Sumera: Symphony No. 5 / Music for Chamber Orchestra / In Memoriam

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Paavo Järvi
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Lepo Sumera

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Compositional Technique

Lepo Sumera's compositional style evolved from free dodecaphony and collage in the early 1970s to modality, which has remained a starting point for his music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lepo Sumera's music is characterized by the sea, mythology, the light of the North, and the legends of Estonia, reflecting the country's turbulent history and distinct cultural identity.

Performer Biography

Paavo Järvi, the conductor, studied at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute, and was a pupil of Leonard Bernstein at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute.

Composition History

Lepo Sumera's first symphonic work, 'In memoriam', is a tribute to his teacher, the great Estonian musical personality Heino Eller.

Performer Biography

Paavo Järvi, the conductor on this album, is a principal guest conductor for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and music director for the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.

Composer Biography

Lepo Sumera, the composer, served as Estonia's minister of culture from 1988-1992, during his country's transition from a Soviet satellite state to an independent republic.

Compositional Technique

Lepo Sumera's Fifth Symphony introduces new compositional techniques, including precisely defined, large-scale aleatory music and contradictory instructions like 'Poco a poco (non) insieme'.