Music from Estonia (Includes Lemba - Symphony in C sharp minor)

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MUSIC FROM ESTONIA
Music from Estonia (Includes Lemba - Symphony in C sharp minor)
Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi, conductor

[ Chandos 241 / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 12 July 2005

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This disc documents the journey of Estonian music, from embryonic, romantic, early works of its spiritual father, Heino Eller, to the experimental music of Arvo Pärt. Two discs for the price of one.

"This is a very satisfying anthology" MusicWeb Jan 2009

Estonia, under the rule of the Russians, was slow to emerge on the musical scene. It was dependent on St Petersburg for its musical heritage and though it always had a strong choral tradition, orchestral concerts of any regularity did not really get under way until the late 1890s. This disc documents the journey of Estonian music, from embryonic, romantic, early works of its spiritual father, Heino Eller, to the experimental music of Arvo Pärt.

Two discs for the price of one.

Tracks:

COMPACT DISC ONE

Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918)
1 Julius Caesar (1896) 10:13
Overture

Artur Lemba (1885-1963)
Symphony in C sharp minor (1908) 40:20
2 I Andante 15:40
3 II Andante 8:40
4 II Scherzo - Trio 7:07
5 IV Finale. Moderato assai 8:36

Heino Eller (1887-1970)
6 Videvik (1917) 6:02
Twilight - Tone Poem

7 Koit (1918) 8:12
Dawn - Tone Poem
John Digney solo oboe

8 Elegia (1931) 13:07
for Harp and Strings
Eluned Pierce solo harp


COMPACT DISC TWO

Kaljo Raid (1922-2005)
Symphony No. 1 (1944) 37:41
in C minor
1 I Funebre, energico 15:42
2 II Vivace, meno allegretto 8:31
3 III Andante, poco maestoso 13:16

Heino Eller
Five Pieces (1953) 15:36 for String Orchestra
4 I Andante con moto 5:35
5 II Allegretto moderato 1:23
6 III Vivo 1:42
7 IV Lento assai poco rubato 2:15
8 V Cantando espressivo 4:21

Veljo Tormis (b. 1930)
9 Overture No. 2 (1959) 11:11

Arvo Part (b. 1935)
10 Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten (1977) 6:17
for String Orchestra and Bell