George Enescu House
| George Eenscu House | |
|---|---|
| Native name Casa memorială George Enescu | |
 Enescu's house | |
| Location | 2 Yehudi Menuhin Street, Sinaia, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°22′04″N 25°33′00″E / 44.3677°N 25.55007°E |
| Built | 1923–1926 |
| Built for | George Enescu |
| Architect | Radu Dudescu |
| Architectural style(s) | Romanian revival |
| Governing body | Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony (Romania) |
| Website | George Enescu Museum Website |
| Type | Architectural Monument of National Interest |
| Designated | 1995 |
| Part of | National Register of Historic Monuments (Romanian: Lista Monumentelor Istorice (LMI)) |
| Reference no. | PH-II-m-A-16695 |
The Memorial House of George Enescu also known as Vila Luminiș is a Historic Monument located in Sinaia, Romania. The building was the home of Romanian composer George Enescu from 1926 until his emigration to Paris in 1946.[1][2]
History
[edit]The mansion was built between 1923 and 1926 in the Romanian revival architectural style and was designed by architect Radu Dudescu. The famous Romanian composer George Enescu lived and composed here from 1926 until he emigrated to Paris in 1946. Through an act of donation, he inherited the villa to the Romanian state to serve as a rest home for people of culture and art.[3][4]
In this house, Enescu composed the Romanian Rhapsodies, quartet no. 1 for piano, violin sonatas, viola and cello no. 1 in D Major and part of the opera Oedipus. The composer's piano, an "Ibach" made in France in Lausanne, is still kept in the saloon.[5]
Enescu's memorial house museum hosted in this villa was opened in September 1995, following the efforts of another master of the violin, Yehudi Menuhin, who was considered the best student of Enescu. It had been renovated and consolidated in the early 1990s, based on a project financially supported by the National Ministry of Culture and the European Cultural Center in Sinaia. Starting in 2007, it became a section of the "George Enescu" National Museum in Bucharest.[6]
A marble bust of the George Enescu made by Romanian sculptor Ion Irimescu was placed at the entrance to the villa. The property is featured in the List of historical monuments in Prahova county at position number 789, at address "Aleea Menuhin Yehudi no. 2", Sinaia, with LMI code PH-II-m-A-16695.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "4 case memoriale ale lui George Enescu care se pot vizita. Pe 19 august sunt 143 de ani de la nasterea lui George Enescu". urban.ro (in Romanian). Urban. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Grigorescu, Denis (August 20, 2023). "Vila Luminiș de la Sinaia. Locul de liniște și creație al lui George Enescu". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Viața și casele lui Enescu din România". aiciastat.ro (in Romanian). Aici a Stat. May 4, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Casa memorială "George Enescu" – Sinaia Obiective regionale". infoturismbreaza.ro (in Romanian). Centrul Național de Informare și Promovare Turistică - Orașul Breaza. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Casa Memoriala George Enescu - Vila Luminis Sinaia". 365romania.ro (in Romanian). 365Romania. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Casa Memorială George Enescu". ziardebusteni.ro (in Romanian). Ziar de Busteni. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Lista monumentelor istorice 2015 - Județul Prahova, Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, nr.113 bis, 15.02.2016, p.2194
Further reading
[edit]- Mihai Gelelețu, Marian Teodorescu, 101 muzee și case memoriale, și cinci popasuri culturale în Moldova de peste Prut, Editura Agerpress, 2008
External links
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- 1926 establishments in Romania
- Buildings and structures in Prahova County
- Houses completed in the 20th century
- Museums established in 1995
- Tourist attractions in Romania
- Museums in Prahova County
- Historic house museums in Romania
- Landmarks in Romania
- Historic monuments in Prahova County
- Neo-Brâncovenesc architecture
- Sinaia