Vox Maris

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

Enescu did not live to hear this work in concert: the première was given in Bucharest on 10 September 1964, by the Romanian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Iosif Conta.

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, 369–96. Bucharest: Editura Muzicală.