Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru (; 8 June 1926 – 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, Praznicul Calicilor (1981), and Telegrame, Temă și Variațiuni (1983). He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986.

Biography Vieru was born in Iași. 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), 1972–75, concert performed in Bucharest, 31 October 1976 Praznicul calicilor [The Feast of the Beggars] (op, after Mihail Sorbul), 1978–80, Berlin, 1991 Telegrame (mini-opera, after Ion Luca Caragiale), 1983 Temă cu Variațiuni [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), 1990–95

Film scores (Names of directors in parentheses): Când primăvara e fierbinte [When Spring is Hot] , 1960 Ciucurencu , 1964 Procesul alb [The White Trial] (Iulian Mihu), 1965 Brâncuși la Târgu-Jiu [Brâncuși at Târgu-Jiu] (Erich Nussbaum), 1966 Soarele negru [Black Sun] (Slavomir Popovici), 1968 O sută de lei [100 Leis] (Mircea Săucan), 1972 Felix și Otilia [Felix and Otilia] (Iulian Mihu), 1972 Marele singuratic [The Great Lonesome] (Iulian Mihu), 1976 Intoarcera lui Vodă Lăpușneanu [Lăpușneanu's Return] , 1979

Orchestral Symphonies: no.1 'Oda tăcerii' [Ode to Silence], 1967 no.2, 1973 no.3 'La un cutremur' [Earthquake Symphony], 1978 no.4, 1982 no.5 (Mihai Eminescu), chorus, orchestra, 1984–85 no.6 [Exodus], 1989 no.7 'Annul soarelui calm' [The Year of the Silent Sun], 1992–93

Other: Suită în stil vechi [Suite in an Olden Style], for strings, 1945 Dansuri simfonice, 1952 Concerto for Orchestra, 1954–55 Flute Concerto, 1958 Simfonia de cameră, 1962 Cello Concerto, 1962 Jocuri (Jeux), piano, orchestra, 1963 Violin Concerto, 1964 Clepsidra I (Sonnenuhr), 1968–69 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 Ilie Pintilie's Blackbrid] (cant.), 1949 Miorița Miorița: The Little Ewe Lamb] (oratorio), 1957 Cantata anilor lumină [Light Years Cântată] (Nina Cassian), 1960 Scene nocturne (Federico García Lorca), 2 choruses, 1964 Vocale [Vowels] (Giuseppe Ungaretti), female chorus, 1963 Clepsidra II (folk texts), chorus, panpipes, cymbal, orchestra, 1971 Fratele cel sărac [The Poor Brother] (after Ion Neculce), 1993 Daniil, 1994 În marea apusului [In the Sea of Sunsets], chorus, trumpet, timpani, 1998

Solo: Muzică pentru Bacovia și Labiș [Music for Bacovia and Labiș], 1959–63: 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 văzut Florența [4 Angels to See Florence], soprano, piano/harpsichord, 1–2 percussionists, 1973 Cântec 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 schön, Mez, a sax, 1985 IV. Fă-mă 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 tăi [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

Other: Clarinet Quintet, 1957 Kammersymphonie, 1962 Trepte ale tăcerii [Steps of Silence], string quartet, percussion, 1966 Nautilos, piano, tape, 1969 Sita lui Eratostene [The Riddle of Eratosthanes], clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1969 Nașterea unui limbaj [The Birth of a Language], piano 4 hands, 1971 Mozaicuri [Mosaics], 3 percussionists, 1972 Iosif și frații săi [Joseph and his Brothers], 11 instruments, tape, 1979 Scoica [Shell], 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 (1984); Soroc I, 6 studies, percussion, 1984 Soroc II, 7 instruments, 1984 Sonata, violin, cello, 1984–5 Diaphonie, cello, doublebass, 1987 Trînta [Wrestling], 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 [Verses], 1989 Sax Quartet, 1990 Sax-Vier, sax quartet, 1991 Trio microtonic, bassoon, guitar, doublebass, 1992 Feuerwerk, flute, violin, vibraphone, 1994 Crăciun [Christmas], 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 [Masks], flute, cello, doublebass, 1996 Canon und Fuge, piano 4 hands, 1997 Elegia I, sax, organ, 1997 Et in Arcadia ego, 3 recorders, 1997 Posviascenie [Dedication], trumpet, cello, timpani, 1997 Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1997 Centaurus, sax, trombone, percussion, 1998

Solo: Din lumea copiilor [From the Realm of Childhood], 8 miniatures, piano, 1958 Sonata, cello, 1963, arr. cello, percussion (1977) Narration, organ, 1973 Piano Sonata, 1976 Pelinarium, synthesizer, 1986 Dar I [Gift], flute, 1988 Dar II, cello, 1989 Design-Dasein, flute+a flute+piccolo, 1993 Piano Sonata, 1994 Ritmuri [Rhythms], piano, 1994 Adio, piano, 1996 Eppur si muove, flute, 1996 Sandu, piano, 1996 Schöntok, piano, 1996 Capriccio, violin, 1997 Voeu, piano, 1997