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George Enescu

1881 - 1955

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George Enescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈnesku] ; 19 August [O.S. 7 August] 1881 – 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman. He is regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Romanian history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Enescu is the 157th most popular composer (down from 142nd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Romania (down from 35th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Composer.

Enescu is most famous for his violin sonatas.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, George Enescu ranks 157 out of 1,451. Before him are Christopher Hogwood, Marin Marais, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, François-Joseph Gossec, Léonin, and Ottorino Respighi. After him are César Cui, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Enrique Granados, Iannis Xenakis, Eduard Strauss, and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, George Enescu ranks 37. Before him are Ettore Bugatti, L. E. J. Brouwer, Walter Rudolf Hess, Georg von Küchler, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Władysław Sikorski. After him are Maximilian von Weichs, King Oliver, François Darlan, Natalia Goncharova, Theodore von Kármán, and Otto Wille Kuusinen. Among people deceased in 1955, George Enescu ranks 20. Before him are António Egas Moniz, Jim Corbett, Charlie Parker, Paul Claudel, Rodolfo Graziani, and Maurice Utrillo. After him are Pak Hon-yong, Vasily Blokhin, John Mott, Calouste Gulbenkian, Carmen Miranda, and Hermann Weyl.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, George Enescu ranks 38 out of 844. Before him are Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Elie Wiesel (1928), Michael the Brave (1558), Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), and Sergiu Celibidache (1912). After him are Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Ilie Năstase (1946), and Traian Băsescu (1951).

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Among COMPOSERS In Romania

Among composers born in Romania, George Enescu ranks 3. Before him are Béla Bartók (1881), and György Ligeti (1923). After him are Iannis Xenakis (1922), Ion Ivanovici (1845), György Kurtág (1926), Vladimir Cosma (1940), Péter Eötvös (1944), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Sándor Veress (1907), and Sándor Végh (1912).

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