchestra, 1994
  • Hibernal, panpipes, strings, 1995
  • Flute Concerto no.2, 1996
  • Guitar Concerto, 1996
  • Musik, organ and strings, 1996
  • Elegia II, cello, doublebass and chamber orchestra, 1998

Vocal

Choral:

  • Mierla lui Ilie Pintilie Ilie Pintilie's Blackbrid] (cant.), 1949
  • Miorița Miorița: The Little Ewe Lamb] (oratorio), 1957
  • Cantata anilor lumină [Light Years Cântată] (Nina Cassian), 1960
  • Scene nocturne (Federico García Lorca), 2 choruses, 1964
  • Vocale [Vowels] (Giuseppe Ungaretti), female chorus, 1963
  • Clepsidra II (folk texts), chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971
  • Fratele cel sărac [The Poor Brother] (after Ion Neculce), 1993
  • Daniil, 1994
  • În marea apusului [In the Sea of Sunsets], chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998

Solo:

  • Muzică pentru Bacovia și Labiș [Music for Bacovia and Labiș], 1959–63:
  1. The Struggle against Inertia, mezzo-soprano, tenor, flute, violin, piano
  2. Nocturnes and Resonances of Bacovia, soprano, flute, piano
  3. Truces, mezzo-soprano, piano
  • Discul lui Newton [Newton's Disc], 12 solo vv, 1972
  • 4 unghiuri din care am văzut Florența [4 Angels to See Florence], soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1–2 percussionists, 1973
  • Cântec arhaic de dragoste [Ancient Love Songs] (Bible: Solomon):
  1. I. Sage mir an, Mez, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1985
  2. II. O that you were a Brother to Me, 8vv, 1987
  3. III. Siehe, du bist schön, Mez, a sax, 1985
  4. IV. Fă-mă precum o pecete [Set Me as a Seal upon your Heart], 4vv, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 1989
  5. V. Ja nartsis saronskij [I am a Rose of Sharon], chorus, 1987;
  • Poveste [Marches], Sprechstimme, percussion, 1993
  • Archipelagos, baritone, vibraphone, 1994
  • Dechanson (Tristan Tzara), 4vv, 1995
  • Questions et reponses (Paul Celan, P. Solomon), 4vv, 1995
  • Iarba ochilor tăi [The Grass of your Eyes] (Paul Celan), 4vv, 1997

Chamber and solo instrumental

String quartets:

  • no.1, 1955
  • no.2, 1956
  • no.3, soprano and string quartet, 1973
  • no.4, 1980
  • no.5, 1982
  • no.6, 1986
  • no.7, 1987
  • no.8, 1991

Other:

  • Clarinet Quintet, 1957
  • Kammersymphonie, 1962
  • Trepte ale tăcerii [Steps of Silence], string quartet, percussion, 1966
  • Nautilos, piano, tape, 1969
  • Sita lui Eratostene [The Riddle of Eratosthanes], clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1969
  • Nașterea unui limbaj [The Birth of a Language], piano 4 hands, 1971
  • Mozaicuri [Mosaics], 3 percussionists, 1972
  • Iosif și frații săi [Joseph and his Brothers], 11 instruments, tape, 1979
  • Scoica [Shell], 15 strings, 1982
  • Double Duos, a sax/b clarinet, vib/mar, 1983
  • Ma–jo–r Music, flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet, 1984;
  • Metasaks, sax, dea (1984);
  • Soroc I, 6 studies, percussion, 1984
  • Soroc II, 7 instruments, 1984
  • Sonata, violin, cello, 1984–5
  • Diaphonie, cello, doublebass, 1987
  • Trînta [Wrestling], sax, percussion, 1987;
  • Epistolaire, a flute, piano, 1988
  • Multigen, a flute, oboe, a sax, percussion, piano, 1988
  • Giusto, sax, 2 guitars, synth, percussion, 1989
  • Versete [Verses], 1989
  • Sax Quartet, 1990
  • Sax-Vier, sax quartet, 1991
  • Trio microtonic, bassoon, guitar, doublebass, 1992
  • Feuerwerk, flute, violin, vibraphone, 1994
  • Crăciun [Christmas], violin, piano, 1994
  • Canto, oboe, percussion, 1995
  • Couple, clarinet, viola, 1995
  • Duo leggiero, flute, percussion, 1995
  • Rubato, oboe, percussion, 1995
  • Toccatina, 2 guitar, 1995
  • Chanson de geste, guitar, cello, 1996
  • Gruss, violin, cello, piano, organ, 1996
  • Masca [Masks], flute, cello, doublebass, 1996
  • Canon und Fuge, piano 4 hands, 1997
  • Elegia I, sax, organ, 1997
  • Et in Arcadia ego, 3 recorders, 1997
  • Posviascenie [Dedication], trumpet, cello, timpani, 1997
  • Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1997
  • Centaurus, sax, trombone, percussion, 1998

Solo:

  • Din lumea copiilor [From the Realm of Childhood], 8 miniatures, piano, 1958
  • Sonata, cello, 1963, arr. cello, percussion (1977)
  • Narration, organ, 1973
  • Piano Sonata, 1976
  • Pelinarium, synthesizer, 1986
  • Dar I [Gift], flute, 1988
  • Dar II, cello, 1989
  • Design-Dasein, flute+a flute+piccolo, 1993
  • Piano Sonata, 1994
  • Ritmuri [Rhythms], piano, 1994
  • Adio, piano, 1996
  • Eppur si muove, flute, 1996
  • Sandu, piano, 1996
  • Schöntok, piano, 1996
  • Capriccio, violin, 1997
  • Voeu, piano, 1997

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Opera Glass
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Martin (October 28, 1998). "Obituary: Anatol Vieru". The Independent. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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