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Constantin Silvestri
12+ albums
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Constantin-Nicolae Silvestri (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin silˈvestri] ; 31 May 1913, Bucharest – 23 February 1969, London) was a Romanian conductor and composer. Constantin Silvestri received piano training at an early age. He studied at the Conservatory in Târgu Mureș and at the Bucharest Conservatory, among others, with the composer Mihail Jora and the pianist Florica Musicescu. From 1930, Silvestri conducted with the Orchestra Națională Radio, and in 1935 he conducted the Opera Națională București for the first time. After the Second World War, he replaced George Georgescu, who had fallen into political disgrace, at the Bucharest Philharmonic. He set up a conducting class at the conservatory, which he led from 1948 to 1956. Among the students were Sergiu Comissiona, Marius Constant and Anatol Vieru. In 1958 he gave the Romanian premiere of George Enescu's opera Oedipe, but he emigrated the following year, initially to Paris. There he recorded records with Leonid Kogan and the Orchester de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire. Silvestri has been invited to guest conduct with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra obligated. In 1961 he received the position of principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and in 1967 he received British citizenship. Silvestri died of cancer. Silvestri composed over 40 works for voice, chamber ensemble and orchestra. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA Licen
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Dances populaires roumaines de Transylvanie, Op. 4: No. 4, Mărunțelul
5242Suite No. 1, Op. 3 No. 1 "Children Playing": II. Pastorale
4983Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
1524Prince Igor: Overture
1385Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
1176In the Steppes of Central Asia
1107Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op.36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
988Suite No. 1, Op. 3 No. 1 "Children Playing": VI. The Sandman
939Capriccio Italien , Op. 45
8610Overture: 1812, Op. 49
82albums
Constantin Silvestri: Complete Piano Works
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The Most Relaxing Violin Album In The World... Ever!
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Silvestri - Elgar, Arnold, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Britten, Enescu (1963-1968)
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Debussy, Ravel & Falla
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Complete EMI Recordings (Intégrale des enregistrements EMI)
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Raluca Stirbat plays Enescu, Silvestri, Constantinescu, Rachmaninoff/Kreisler
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Tchaikovsky:Piano & Violin Concertos
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Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2
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Classic Experience IV
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BBC Legends 42072: Constantin Silvestri
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BBC Legends 40072: Constantin Silvestri