Arvo Pärt (b.1935), a prominent contemporary composer, also studied with Heino Eller, a distinguished Estonian composition teacher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
All three Estonian composers on this album share a common approach: extracting the maximum from a minimum of thematic material, rooted in Finno-Ugrian folk music.
Composition History
Eduard Tubin's String Quartet and his Requiem for Fallen Soldiers (both 1979) were his final compositions, with work on an eleventh symphony interrupted by his death in 1982.
Performer Biography
Love Derwinger (b.1966), the guest pianist on this album, made his debut at age 17 with Liszt's Second Piano Concerto and has performed internationally with leading artists.
Composer Biography
Erkki-Sven Tüür (b.1959), an Estonian composer, led the chamber-rock group IN SPE, combining progressive rock and Renaissance music elements in his compositions.
Composer Biography
Eduard Tubin (1905-1982), an Estonian composer, was a pupil of Professor Heino Eller, a distinguished Estonian composition teacher and composer.
Compositional Technique
Arvo Pärt's 'tintinnabuli' style, which he discovered in 1977, is characterized by the use of ostinato to find new rhythmic shapes for constantly repeated minor triads.
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