Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Göteborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor, his country's most prolific and arguably greatest symphonist. For more on Tubin, see my score video of his eleventh symphony: youtube.com/watch?v=l-vYcU8buKo
Written in 1973, Tubin's tenth symphony (in one movement) is a work that in some ways reminds me of Sibelius: a typically Nordic seriousness, frequent use of sparse orchestration, and a composer who, while constantly refining his style, held onto it late in his career rather than adopting contemporary trends.
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Göteborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor, his country's most prolific and arguably greatest symphonist. For more on Tubin, see my score video of his eleventh symphony: youtube.com/watch?v=l-vYcU8buKo
Written in 1973, Tubin's tenth symphony (in one movement) is a work that in some ways reminds me of Sibelius: a typically Nordic seriousness, frequent use of sparse orchestration, and a composer who, while constantly refining his style, held onto it late in his career rather than adopting contemporary trends.
If you enjoyed this video, please do subscribe to my channel - I will be posting more Tubin symphonies very soon.
![VASILY KALINNIKOV - Symphony No. 2 (Score Video) [N. Järvi]
Performed by the Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
00:00 I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo
10:18 II. Andante cantabile
18:25 III. Allegro scherzando
26:32 IV. Andante cantabile - Allegro vivo
Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901) was a Russian Romantic composer whose often colorful and energetic music drew from Russian folk melodies. For more on Kalinnikov, see my post about him on my blog: https://unknowncomposers.org/2019/03/25/special-feature-vasily-kalinnikov-the-forgotten-russian-romantic/
Written in 1897 and dedicated to the conductor Aleksandr Vinogradsky, Kalinnikovs second symphony is one of his most important works. Although I personally find the melodies of his first symphony most compelling, the second displays a mastery of form and development while retaining the exuberance and orchestral color so characteristic of his style.
Although they have begun to gain prominence in recent years, Kalinnikovs works remain rarely performed among major orchestras outside the former USSR - I hope this score video will be a small part of changing the status quo. You can find the score on Kalinnikovs IMSLP page (https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Kalinnikov,_Vasily) under Symphony No. 2 in A Major. VASILY KALINNIKOV - Symphony No. 2 (Score Video) [N. Järvi]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFu1RxsVUhw/mqdefault.jpg)


![PĒTERIS VASKS - Musica dolorosa for string orchestra (Score Video)
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Performed by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Katarina Andreasson
Solo cello part played by Mats Levin
Pēteris Vasks (1946-) is a Latvian composer. Originally trained as a violinist and double bassist, Vasks early works have their roots in aleatoricism, elements of which he later brought into a more melodic style influenced by Latvian folk music. His mature music is characterized by contrasts; it often features consonance followed by dissonance and decay or slow lyrical sections interrupted by the sudden appearance of marches or waltzes. The son of a Baptist pastor, Vasks emphasizes a spiritual dimension in his works and is also inspired by issues of environmental conservation.
Musica dolorosa, written in 1984, was the first work of a tetralogy for string orchestra also comprising Musica adventus (1996), Musica appassionata (2002), and Musica serena (2015). A visceral and poignant work written during the dark times of Soviet rule in Latvia, it is dedicated to the memory of Vasks sister Marta.
As the composer himself described Musica dolorosa, This is my most tragic opus, the only one in which there is no optimism and no hope, only pain... Discussing it several years later, he said, I am a part of my nation, for which it was a dark and tragic time when it seemed that even the greatest idealists and optimists were beginning to lose hope for our survival: will we be able to endure all this? It all hurt and I wanted those who hear [the composition] to hurt as well. [I wanted] for such an openly painful canto to address you, purify you and show the existence and possibility of another dimension. And that is the mission of music, after all. (Quotes courtesy of https://kulturaskanons.lv/) PĒTERIS VASKS - Musica dolorosa for string orchestra (Score Video)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JYVf4fYCeV0/mqdefault.jpg)






