# Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru (Romanian pronunciation:; 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 (1976), Praznicul Calicilor (1981), and Telegrame, Temă și Variațiuni (1983). 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 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.

## 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 Bulgakov: The Last Days), 1990–95

### Film scores

(Names of directors in parentheses):
* Când primăvara e fierbinte [When Spring is Hot] (Mircea Săucan [ro]), 1960
* Ciucurencu (Erich Nussbaum [ro]), 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] (Malvina Urșianu [ro]), 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