Some unsung Romanian composers

[Christopher]

While trying to research Stan Golestan further (...., see Golestan thread), a music contact in Romania drew my attention to some other Romanian composers of "our" era.  As I can't find any reference to them on this forum (or only passing reference) I thought I would post up here:

Karol Mikuli (listed variously as Romanian, Moldovan, Polish and Armenian - he is also known as Karol Pstikyan or Bsdikian) - 1821-1897 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Mikuli
Mostly piano and chamber music, including:

Doina 1-2 from "12 Airs nationaux roumains pour le piano" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dAIaC_XbA8
Grand Duo in A major, Op. 26 (for violin and piano) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlP0iduUN0
various for solo piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq25HH4csoQ
Mondnacht (for baritone and piano) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEdGatWo-I
Scherzo for Three Violins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlP0iduUN0  (school performance, bit painful!)
and many pieces for solo piano also on youtube.
Acc to wikipedia he wrote 1 piece for orchestra - 48 Airs nationaux roumains for orchestra, also arr. piano. - but I can't find any trace of a recording.

Tiberiu Brediceanu 1877-1968 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberiu_Brediceanu

Four Romanian dances (for orchestra) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj13cgnuK0A - actually written in 1951 but very much of our era
Trei dansuri românești (Three Romanian Dances) for solo piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIV5b0AIfuY
other works for solo piano are also on youtube

Ciprian Porumbescu - 1853-1883 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprian_Porumbescu

New Moon ("Crai nou") - short operetta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZKWi_d5jro&t=38s
popular aria from "Crai nou" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lx4WWwMrD4
Ballad for Violin and Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QWwrMxXmn8 - many recordings available, it's a staple of the Romanian violin repertory
Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire - song with orchestra, for some reason taken up by Albania as the national anthem! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x0mEWcAjC0
Rapsodia română / Rumanian Rhapsody - for orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9wcLlPKoo

My contact also name-checked Gavriil Musicescu (1847-1903) and Mihail Berezovschi (1868-1940) though their output seems to be entirely Christian Orthodox Church music.

[eschiss1]

Porumbescu's name sounded familiar- he may be the most recorded of these and some of his works are @ IMSLP.

[fyrexia]

Hi peeps, anybody knows anything about this cd recording released by electrecord with Filip Lazar's Second piano concerto? The one recording on youtube has parts missing between second and third movements and also towards the end of the third movement.

Cheers,
Tony

[eschiss1]

Don't know, can try to find out. The reduced score is at IMSLP btw - here (composer's name de-diacritized from Filip Lazăr.)

[fyrexia]

I was looking at the score in order to be able to realize that parts of the recording were missing. A company in romania still has this cd in stocks, apparently 1 minute more than the recording on youtube. I am guessing its gonna fill in the gap. Not sure though. Only problem is sending via mail during this pandemic, dont know if it's gonna work o not.

Cheers