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2022-05-14 12:53:54
Heino Eller: Videvik (‘Twilight’) Context Remembered largely for his orchestral works, Estonian composer Heino Eller is starting to receive the attention he very much deserves. Breakthrough recordings of some of his early orchestral works have begun to surface, showcasing the Estonian classical voice of the 20th century. Videvik was composed […] The post appeared first on Classicalexburns.
2022-03-10 07:40:31
A new festival celebrating music for strings, will be taking place across Glasgow from 21-24 April 2022. The Bridge Festival is being presented by four collaborating organisations from the UK, Germany, Norway, and Estonia - Scottish Ensemble, Trondheim Soloists, Ensemble Resonanz and PLMF Music Trust. Each organisation will present a headline concert, as well as creating collaborative events, with contributions from visual artists and musicians from non-classical genres. The festival opens with its most significant collaboration, Nachtmusik; over forty string musicians, including all three ensembles as well as musicians from the PLMF Music Trust umbrella, will take to the stage at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom performing a programme that centres around commissions from two very different composers, Mica Levi (UK) and Erkki-Sven Tüür (Estonia). PLF Music Trust will be presenting a concert of music by Estonian composers, focusing on four influential 20th-century figures, Jaan Rääts (1932-2020), Heino Eller (1887-1970), Helmut Rosenvald (1929-2020), and Rudolf Tobias […]
2021-01-14 05:42:00
Respighi: Roman Trilogy (SACD Review)
[…] Not only is the program outstanding, but so is the production. The liner notes by conductor Sperry are helpful, lyrics are included, and the recorded program is nearly 70 minutes long. The musicians, engineers, production staff, and the folks at Naxos have all done themselves proud with this fine release. https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/06/esenvalds-translations-cd-review.html Cyrillus Kreek: The Suspended Harp of Babel. Jaan-Eik Tulve, Vox Clamantis; Instrumental preludes and interludes by Marco and Angela Ambrosini (nyckelharpa) and Anna-Lüsa Eller (kennel). ECM New Series ECM 2620. The music, the performance, and the recorded sound combine to make The Suspended Harp of Babel an indescribably beautiful release. The informative liner notes with lyrics translated into English add to the overall quality of the production. https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/05/cyrillus-kreek-suspended-harp-of-babel_20.html Shostakovich: Cello Concertos. Alban Gerhardt, cello; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, WDR Sinfonieorchester. Hyperion CDA68340. My long-time favorite recording has been a 1990 RCA recording featuring cellist Natalia Gutman with the Royal […]
2020-09-30 04:00:20
In addition to purely electronic music, this year’s Estonian Music Days once again featured many works melding instrumental and electronic elements. The most potent collision of old and new technology came at the Arvo Pärt Centre on Saturday afternoon, where Anna-Liisa Eller’s kannel (the traditional Estonian instrument, a form of…
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