Berger, Wilhelm Georg

Berger, Wilhelm Georg, Romanian composer; b. Rupea, Dec. 4, 1929; d. Bucharest, March 8, 1993. He studied at the Bucharest Cons. (1948–52). From 1948 to 1957 he was a violist in the Bucharest Phil.

Works

ORCH: Symphonic Variations (1958); Concerto for Strings (1958); 17 syms.: No. 1, Lyric (1960), No. 2, Epic (1963), No. 3, Dramatic (1964), No. 4, Tragic (1965), No. 5, Solemn Music (1968), No. 6, Harmony (1969), No. 7, Energetic (1970), No. 8, The Morning Star, with Chorus (1971), No. 9, Melodie (19737–74), No. 10, with Solo Organ (1975–76), No. 11, Sarmizegetusa (1976), No. 12, To the Star, for Strings (1978), No. 13, Sinfonia solemnis (1980), No. 14 (1980–84), No. 15 (1984–86), No. 16 (1986), and No. 17 (1986); 2 viola concertos (1960, 1962); Rhapsodic Images (1964); Violin Concerto (1965; Brussels, Jan. 11, 1966); Cello Concerto (1967); Meditations, cycle of variations for Chamber Orch. (1968); Variations for Wind Orch. (1968); Concerto for 2 Violas and Orch. (1968); Concert Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion (1972); Concerto for Violin, Viola, and Orch. (1977); Faust, dramatic sym. (1981); Horia, symphonic poem (1985). CHAMBER: Viola Sonata (1953); 15 string quartets (1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1967, 1979, 1980, 1983); Nonet (1957); 2 violin sonatas (1959, 1977); Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano (1968); Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1977); Concerto for Solo Organ (1981); 7 Serious Pieces for String Quartet (1986); 7 Dramatic Pieces for String Quartet (1986). VOCAL: Stefan Furtunâ, oratorio (1958); songs.

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