Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
00:05 I. Andante sostenuto, ma ritmico
08:50 II. Molto allegro
19:02 III. Festoso
Swedish Radio 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
Tubin's sixth symphony is, in my opinion, his most attractive and explosive work. Completed in 1954, it blends the composer's typically astringent harmonic language with jazz-influenced and dance-like sections, accentuated by presence of the piano and the tone of the saxophone. Unlike some of Tubin's other symphonic works, it also gives more space for slower moments to flourish, most notably at the very end.
00:05 I. Andante sostenuto, ma ritmico
08:50 II. Molto allegro
19:02 III. Festoso
Swedish Radio 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
Tubin's sixth symphony is, in my opinion, his most attractive and explosive work. Completed in 1954, it blends the composer's typically astringent harmonic language with jazz-influenced and dance-like sections, accentuated by presence of the piano and the tone of the saxophone. Unlike some of Tubin's other symphonic works, it also gives more space for slower moments to flourish, most notably at the very end.
