Gheorghe Zamfir is a Romanian composer, interpreter, and poet. He was born … Read Full Bio ↴Gheorghe Zamfir is a Romanian composer, interpreter, and poet. He was born in Gaiesti on the 6th of April in 1941. Attracted to music, he entered the Gaiesti Music School, hoping to study the accordion. Instead, he was assigned to a pan flute class where he promptly demonstrated an extraordinary ability with the instrument. In 1955 Gheorghe entered the Music School in Bucharest (the Musical High School "Dinu Lipatti today) in the class of Fanica Luca. In 1959 Gheorghe received the First Prize in a national contest. The same year, he recorded his first songs, personal compositions in a popular style with the Folkloric Orchestra of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation. Another important prize is the one from Levadia, Greece. After high school graduation in 1961, Gheorghe entered the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory in Bucharest. He graduated the Pedagogy section in 1966, and choir conducting with Professor D.D. Botez, as well as orchestra conducting with Iosif Conta, in 1968
In 1966 he was hired as a director of the ensemble Ciocarlia, having under his baton 300 artists , including the symphonic orchestra, the ballet ensemble, the folkloric orchestra and the soloists. In 1966 Zamfir released his first Electrecord disc, deemed his most popular authentic compositions. The famous songs Doina de Jale and "Doina ca de la Visina were included. In 1968 Gheorghe released his second disc. Between 1968 and 1970 he went on his first tour in the Federal Germany, Switzerland, URSS, China; bringing him acclaim from critics and public alike.
Gheorghe left the Ciocarlia ensemble in 1969. In 1970 he forms the traditional concert group Taraf, obtaining amazing success in Paris at Vieux Colombier in 45 recitals, playing for the first time the 4 pan flutes soprano, alto, tenor, and bass that he invented in 1968. Introducing the pan flute in all the musical styles, beginning a world sound revolution, he got spectacular comments from the greatest musicians of that time, including Sergiu Celibidache, Hanz Hollinger, Maurice Bourg, Henri Dutilleux, Pierre Boulez and others.
In 1972 creates the Pan flute-organ style, introducing new repertoires and ways of interpreting. In 1974 composes the first "Mass for the Peace" for pan flute, choir, organ and orchestra, recorded in Bucharest with the Radio Orchestra and the Madrigal choir -lead by Marin Constantin, under the baton of Paul Popescu.
In 1976, his single "Ete d'amour" becomes one of the hits of the year. In one of the tours he meets the German composer and conductor James Last, with whom Zamfir collaborated for the " Lonely Shepherd ", his second European hit. He has tours in USA at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, Australia, New Zeeland, Japan, Canada, South Africa, Scandinavia, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria. He gets over 90 gold and platinum disks , 4 golden discs in South Africa, 4 platinum discs in New Zeeland, 4 golden discs in Australia.
In 1981 his discs are released on the American market. Until 1985 they were sold in millions of copies in USA and Canada. In USA he gets 2 golden discs, unique event for an European artist, and in Canada, through all 5 millions of sold discs he beats all the records.
In France, Germany, Austria and Belgium, Zamfir receives titles and medals, gold and platinum discs, the Order for Cultural Merit of France, the title of officer and cavalier of France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
In 1982 he creates the first rhapsody and the first concert for pan flute that he records for Philips with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic, under the baton of Lawrence Foster. In 1984 he creates the first quintet for pan flute and string quartet called "The Poplars Quintet", that he sang with the "Oxford Quartet" in Toronto in a live radio broadcasting; he composes several chamber works that he performed with the famous quartet "Enescu" in France and Germany.
In 1986 he records his first disc with baroque repertoire, among which the Double Concert in B minor for violin and oboe by J.S.Bach with British Chamber Orchestra.
Between 1988-1990 he is received for three times at the Vatican, being the first musician that sang during the private mass of the pope John Paul the second, receiving the Vatican Medal and twice the diploma of "Don Bosco" University in Rome. He receives twice the gold medal of the French Academy Association "Art-Science and Letters" of France, twice the Prize of "Charles Cros"Academy, "The Golden Sagittarius" in Italy, gold discs in Switzerland and Germany. He goes on tours in Latin America (in Columbia receives the Commander's order from the President ) in Ecuador and Venezuela he is invited for a great advertising campaign for a film using one of his own musical themes. He collaborated at the recording of the music of "Picnic at Hainging Rock", "Once upon a time in America" and "Karate Kid", in Australia, in Italy and Hollywood by the Paramount Company.
After 1990 he returns in Romania and continues his concerts and tours in France, Switzerland, and especially in Turkey where he is declared the most popular composer and artist of the XXth century. Author of over 300 works in the folkloric, chamber, choral, vocal, instrumental and symphonic style, Gheorghe Zamfir has a rich activity as a professor at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where it was created the first pan flute section in the world; he continues to give concerts on the most prestigious stages with symphonic and chamber orchestras, in recitals with piano and organ, achieving the status of one of the greatest musicians of the world, and for sure the most complex Romanian artist alive.
After nearly a decade-long absence, Romanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir returned to Canada in January 2006 for a seven-city tour with TRAFFIC STRINGS quintet . The program included a world premiere: Vivaldi's Four Seasons for PanFlute and string quintet arranged by Lucian Moraru, jazz standards, and well-known favourites. This Master piece was soon after the subject to an album, released by SonArt Records in may 2006.
The repertoire of G.Zamfir is one of the most varied. He contains from baroque and classic composers like Bach, Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann, Schubert, Schumann, Puccini, to contemporary known composers like Lennon, McCartney, Billy Joel and Elton John. We must also remember his own compositions, beginning with concerts for orchestra and pan flute, to simple songs reflecting the Romanian popular tradition:
- "Gloria", 1975
- "The breath of time", 1974
- "Colors of autumn"
- "Romantic Impression"(for pan flute and piano), 1988
- "Homage to J.S. Bach" (recorded for Philips with the pianist Georges Reboul, Paris, 1973)
- "Green Waltz"
- "Black Waltz"
- "Lyric Symphony"
Gheorghe Zamfir also published 3 volumes of poetry, 2 volumes of essays, an autobiographical book and had 4 painting exhibitions in the country and abroad. He is also involved in the actions of a foundation having his name, and who serves generous humanitarian and cultural purposes.
In 1966 he was hired as a director of the ensemble Ciocarlia, having under his baton 300 artists , including the symphonic orchestra, the ballet ensemble, the folkloric orchestra and the soloists. In 1966 Zamfir released his first Electrecord disc, deemed his most popular authentic compositions. The famous songs Doina de Jale and "Doina ca de la Visina were included. In 1968 Gheorghe released his second disc. Between 1968 and 1970 he went on his first tour in the Federal Germany, Switzerland, URSS, China; bringing him acclaim from critics and public alike.
Gheorghe left the Ciocarlia ensemble in 1969. In 1970 he forms the traditional concert group Taraf, obtaining amazing success in Paris at Vieux Colombier in 45 recitals, playing for the first time the 4 pan flutes soprano, alto, tenor, and bass that he invented in 1968. Introducing the pan flute in all the musical styles, beginning a world sound revolution, he got spectacular comments from the greatest musicians of that time, including Sergiu Celibidache, Hanz Hollinger, Maurice Bourg, Henri Dutilleux, Pierre Boulez and others.
In 1972 creates the Pan flute-organ style, introducing new repertoires and ways of interpreting. In 1974 composes the first "Mass for the Peace" for pan flute, choir, organ and orchestra, recorded in Bucharest with the Radio Orchestra and the Madrigal choir -lead by Marin Constantin, under the baton of Paul Popescu.
In 1976, his single "Ete d'amour" becomes one of the hits of the year. In one of the tours he meets the German composer and conductor James Last, with whom Zamfir collaborated for the " Lonely Shepherd ", his second European hit. He has tours in USA at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, Australia, New Zeeland, Japan, Canada, South Africa, Scandinavia, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria. He gets over 90 gold and platinum disks , 4 golden discs in South Africa, 4 platinum discs in New Zeeland, 4 golden discs in Australia.
In 1981 his discs are released on the American market. Until 1985 they were sold in millions of copies in USA and Canada. In USA he gets 2 golden discs, unique event for an European artist, and in Canada, through all 5 millions of sold discs he beats all the records.
In France, Germany, Austria and Belgium, Zamfir receives titles and medals, gold and platinum discs, the Order for Cultural Merit of France, the title of officer and cavalier of France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
In 1982 he creates the first rhapsody and the first concert for pan flute that he records for Philips with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic, under the baton of Lawrence Foster. In 1984 he creates the first quintet for pan flute and string quartet called "The Poplars Quintet", that he sang with the "Oxford Quartet" in Toronto in a live radio broadcasting; he composes several chamber works that he performed with the famous quartet "Enescu" in France and Germany.
In 1986 he records his first disc with baroque repertoire, among which the Double Concert in B minor for violin and oboe by J.S.Bach with British Chamber Orchestra.
Between 1988-1990 he is received for three times at the Vatican, being the first musician that sang during the private mass of the pope John Paul the second, receiving the Vatican Medal and twice the diploma of "Don Bosco" University in Rome. He receives twice the gold medal of the French Academy Association "Art-Science and Letters" of France, twice the Prize of "Charles Cros"Academy, "The Golden Sagittarius" in Italy, gold discs in Switzerland and Germany. He goes on tours in Latin America (in Columbia receives the Commander's order from the President ) in Ecuador and Venezuela he is invited for a great advertising campaign for a film using one of his own musical themes. He collaborated at the recording of the music of "Picnic at Hainging Rock", "Once upon a time in America" and "Karate Kid", in Australia, in Italy and Hollywood by the Paramount Company.
After 1990 he returns in Romania and continues his concerts and tours in France, Switzerland, and especially in Turkey where he is declared the most popular composer and artist of the XXth century. Author of over 300 works in the folkloric, chamber, choral, vocal, instrumental and symphonic style, Gheorghe Zamfir has a rich activity as a professor at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where it was created the first pan flute section in the world; he continues to give concerts on the most prestigious stages with symphonic and chamber orchestras, in recitals with piano and organ, achieving the status of one of the greatest musicians of the world, and for sure the most complex Romanian artist alive.
After nearly a decade-long absence, Romanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir returned to Canada in January 2006 for a seven-city tour with TRAFFIC STRINGS quintet . The program included a world premiere: Vivaldi's Four Seasons for PanFlute and string quintet arranged by Lucian Moraru, jazz standards, and well-known favourites. This Master piece was soon after the subject to an album, released by SonArt Records in may 2006.
The repertoire of G.Zamfir is one of the most varied. He contains from baroque and classic composers like Bach, Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann, Schubert, Schumann, Puccini, to contemporary known composers like Lennon, McCartney, Billy Joel and Elton John. We must also remember his own compositions, beginning with concerts for orchestra and pan flute, to simple songs reflecting the Romanian popular tradition:
- "Gloria", 1975
- "The breath of time", 1974
- "Colors of autumn"
- "Romantic Impression"(for pan flute and piano), 1988
- "Homage to J.S. Bach" (recorded for Philips with the pianist Georges Reboul, Paris, 1973)
- "Green Waltz"
- "Black Waltz"
- "Lyric Symphony"
Gheorghe Zamfir also published 3 volumes of poetry, 2 volumes of essays, an autobiographical book and had 4 painting exhibitions in the country and abroad. He is also involved in the actions of a foundation having his name, and who serves generous humanitarian and cultural purposes.
Black Rose
Gheorghe Zamfir Lyrics
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All Hours We've been living like imposters, the felons that we play Th…
Arkh Zeus She was a black rose in the meadows Thought I was…
ASH ISLAND Wish it was a bad trip Wish it was a movie 다…
Attika (Longobardi, VanWar) Somehow I always knew It would end …
Barrington Levy In my garden Black, black roses in my garden To keep and…
Big Allen's favorite C.D Black Rose (Black Rose) Yeah You on my mind Black Rose (Blac…
Billy Joe Shaver Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Live…
Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Li…
Black And White Tango We walk a fine line Between love and yesterday It's like a…
Black Rose You are one of us We belong to you Adrenalin shot through…
Blackened Nevermore will she try again to breathe broken and torn she…
BlasterJaxx This is where I stop, where you begin Wasn't all along…
Blessthefall Gouge out your eyes, pull your heart to the floor With…
Blind Zero I used to send black roses Black as the way you…
Blindside Black rose where are you now White skin, as cold as…
Borealis The night grows dark the scene is set But you say…
Cecil Otter I hear "oohs!" and "ahhs!", when I jump out my…
Chaotica That thorny twisted piece of nature that is always There, T…
Culture I and I have got to wipe I weeping eye,…
Danko Jones Volbeat Counting days 'til it's over, my friends 'Til it's over, my…
DEATH AUDIO One last song, with the strength to carry on. Tonight…
Deep as Ocean The sound of the storm It's echoing in the darkness You appe…
Derdian One more attempt to trick my mind Sending me a creature…
Dethcoat Would you replace? Take my place? You've got me wrong Sick o…
Doro I heard your echo As I walked these halls I saw your…
Dreamquest Red rose, so attractive bleeding broken feelings in this sha…
Eleventeen I've seen questions form a million answers And I don't think…
Eliza Rickman Cry baby cry, Over my garden, You know, You grow, Your o…
Eric Clapton by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser The dogs are howling at…
Fall of Eden My black rose Faded The shadow shines through a beautiful…
Future Islands Lead not for loss And you'll bleed not for long Lost in…
George Benson Want a cute and decending young black cool independent and…
George Benson(조지 벤슨) So, so irreplaceable This love is so, so irreplaceable (Al…
Ghetts Daddy, how comes there's no dolls that look like me…
Grey Attack Black Rose The day she died, it was raining Raining in my…
Hadi Pakzad جسد یک رز مشکی همه چیزی که از تو دارم بعد از…
Hil St. Soul Do you know Do you know Where the black roses grow Where the…
Homestuck Vol. 7 I think our love is like black rose And it's stuck…
Houston! Ramblin' Rose Ramblin' Rose why you ramble no one knows Wild…
Icon & the Black Roses Some black roses on the floor And gliding petals on the…
Itzel 중력을 뚫는 my body 무언가 다가오고 있어 Oh HURRY HURRY 서둘러야 해…
J.D. Souther Yeah, the day I stop talkin' on the beat That'll be…
J.T. Peterson Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh I need black roses I need black…
JABB I love you, I love you not I love you, I…
Jay Berndt Way down in the June ... Of sugar came ... Hand In a…
Jennings Waylon Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes…
John Cale Everybody melting but the heat just won't affect ya Backlot…
Kasra Zahedi من اگه بارون بشم میبارم برات اگه بشم آسمون آبیه…
Kimberly Kelly Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Live…
Kinky Friedman Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Li…
Klashnekoff Everybody melting but the heat just won't affect ya Backlot …
Luca Turilli Red rose, so attractive Bleeding broken feelings In this sha…
Luca Turilli's Dreamquest Red rose, so attractive Bleeding broken feelings In this s…
Luca Turilli\'s Dreamquest Red rose, so attractive Bleeding broken feelings In this sha…
Mandator It was dark and I was waiting Some wolves were howling…
Mark Chesnutt Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugarcane Live…
Matt And Lukk You take me back to the summer of 2016 Thought we…
Monday Michiru Scent of love floats in the air It's not sexual, but…
Mr. Jones Counting days 'til it's over, my friends 'Til it's over, my…
Naim black rose negro boy don't loose it you're hope fight…
Obelus We met eyes and you said hello And only now I…
Of What Remains In the garden down below us There's a black rose that…
Omar Linx See I've hit highs and felt lows Held on and I've…
Outlawz Put my hand out and you hold me like a…
Paper Plates I walked out in the storm Happy being alone Somebody whisper…
Percy IV I got moves I got plans I’m gon' tell you who I…
Piers Faccini I was the skin for your thorns The pale light for…
Product G&B I got roses in my heart Turning red to the…
Psyco M نعيشو في دنيا كي المتاهة و البشر يزلط وين المادة و…
Raphael Biondo Empty spaces draw my pages and loneliness embraces me The il…
Red Flag Take me I'm yours, though I'm not yours to keep I…
Rezurex The dream of you i had at night i cant wake…
Ryan S & SHag I got two wolves fighting in my head And I’m I’m…
Sad Café Rose was having a problem She held the answer in her…
Sadistik & Kid Called Computer Ex-girlfriend: Whatever happens in the end, I don't wanna…
Sayyadina I set myself Journey into my mind An abyss Down to hell …
Scott Walker Way down in Virginia, 'mongst the tall-grown sugar cane Liv…
Shaver Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes Live…
Slaves I see you standing there, like you dont have a care. What's…
Softspoken He sits under his tree A place reserved just for three His…
Souther J.D. Black Rose (Black Rose) Yeah You on my mind Black Rose (Blac…
Survival & Bulletproof & Matt You take me back to the summer of 2016 Thought we…
Taemin 네 두 손이 나의 눈을 가릴 때 that's okay 낮은 밤이…
The Black Hotels We walk a fine line Between love and yesterday It's like a…
The Glorious Ace I got to give it them every time with every…
The Outlawz Put my hand out and you hold me like a…
The Product G&B I got roses in my heart Turning red to the…
The Rose You are one of us We belong to you Adrenalin shot through…
Thi'sl [Intro] Have you ever seen a baby cry? Or did you ever…
Thin Lizzy Tell me the legends of long ago When the kings and…
Trapt I saw you in the garden I wanted you so…
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Vercetti CG V mojí ruce pořád růže, more asi je tak black Nechci…
Volbeat Counting days 'til it's over, my friends 'Til it's over, my…
Volbeat (Den) Counting days ’til it’s over, my friends 'Til it’s over, my…
Volbeat (feat. Danko Jones) Counting days 'til it's over, my friends 'Til it's over, my…
Waylon Jennings Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugar canes…
Willie Nelson Way down in Louisiana amongst the tall grown sugar canes Liv…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Gheorghe Zamfir:
Annie's Song You fill up my senses like a night in a…
Ave Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria Gratia plena Maria Gratia …
Can't Fight The Moonlight Under a lovers' sky Gonna be with you And no one's gonna…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Don't Cry For Me Argentina It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try…
Elsha I hear your heart beat, To the beat of the drums Oh…
Everything I Do Look into my eyes You will see What you mean to me Search…
I W ill Always Love You If I should stay Well, I would only be in your…
Le Chant D'Evita It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try…
Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
Maria Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria Gratia plena Maria Gratia …
My Heart Will Go On Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, That…
Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone …
Somewhere Somewhere, my love there will be songs to sing Although the…
Spanish Eyes Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
The Lonely Shepherd Cassidy David Didn't You Use To Be David Cassidy For All T…
The Shadow Of Your Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
Torn Between Two Lovers There are times when a woman has to say what′s…
Tous les visages de l'amour Toi, par tes mille et un attraits Je ne sais jamais…
White Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I…
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limon276
En 1983, la televisora venezolana RCTV presentó la telenovela "Chao Cristina" y usó esta melodía como tema de apertura y le cambiaron el nombre original al de la telenovela. Ya eso no importa, importa que el Maestro de la Flauta de Pan, Zamfir sigue en este mundo haciendo música.
Ramón Jaramillo
Hermoso y sentimental tema del destacado flautista rumano Gheorghe Zamfir con orquesta dirigida por Harry Van Hoof del LP "Music by Candlelight" (1979). Este tema fue usado por el desaparecido canal venezolano RCTV para musicalizar la telenovela "Chao Cristina" y de hecho, la disquera que lo reprodujo en Venezuela, le cambió el título al tema posiblemente, a instancias del canal de televisión.
Philipp Zamora Su
Que relajante !! Thanks...
Ewa Holodkowa
Piękne!
Silvia Pent
Splendido!5*
刈草信輔
素晴らしい曲ですね、お見事です。
Argenis Barreto
El verdadero nombre de esta canción es El pastor solitario. "The lonely Sheppard"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbpYT9_6XrU
Helga54ify
♥ レ o √ 乇 ♥♥ レ o √ 乇 ♥