Heino Eller, while a full-time law student at St Petersburg University, entered the Conservatoire as a composition student in 1913.
Historical Context
Heino Eller's Second Symphony was abandoned in 1948 due to the Zhdanov decree, an ideological purge in music enforced by Andrei Zhdanov, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
Performer Biography
Sten Lassmann, the pianist on this recording, is a leading Estonian pianist who has been playing and recording Heino Eller's piano works since 2008.
Composition History
The Sonatina in G minor (1946) by Heino Eller was premiered by Heljo Sepp in Tallinn at a discussion-meeting of the Estonian Soviet Composers' Union, where new compositions required approval before public performance.
Composer Biography
Heino Eller, the composer, experienced a very productive period between 1944 and 1948, during which he composed several significant works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Heino Eller's early compositional development focused on Chopinesque genres like ballades, fantasies, études, impromptus, and valses, through which he aimed to build professional skills and forge his own style.
Recording & Production
This album is the sixth volume in a complete recorded survey of Heino Eller's piano music.
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