Anatol Vieru


Anatol Vieru 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, Praznicul Calicilor, and Telegrame, Temă și Variațiuni. He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.

Biography

Vieru was born in Iași. He married in 1954 Nina Shutikova, with who 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 the magazine. He died in Bucharest at age 72.

List of works

Dramatic

  • Iona, 1972–75, concert performed in Bucharest, 31 October 1976
  • Praznicul calicilor, 1978–80, Berlin, 1991
  • Telegrame, 1983
  • Temă cu Variațiuni, 1983
  • Ultimele zile, ultimele ore, 1990–95

Film scores

:
  • Când primăvara e fierbinte, 1960
  • Ciucurencu, 1964
  • Procesul alb, 1965
  • Brâncuși la Târgu-Jiu, 1966
  • Soarele negru, 1968
  • O sută de lei, 1972
  • Felix și Otilia, 1972
  • Marele singuratic, 1976
  • Intoarcera lui Vodă Lăpușneanu, 1979

Orchestral

Symphonies:
  • no.1 'Oda tăcerii', 1967
  • no.2, 1973
  • no.3 'La un cutremur', 1978
  • no.4, 1982
  • no.5, chorus, orchestra, 1984–85
  • no.6, 1989
  • no.7 'Annul soarelui calm', 1992–93
Other:
  • Suită în stil vechi, for strings, 1945
  • Dansuri simfonice, 1952
  • Concerto for Orchestra, 1954–55
  • Flute Concerto, 1958
  • Simfonia de cameră, 1962
  • Cello Concerto, 1962
  • Jocuri, piano, orchestra, 1963
  • Violin Concerto, 1964
  • Clepsidra I, 1968–69
  • Muzeu muzical, harpsichord, 12 strings, 1968
  • Screen, 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 , 1949
  • Miorița , 1957
  • Cantata anilor lumină, 1960
  • Scene nocturne, 2 choruses, 1964
  • Vocale, female chorus, 1963
  • Clepsidra II, chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971
  • Fratele cel sărac, 1993
  • Daniil, 1994
  • În marea apusului, chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998
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
  • Discul lui Newton, 12 solo vv, 1972
  • 4 unghiuri din care am văzut Florența, soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1–2 percussionists, 1973
  • Cântec arhaic de dragoste :
  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, 4vv, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 1989
  5. V. Ja nartsis saronskij, chorus, 1987;
  • Poveste, Sprechstimme, percussion, 1993
  • Archipelagos, baritone, vibraphone, 1994
  • Dechanson, 4vv, 1995
  • Questions et reponses, 4vv, 1995
  • Iarba ochilor tăi, 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, string quartet, percussion, 1966
  • Nautilos, piano, tape, 1969
  • Sita lui Eratostene, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1969
  • Nașterea unui limbaj, piano 4 hands, 1971
  • Mozaicuri, 3 percussionists, 1972
  • Iosif și frații săi, 11 instruments, tape, 1979
  • Scoica, 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 ;
  • Soroc I, 6 studies, percussion, 1984
  • Soroc II, 7 instruments, 1984
  • Sonata, violin, cello, 1984–5
  • Diaphonie, cello, doublebass, 1987
  • Trînta, 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, 1989
  • Sax Quartet, 1990
  • Sax-Vier, sax quartet, 1991
  • Trio microtonic, bassoon, guitar, doublebass, 1992
  • Feuerwerk, flute, violin, vibraphone, 1994
  • Crăciun, 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, flute, cello, doublebass, 1996
  • Canon und Fuge, piano 4 hands, 1997
  • Elegia I, sax, organ, 1997
  • Et in Arcadia ego, 3 recorders, 1997
  • Posviascenie, trumpet, cello, timpani, 1997
  • Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1997
  • Centaurus, sax, trombone, percussion, 1998
Solo:
  • Din lumea copiilor, 8 miniatures, piano, 1958
  • Sonata, cello, 1963, arr. cello, percussion
  • Narration, organ, 1973
  • Piano Sonata, 1976
  • Pelinarium, synthesizer, 1986
  • Dar I, flute, 1988
  • Dar II, cello, 1989
  • Design-Dasein, flute+a flute+piccolo, 1993
  • Piano Sonata, 1994
  • Ritmuri, piano, 1994
  • Adio, piano, 1996
  • Eppur si muove, flute, 1996
  • Sandu, piano, 1996
  • Schöntok, piano, 1996
  • Capriccio, violin, 1997
  • Voeu, piano, 1997