A performance by the MusicaNova Orchestra conducted by Warren Cohen of the Symphony no.4 "Sinfonia lirico" by Eduard Tubin at Tempe Center for the Arts on January 4 2009 at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
Tubin was the most important Estonian composer of the 20th century; his music was little known outside of Estonia and Sweden until the advocacy of Neeme Järvi and the recordings of his works on BIS brought attention to his music. The 4th is probably his most accessible Symphony.
MusicaNova Orchestra has as its mission the performance of unjustly neglected music. Find out more at MusicaNovaaz.org.
Good to see the harps doing something. Nice part, as a harper myself I appreciate composers who give harps something other than gliss. D. Alexandr D'Maddalena
douglasmatley 4 months ago
I don't think even Sibelius wrote anything quite this inspired. The performance here is good but not as good as I have heard. This is modal theme used quite effectively.
Ear4Beauty 2 years ago