I have known this piece for a long time now and it IS one of the unknown really good pieces of it's time. I love the second theme around 2.00 to 3.16 - Great oboe solo and those strings upper and lower send shivers up my spine every time I hear this. It's a lovely warm glow that Tubin creates for the strings in this movement. It must be fun to play this music.
I believe this piece is a largely unknown masterpiece. It can stand next to anything by Sibelius, Nielsen, Elgar or Vaughn Williams (Symphonists of roughly the same time).
This performance has some lovely tone, particularly in the winds. It is a little ragged in spots, but certainly gets across the lyric sweep of the work.
I hope Tubin gets more performed more, particularly in North America. The third, fourth and fifth symphonies deserve to be a part of the repertory.
I have known this piece for a long time now and it IS one of the unknown really good pieces of it's time. I love the second theme around 2.00 to 3.16 - Great oboe solo and those strings upper and lower send shivers up my spine every time I hear this. It's a lovely warm glow that Tubin creates for the strings in this movement. It must be fun to play this music.
musicalsticks 1 year ago
I believe this piece is a largely unknown masterpiece. It can stand next to anything by Sibelius, Nielsen, Elgar or Vaughn Williams (Symphonists of roughly the same time).
This performance has some lovely tone, particularly in the winds. It is a little ragged in spots, but certainly gets across the lyric sweep of the work.
I hope Tubin gets more performed more, particularly in North America. The third, fourth and fifth symphonies deserve to be a part of the repertory.
ddrucker 1 year ago
I love Eduard Tubin!
Entropy56 2 years ago
A very inspired composition. I consider it Tubin's best inspiration.
Ear4Beauty 2 years ago