ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
elaborated development, colourful orchestration and convincing shaping. No doubt, for
all the good qualities and polishing, the young author owes much to his instructor,
Assistant Professor René Eespere. The work has not been publicly performed (a
recording was made for the Estonian Radio archives in 1985 by ERSO, conducted by
Vello Pähn).
The first movement is based on a mysterious theme on the Japanese pentatonic
gamut hon-kumoi-yöshi in modifications. Lively energetic development, under
manifold colouring, reaches far beyond the original. The movement may be considered
monothematic, containing genuine symphonic elaboration.
In the second movement, a beautiful theme from the strings sounds as a
remembrance of the Baroque era masterpieces (Händel). We also hear inflections of
Estonian folk tune in a generalised manner.
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