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 [ro]. He was a conductor at the Bucharest National Theatre from 1947 to 1950, when he became editor of the Muzica [ro] magazine. He died in Bucharest at age 72.[3]

List of works

Dramatic

Film scores

(Names of directors in parentheses):

Orchestral

Symphonies:

Other:

Vocal

Choral:

Solo:

  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
  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;

Chamber and solo instrumental

String quartets:

Other:

Solo:

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. ^ a b Anderson, Martin (October 28, 1998). "Obituary: Anatol Vieru". The Independent. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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