Well-known Moldovan composer says 2020 was year of big ordeal

Chisinau, 23 January /MOLDPRES/ - The 2020 years was a year of big ordeal for composer Eugen Doga: his concerts, tours, meetings with spectators were cancelled. Nevertheless, the master managed to edit and write more musical works.  

Contacted by MOLDPRES, Eugen Doga said that the second completed edition, in two volumes of the work, The Dialogues of Love. Arias and sentimental songs with lyrics by Mihai Eminescu, had been published last year. The two volumes have 162 and, respectively, 172 pages.  

Also, the composer prepared for printing a book titled, Who am I or the springs of my unfinished youth, and several other works.  

”Within the Eugen Doga Musical Saloon, I had an online video musical schedule titled Homage from works with lyrics by Mihai Eminescu and Veronica Micle, on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of poet Mihai Eminescu and the National Culture Day. On 27 and 28 February, I will have a concert in Kiev. I have many plans. I am waiting for the pandemic to pass,’’ Eugen Doga said.     

Eugen Doga was born in the Mocra village, Rabnita district, on 1 March 1937. He finished the Stefan Neaga Music College and graduated from the Gavriil Muzicescu Art Institute and Conservatoire from Chisinau. Doga is author of valuable works of the light, movie and theatre music. He composed a symphony, the cantatas, The Mankind’s Spring, The White Rainbow, theatre music, music for more than 200 films, chamber instrumental works, sentimental songs, songs for children. Eugen Doga was awarded the State Prize, honorific title People’s Artist, Order of the Republic, Star of Romania order in rank of commander, order For Faithful Service of Romania and Za zaslughi pered otecestvom (For Merits before the Motherland) of Russia. The composer is the author of a well-known waltz, My Sweet and Tender Beast, nominated by UNESCO as the fourth musical masterpiece of the 20th century.