Vox maris, Op. 31, is a symphonic poem composed between 1929 and 1954 ^[1] by the Romanian composer George Enescu, dedicated to the memory of the great Romanian pianist Elena Bibescu. ^[2]

Enescu did not live to hear this work in concert: the première was given in Bucharest on 10 September 1964, ^[3] by the Romanian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Iosif Conta [ ro; ru; ja]. ^[4]

References

Further reading

• Bentoiu, Pascal. 2010. Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis, translated by Lory Wallfisch. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN  978-0-8108-7665-1 (cloth) ISBN  978-0-8108-7690-3 (ebook).
• Firca, Clemansa, and Ștefan Niculescu. 1971. "Esențializări (1945–1955)". In George Enescu: Monografie, 2 vols., edited by Mircea Voicana, 1017–1138. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.
• Stihi-Boos, Constantin. 1976. "A Few Aspects of the Musical Transfiguration of the Literary Pretext in the Symphonic Poem Vox maris by George Enescu". In Enesciana I: La personnalité artistique de Georges Enesco: Travaux de la Première Session Scientifique du Centre d'Études "Georges Enesco", Bucarest, 19 septembre 1973, edited by Mircea Voicana, 141–50. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.
• Stihi-Boos, Constantin. 1981. "Some Analytical Specifications Concerning the Symphonic Poem Vox maris in G Major Op. 31 by George Enescu". In Enesciana II–III: Georges Enesco, musicien complexe, edited by Mircea Voicana, 187–92. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România.
• Stihi-Boos, Constantin. 1981. "Două precizări analitice privitoare la poemul orchestral românesc din prima jumătate a secolului nostru". In Centenarul George Enescu, edited by Speranța Rădelescu [ ro], 369–96. Bucharest: Editura Muzicală.