Name: Artur Kapp, Mihkel Lüdig and Artur Lemba: Orchestral Works
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Artur Kapp, Mihkel Lüdig and Artur Lemba: Orchestral Works

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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... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Jan 2020
Catalogue No: CHAN20150
Label: Chandos
Length: 73 minutes

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Lüdig: Overture-Fantasy No. 2 in B minor

Work length8:52

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Lemba: Piano Concerto No. 1

Work length22:00

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Mihkel Poll (piano)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

I. Allegro moderato

Track length10:26

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II. Andante con espressione

Track length4:40

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III. Allegro

Track length6:54

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Lüdig: Midsummer Night

Work length6:29

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Lüdig: Overture-Fantasy No. 1 in B minor

Work length6:52

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

Kapp, A: The Last Confession

Work length6:12

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Triin Ruubel (violin)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neem Järvi

Kapp, A: Symphony No. 4 (Youth Symphony)

Work length22:52

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi

I. Moderato

Track length6:04

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II. Andante con variazioni

Track length7:04

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III. Andante

Track length2:49

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IV. Allegro moderato

Track length6:55

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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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May 2020

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.

March 2020

This is a fascinating survey of Estonian orchestral music by composers born towards the end of the 19th century showing its distinctly Russian heritage... Lüdig’s skill as an orchestrator is much in evidence, as is his employment of Estonian folk melody.

March 2020

The recording quality and playing alike are excellent…They shine light on one lineage of Estonian music and have to be seen as trying to pioneer independence for the country’s music

Artur Kapp, Mihkel Lüdig and Artur Lemba: Orchestral Works

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