ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
1929) became notable for
his remarkable creative fertility and a dramatic as well as philosophical way of
thinking.
It is not usual that a student accomplishes two good symphonies before
graduation. He names Brahms, Sibelius and Mahler as his paragons, their influence can
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be felt to a certain extent in both symphonies, where seriousness, concentration and
sincere cordial lyricism governs.
The First Symphony1 (1963) is the more dramatic. The tonality of the strenuous
main theme is not fixed:
Example 105.
The subsidiary theme is close to the spirit of folk music:
Example 106.
The development process, based on the main theme is very imaginative. In the
second movement lyrical meditation is overwhelming; the spirit of the previous
movement is still penetrating here, bringing passionate restlessness.
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