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Tüür: Symphony No. 5 & Prophecy for Accordion and Orchestra

10/14/2014, 5 Tracks, 59:35

Featuring

  • Olari Elts
  • Nguyên Lê
  • Mika Väyrynen
  • UMO Jazz Orchestra
  • Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Erkki-Sven Tüür

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Performer Biography

UMO Jazz Orchestra, featured on this album, is considered one of the world's leading big bands and promotes Finnish music at home and abroad.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mika Väyrynen, the accordionist on this album, is an active performer and advocate for contemporary music, with many composers dedicating works to him.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, also featured on this album, is the oldest professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic countries, founded in 1882.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The initial sound sequence, or 'gene', in Erkki-Sven Tüür's Symphony No. 5 is the same in all movements, but it mutates in different ways.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Erkki-Sven Tüür titled his work 'Prophecy' because he felt the music contained premonitions and visions.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Olari Elts, the conductor, is known for his distinctive and inventive programming and has close associations with Estonian composers Arvo Pärt and Erkki-Sven Tüür.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Erkki-Sven Tüür's Symphony No. 5 was commissioned by Stuttgart and allowed him to combine his rock music background, jazz sounds, and symphonic music.

Source: Booklet

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