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Constantin Silvestri

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Biography

Constantin-Nicolae Silvestri, born in 1913 in Bucharest, Romania, was a Romanian conductor and composer. He began playing the piano and organ before the age of six and made his public debut as a pianist at ten. Silvestri's breakthrough came in 1930 when he made his debut conducting the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra. He later assumed the post of Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Notable recordings include Edward Elgar's Overture in the South (Alassio) and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony. Silvestri received a First Prize from the Charles Cros Academy for Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 and the Grand Prix du Disque for George Enescu's Dixtuor for Winds. He died in 1969 in London.
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  2.   Symphony No. 1: Vif et vigoureux by Constantin Silvestri
  3.   Cello Concerto in D Minor~Lento - Allegro maestoso featuring Filharmonie Brno
  4.   Cello Concerto in D Minor~Intermezzo: Andantino con moto featuring Filharmonie Brno
  5.   Cello Concerto in D Minor~Andante - Allegro vivace featuring Filharmonie Brno
  6.   Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco by Constantin Silvestri
  7.   Symphony No. 1 "Classical": II. Larghetto by Constantin Silvestri
  8.   Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice by Constantin Silvestri
  9.   Symphony No. 1: Assez vif et Rythmé by Constantin Silvestri
  10.   Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso by Constantin Silvestri
  11.   The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite: Overture by Constantin Silvestri
  12.   Symphony No. 1: Lent by Constantin Silvestri
  13.   Les Préludes, S. 97
  14.   Les préludes S97 by Constantin Silvestri
  15.   Tasso S96 by Constantin Silvestri
  16.   Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35 featuring Leonid Kogan
  17.   Violin Concerto in D, Op.61: I. Allegro ma non troppo featuring Yehudi Menuhin
  18.   Meditation in D Minor, Op. 42 by Constantin Silvestri
  19.   Slavonic Dances: No. 3 in A-flat major (Polka) by Constantin Silvestri
  20.   Slavonic Dances: No. 4 in F major (Sousedská) by Constantin Silvestri
  21.   Slavonic Dances: No. 5 in A major (Skocná) by Constantin Silvestri
  22.   Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48: III. Allegro non troppo
  23.   Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48: II. Allegretto
  24.   First Orchestral Suite: Intermède by Constantin Silvestri
  25.   First Orchestral Suite: Vif by Constantin Silvestri
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