Enescu’s most popular piece. According to Wickedpaedia, “For all their popularity, the two Romanian Rhapsodies proved to be ‘an albatross round Enescu’s neck: later in his life he bitterly resented the way they had dominated and narrowed his reputation as a composer.'”
Thanks for this. I was not aware of Enescu’s later take on it.
Pity. I thoroughly enjoy the piece even though it’s outside my normal preferential period range. And if this video is anything to go by, it would seem that orchestras have a hell of a lot of fun playing it.