Pranav Ranjit | Leevi Madetoja - Suite I from the ballet Okon Fuoko, Op. 58 (Score Video) @towardthesea_ | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petri Sakari
00:08 I. Okon Fuoko, unitaikuri (The Dream Magician)
03:53 II. Vieraat saapuvat (Entrance of the Guests)
04:58 III. Nukkien tanssi (Dance of the Dolls)
06:50 IV. Miehen tanssi (Man's Dance)
10:04 V. Naisen tanssi (Woman's Dance)
11:45 VI. Irvokas tanssi (Danse grotesque)
Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947) was a Finnish composer and music critic of the early 20th century, one of several contemporaries whose works were overshadowed by Madetoja's teacher Jean Sibelius. However, his music, which is increasingly being performed and recorded in the Nordic countries today, is well worth hearing. According to Wikipedia, "his idiom is notably introverted for a national Romantic composer, a blend of Finnish melancholy, folk melodies from his native region of Ostrobothnia, and the elegance and clarity of the French symphonic tradition, founded on César Franck and guided by Vincent d'Indy."
Beginning in the late Romantic tradition, Madetoja's mature works extend stylistically into the early modern period; the "Okon Fuoko" suite (1927), extracted from the namesake ballet-pantomime set in Japan, is a prime example. Each of the six movements is skilfully and subtlely orchestrated, pervaded by strong moods and lush harmonies that make for compelling listening on their own.
The score is available from Madetoja's page at IMSLP.org (not public domain in the US): imslp.org/wiki/Category:Madetoja,_Leevi .
Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petri Sakari
00:08 I. Okon Fuoko, unitaikuri (The Dream Magician)
03:53 II. Vieraat saapuvat (Entrance of the Guests)
04:58 III. Nukkien tanssi (Dance of the Dolls)
06:50 IV. Miehen tanssi (Man's Dance)
10:04 V. Naisen tanssi (Woman's Dance)
11:45 VI. Irvokas tanssi (Danse grotesque)
Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947) was a Finnish composer and music critic of the early 20th century, one of several contemporaries whose works were overshadowed by Madetoja's teacher Jean Sibelius. However, his music, which is increasingly being performed and recorded in the Nordic countries today, is well worth hearing. According to Wikipedia, "his idiom is notably introverted for a national Romantic composer, a blend of Finnish melancholy, folk melodies from his native region of Ostrobothnia, and the elegance and clarity of the French symphonic tradition, founded on César Franck and guided by Vincent d'Indy."
Beginning in the late Romantic tradition, Madetoja's mature works extend stylistically into the early modern period; the "Okon Fuoko" suite (1927), extracted from the namesake ballet-pantomime set in Japan, is a prime example. Each of the six movements is skilfully and subtlely orchestrated, pervaded by strong moods and lush harmonies that make for compelling listening on their own.
The score is available from Madetoja's page at IMSLP.org (not public domain in the US): imslp.org/wiki/Category:Madetoja,_Leevi .
![Eduard Tubin - Symphony No. 11 [unfinished] (Score Video)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l-vYcU8buKo/hqdefault.jpg "Eduard Tubin - Symphony No. 11 [unfinished] (Score Video)
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer
Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor, his countrys most prolific and arguably greatest symphonist. Having completed his studies under another very prominent Estonian composer, Heino Eller (whose music I also plan to upload), in independent Estonia, Tubin fled following the Soviet reoccupation of his country in 1944. He settled permanently in Sweden for the rest of his life, writing many of his most important works, being elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and becoming a Swedish citizen in 1961. In addition to an impressive eleven symphonies, Tubin wrote two operas, the first Estonian ballet (Kratt), concerti for double bass and balalaika, choral music, art songs, and chamber and solo works (particularly violin and piano music.)
For those unacquainted with Tubin, his orchestral music - particularly the symphonies of his middle and later period - shares some common elements with Shostakovich, often marrying relatively rigid formal structures like fugues with rather astringent harmonic ideas and an unexpected emotional intensity. He also often brought Estonian folk music into several of his works. Although Tubins work was initially somewhat unrecognized outside Estonia (even in Sweden), it has gained prominence in the last few decades due to the efforts of Estonian conductors including Neeme and Paavo Järvi.
The eleventh symphony, which Tubin was working on when he passed away in 1982, combines the aforementioned characteristics with a rather bright orchestration typical of his later music. The last minute or so of the first movement was completed by the Estonian-Canadian composer Kaljo Raid, resulting in the recording here; the score I have available is a copy of Tubins manuscript and thus does not contain this completion.
I now have scores of all of Tubins symphonies except the first; some of them are scans of old and battered copies, so they will take a little longer to upload - especially as most of his symphonic works are quite substantial in both musical material and length. I also plan to post his balalaika concerto soon, so if you enjoyed this work, stay tuned for more!")
