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Enesco

American  
[e-nes-koh] / ɛˈnɛs koʊ /
Also Enescu

noun

  1. Georges 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.


Enesco British  
/ ɛˈnɛskəʊ /

noun

  1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ), original name George Enescu. 1881–1955, Romanian violinist and composer

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The second program tilts toward Central Europe, with works by Johann Strauss II, Enesco and Lehar.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2010

The Moscow Philharmonic, one of Europe's best, had come to Bucharest to play in the triennial Georges Enesco Festival with a repertory of surefire, splashy Russian music.

From Time Magazine Archive

He romped them through an Enesco Rumanian Rhapsody and Ravel's Bolero, turned over his baton to a guest conductor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Except for the Gluck overture with which he began, Enesco played music that Manhattan seldom hears.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Roumanians have come to the fore in Enesco, who has written several characteristic works for orchestra.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond

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