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Kapp, Lüdig & Lemba: Orchestral Works

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Catalogue numberCHAN20150
Release date2020-01-31
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BBC Music Magazine: Gorgeous, lyrical works from the dawn of Estonian symphonic music-Tchaikovsky meets Sibelius in the case of Artur Kapps symphony, while Lemba goes down the Rachmaninov route. Excellently performed all round.

In his latest recording for Chandos with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi explores pieces by three of Estonia’s first composers. The bulk of the works in the programme were composed in the first decade of the twentieth century, and are all excellent representations of the birth of Estonian Music, as Estonia transitioned from a territory in the Russian Empire to an independent nation state. As was the norm at the end of the nineteenth century, these composers studied at the St Petersburg Conservatory, and Estonian symphonic music certainly has its roots in the Russian nationalist style.

Like so much of European music of this era, ethnic identity is emphasised by the inclusion of native folk tunes, and the ‘Nordic’ style of Grieg and others is clearly an influence. Kapp’s Fourth Symphony, however, was written after WWII, when Estonia and the other Baltic states were occupied by the Soviet Union, and is dedicated to the thirtieth anniversary of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (although probably not by choice), one reason for the title ‘Youth Symphony’. Kapp also subtitled it ‘Classical Symphony’ and its compact form and light textures deliver a distillation of the Estonian style.
 
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  Composer: Lüdig, Mihkel
01 Overture-Fantasy No. 2 in B Minor 08:47 $ 2.37 USD
 
 
  Composer: Lemba, Artur
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in G major 21:57
02 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Major: I. Allegro moderato 10:26 $ 2.82 USD
03 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Andante con espressione 04:40 $ 1.26 USD
04 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Major: III. Allegro 06:51 $ 1.85 USD
 
 
  Composer: Lüdig, Mihkel
05 Midsummer Night 06:27 $ 1.74 USD
 
 
  Composer: Lüdig, Mihkel
06 Overture-Fantasy No. 1 in B Minor 06:48 $ 1.84 USD
 
 
  Composer: Kapp, Artur
07 The Last Confession (Orch. C. Coleman) 06:08 $ 1.66 USD
 
 
  Composer: Kapp, Artur
  Symphony No. 4 "Youth" 22:45
08 Symphony No. 4 "Youth": I. Moderato 06:02 $ 1.63 USD
09 Symphony No. 4 "Youth": II. Andante con variazioni 07:01 $ 1.89 USD
10 Symphony No. 4 "Youth": III. Andante 02:47 $ 0.75 USD
11 Symphony No. 4 "Youth": IV. Allegro moderato 06:55 $ 1.87 USD
 
  Album total 72:52
ComposerKapp, Artur
Lemba, Artur
Lüdig, Mihkel
OrchestraEstonian National Symphony Orchestra
ConductorJärvi, Neem
Järvi, Neeme
PianoPoll, Mihkel
ViolinRuubel, Triin

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