Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru (; 8 June 1926 Ã¢ÂÂ 8 October 1998) was a Romanian 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, TemÃÂ ÃÂi VariaÃÂiuni (1983). He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.

Biography

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

List of works

Dramatic

Iona (opera, 1, after Marin Sorescu and sketches by M.C. Escher), 1972Ã¢ÂÂ75, concert performed in Bucharest, 31 October 1976
Praznicul calicilor [The Feast of the Beggars] (op, after Mihail Sorbul), 1978Ã¢ÂÂ80, Berlin, 1991
Telegrame (mini-opera, after Ion Luca Caragiale), 1983
TemÃÂ cu VariaÃÂiuni [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 Mikhail Bulgakov: The Last Days), 1990Ã¢ÂÂ95

Film scores

(Names of directors in parentheses):

CÃÂ¢nd primÃÂvara e fierbinte [When Spring is Hot] (), 1960
Ciucurencu (), 1964
Procesul alb [The White Trial] (Iulian Mihu), 1965
BrÃÂ¢ncuÃÂi la TÃÂ¢rgu-Jiu [BrÃÂ¢ncuÃÂi at TÃÂ¢rgu-Jiu] (Erich Nussbaum), 1966
Soarele negru [Black Sun] (Slavomir Popovici), 1968
O sutÃÂ de lei [100 Leis] (Mircea SÃÂucan), 1972
Felix ÃÂi Otilia [Felix and Otilia] (Iulian Mihu), 1972
Marele singuratic [The Great Lonesome] (Iulian Mihu), 1976
Intoarcera lui VodÃÂ LÃÂpuÃÂneanu [LÃÂpuÃÂneanu's Return] (), 1979

Orchestral

Symphonies:

no.1 'Oda tÃÂcerii' [Ode to Silence], 1967
no.2, 1973
no.3 'La un cutremur' [Earthquake Symphony], 1978
no.4, 1982
no.5 (Mihai Eminescu), chorus, orchestra, 1984Ã¢ÂÂ85
no.6 [Exodus], 1989
no.7 'Annul soarelui calm' [The Year of the Silent Sun], 1992Ã¢ÂÂ93

Other:

SuitÃÂ ÃÂ®n stil vechi [Suite in an Olden Style], for strings, 1945
Dansuri simfonice, 1952
Concerto for Orchestra, 1954Ã¢ÂÂ55
Flute Concerto, 1958
Simfonia de camerÃÂ, 1962
Cello Concerto, 1962
Jocuri (Jeux), piano, orchestra, 1963
Violin Concerto, 1964
Clepsidra I (Sonnenuhr), 1968Ã¢ÂÂ69
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 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Ilie Pintilie's Blackbrid] (cant.), 1949
MioriÃÂa <nowiki>[</nowiki>MioriÃÂa: The Little Ewe Lamb] (oratorio), 1957
Cantata anilor luminÃÂ [Light Years CÃÂ¢ntatÃÂ] (Nina Cassian), 1960
Scene nocturne (Federico GarcÃÂa Lorca), 2 choruses, 1964
Vocale [Vowels] (Giuseppe Ungaretti), female chorus, 1963
Clepsidra II (folk texts), chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971
Fratele cel sÃÂrac [The Poor Brother] (after Ion Neculce), 1993
Daniil, 1994
ÃÂn marea apusului [In the Sea of Sunsets], chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998

Solo:

MuzicÃÂ pentru Bacovia ÃÂi LabiÃÂ [Music for Bacovia and LabiÃÂ], 1959Ã¢ÂÂ63:

The Struggle against Inertia, mezzo-soprano, tenor, flute, violin, piano
Nocturnes and Resonances of Bacovia, soprano, flute, piano
Truces, mezzo-soprano, piano

Discul lui Newton [Newton's Disc], 12 solo vv, 1972
4 unghiuri din care am vÃÂzut FlorenÃÂa [4 Angels to See Florence], soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1Ã¢ÂÂ2 percussionists, 1973
CÃÂ¢ntec arhaic de dragoste [Ancient Love Songs] (Bible: Solomon):

I. Sage mir an, Mez, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1985
II. O that you were a Brother to Me, 8vv, 1987
III. Siehe, du bist schÃÂ¶n, Mez, a sax, 1985
IV. FÃÂ-mÃÂ precum o pecete [Set Me as a Seal upon your Heart], 4vv, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 1989
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 tÃÂi [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