Pe 19 octombrie 2009, noua casa londoneza de discuri Romanian Musical Adventure (RMA) a lansat un dublu CD set digital cu înregistrări unice din arhiva BBC, ale Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra sub bagheta legendarului dirijor si compozitor român Constantin Silvestri, pentru a comemora in acest an 40 de ani de la moartea acestuia la Londra. Acest proiect este primul pentru noua casa independenta de discuri, iar orchestra Bournemouth Symphony este singura orchestra britanica care a inregistrat vreodata lucrari de George Enescu.
"Constantin Silvestri - A Bournemouth Love Affair"
CD-ul dublu contine lucrari majore de George Enescu (Simfonia No. 1 şi Suitele pentru Orchestră No. 1 şi No. 2) dirijate de Silvestri, precum şi o bijuterie unica: cele Trei Piese pentru Coarde compuse si dirijate in mod unic, de Silvestri insusi. Pe linga acestea, CDurile contin Uvertura Flautul Fermecat si Simfonia No. 29 de Mozart, Dansuri Slavonice de Dvorak si Simfonia No.1 de Prokofiev.
Casa de Discuri RMA a fost infiintata de pianista Anda Anastasescu pentru promovarea patrimoniului muzical romanesc in lume:
"Când am produs primul festival de compozitori români în 2005 la Londra, am descoperit o bogăţie extraordinară de lucrari, care sunt practic necunoscute in afara României şi rareori cintate chiar si acolo. Am decis să deschid RMA pentru a aduce aceste lucrări in atentia publicului larg si a profesiei muzicale. Faptul că avem aceste înregistrări este un adevarat miracol. Înregistrate de BBC în anii 1960, originalele au fost pierdute. Ceea ce prezentam noi azi pe CD sint copii unice, descoperite in colectia personala a lui Silvestri, facute de el insusi din emisiunile BBC Radio de-a lungul anilor”.
Acest dublu CD este un cadou foarte special pentru Romania si romani, prin omagiul adus celor doi giganti ai muzicii clasice romanesti si prin gestul de recuperare a unor interpretari cu valoare istorica, (istorice) care ar fi ramas, poate, necunoscute. Albumul CD poate fi cumparat online la www.romanianmusicaladventure.org
Romanian Musical Adventure (RMA) este o noua casa independenta de discuri, înfiinţată pentru a înregistra lucrări remarcabile de compozitori romani, repertoriu nou şi mai puţin cunoscut, si repertoriu cunoscut dar interpretat într-o lumină nouă.
Constantin Silvestri a fost Dirijor Permanent al Orchestrei Filarmonice din Bucuresti, al Orchestrei Radiodifuziunii Nationale si al Operei Romane. A parasit Romania in 1958 si in 1961 a devenit dirijorul principal al Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra din Anglia. În următorii opt ani orchestra si-a câştigat un renume international iar reputaţia lui Silvestri (a fost comparat cu Von Karajan si Barbirolli) a crescut meteoric pina cind a fost rapus de cancer în 1969, în vârstă de doar 55 de ani.
Pianista Anda Anastasescu este apreciata in întreaga lume pentru interpretari pline de pasiune, calitate si imaginaţie artistica. Numarindu-se printre castigatorii Concursului Internaţional Debussy, a sustinut concerte pe cinci continente, colaborind cu orchestre din Europa, SUA şi Asia, şi intreprinzind turnee cu orchestra proprie, London Schubert Players. Anda Anastasescu a prezentat in Premiera Britanica multe lucrări de Silvestri, Enescu si Lipatti, si a produs festivalul londonez O Aventura Muzicala Romaneasca - primul festival britanic de compozitori români (Noiembrie 2005 - Februarie 2006, finantat de DRRP-MAE).
Anda Anastasescu intervievata de Radio Romani Online la lansarea de CD: http://romani-online.co.uk/radiopod/
Detalii de contact: rma@romanianmusicaladventure.org
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‘Constantin Silvestri - A Bournemouth love affair’
To commemorate the death 40 years ago of legendary conductor and composer, Constantin Silvestri we have released a double CD set of digitally re-mastered recordings of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Romanian-born Silvestri.
The double CD contains over two hours of music digitally re-mastered from live recordings made by the BBC in the 1960s and recorded in the Winter Gardens in Bournemouth and Colston Hall, Bristol. They include major works by George Enescu, (his Symphony No. 1 and Orchestral Suite No. 1 and Suite No. 2), conducted by Silvestri with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and a unique gem: Silvestri conducting his own work, Three Pieces for Strings.
Conductor and Composer – Constantin Silvestri
Constantin Silvestri was born in 1913 in Bucharest, Romania. At eleven he gave his first public piano recital and whilst studying at the Conservatoire in Târgu Mures, Transylvania, George Enescu, on hearing him play a Chopin mazurka, predicted the boy would have a brilliant future.
He gained a reputation as a concert pianist, especially for his brilliant improvising. He composed for orchestra, chamber music and voice, winning three Enescu prizes. As early as 19 he was expressing his ambition to become a conductor and by 1945, aged 32, he was appointed ‘Permanent Conductor’ of the Bucharest Philharmonic. After eight years, he became artistic director of the Romanian State Opera as well as the Radio Symphony Orchestra. His reputation soared in most of the East European countries, including the Soviet Union, and he was given Romania’s then highest accolade, People’s Artist, in 1956.
After introducing to Romania in 1958 George Enescu’s monumental opera Oedipe and conducting it six times, he left for concerts abroad and never returned. During three years in Paris, his recording of Dvorák’s symphony From the New World won the Charles Cross Academy First Prize and that of Enescu’s Dixtuor the Grand Prix du Disque. He had concert tours in five continents and guest-conducted the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, the Concertgebouw and most of the UK’s principal symphony orchestras.
He was appointed principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1961 and during the following eight years the orchestra won its fame and Silvestri's reputation – he has been compared to von Karajan and Barbirolli – was approaching its peak when he died of cancer in 1969, aged just 55.
(From ‘Constantin Silvestri – A musician before his time’ a biography by John Gritten available for purchase on this website – please click on the ‘Book Purchase’ tab)
http://www.romanianmusicaladventure.org/cd.html
