Enckhausen

( ’-how-zén), H. Fr., Celle, 1799—Hanover, 1885; court organist, pianist and director. Enesco (4-nés’-koo), Georges, b. Cordaremi, Roumania, Aug. 7, 1882; violinist, conductor, composer; at 4 played and composed, at 7 was admitted to Vienna Cons., by Hellmesberger, in whose family he lived; at 11, took first prizes for violin and harmony; 1896, studied in Paris Cons. with Marsick and Fauré; in 1897, he took second acce it for counterpoint and fugue, and a concert of his works was given in Paris, including a violin sonata, a piano suite, quintet, ’cello pieces and songs; 1898, Colonne prod. his ‘‘Poéme Roumain”’ for orch.; 1899, he took first violin prize at the Cons.; toured and became court violinist to the Roum an i an queen; c. symph. (Colonne orch., 1906; N. Y. Phil., rorr) and symph. in E flat, op. 13 (Berlin, Io12) Pastoral fantasie for orch. (Colonne orch., 1899); Dixtuor, or symphony for wind instrs., do. for *cello and orch. (Lamoureux orch., I909); suite for orch. (Boston Symph., 1911); 3 Rhapsodies Roumaines, (1911), etc. He has appeared in the U. S. both as violinist and conductor, and was engaged for guest appearances in latter capacity with N. Y. Philh. Orch., 1936-37; his music drama ‘‘Oedipe,”’ on which he had worked for many years, was prod. at the Paris Op., 1936, creating a marked impre ion by its nobility and original form of expre ion.