Eduard Tubin - Symphony No. 5 (1/3)

Eduard Tubin (June 18, 1905 -- November 17, 1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor.

Symphony No. 5 in B minor (1946)

1. Allegro energico

Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Neeme Järvi

Tubin was born in Torila, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, now Estonia. Both his parents were music lovers, and his father played trumpet and trombone in the village band. His first taste of music came at school where he learned flute and balalaika. Later, his father swapped a cow for a piano, and the young Eduard soon became known in the village for his playing. Tubin was also somewhat accomplished as a violinist, and wrote two concerti and numerous chamber works for the instrument.

Tubin entered the Tartu Teacher's College in the newly independent Estonia in 1920. It was here he began to take an interest in composition. He married a fellow student, Linda Pern, in 1930 and their son Rein was born in 1932. He took up work conducting in the 'Vanemuine' theatre. During this time he conducted and made several trips abroad, on one occasion meeting Zoltán Kodály, who encouraged his interest in folk songs.

After the Soviet Union liberated Estonia in 1944, Tubin fled to Stockholm, where he remained for the rest of his life, although he did return to Estonia on occasions. He was forced to take up whatever work came his way, although due to the large numbers of Estonian emigrants in Sweden this often meant conducting choirs made up of Estonians. After a while Tubin moved to a suburb of Stockholm where he could devote himself entirely to composition. Here he wrote some of his greatest works, including much music for the choirs and symphonies 6-10. Towards the end of his life, Tubin slowly began to gain recognition, particularly after the conductor Neeme Järvi, also an Estonian, moved to the USA in 1980. In the last year of his life his Tenth Symphony was performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and he received several awards from Swedish music organisations. He became ill in 1982 and remained in hospital until his death on November 17.

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[douglasmatley]

I like Eduard Tubin very much. Glad to see his symphonies on you tube. Thanks D. Alexandr D'Maddalena

[Impressionist1]

Just amazing!! So colorful dynamics! Tubin's music is always a fantastic discovery to me. Thank You very much for sharing