Music from Estonia.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Järvi, Neeme, conductor.

Järvi, Paavo, 1962- conductor.

Järvi, Kristjan, conductor.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symphonies.

String orchestra music.

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Letzte Lieder.

Strauss, Richard.

Britten, Benjamin,d1913-1976--Songs and music.

Britten, Benjamin,d1913-1976.

Genre:

String orchestra music.

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Title on container : Baltic voyage : Heroic symphonies from Estonia

Heroic symphonies from Estonia

Place of Publication:

[London] : BBC Music Magazine, [2001]

System Details:

System requirements: 486 or faster PC with Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT; at least 8Mb RAM; approx. 6Mb free hard disk space ; at least 256-color 640x480 display; CD-Extra compatible CD-ROM drive; soundcard and speakers or link to hi-fi; mouse. The audio portion of the disc may be played in a standard CD player.

data file

Contents:

Symphony no. 2 / Villem Kapp

Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten / Arvo Pärt

Symphony no. 3 : (Heroic) / Eduard Tubin.

Participant:

BBC Philharmonic ; Neeme Järvi (1st work), Paavo Järvi (2nd work), Kristjan Järvi (3rd work), conductors.

Notes:

The 2nd work for string orchestra with bell.

Recorded in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, Mar. 5 (1st work), 14 (2nd work), 21-22 (3rd work), 2001.

Issued with BBC Music Magazine, v. 10, no. 2 (Oct. 2001)

Enhanced compact disc (sound recording). Enhancements include program notes by Robert Layton with links to the particular portion of the music under discussion; background notes on Arvo Pärt by Paul Hillier (reprinted from BBC Music Magazine, Feb. 1997); notes on the conductors; suggestions for related listening; and "Discovering music" by, in this issue, Stephen Johnson, a continuing series focusing on various single works showing, with audio examples, the techniques composers use to achieve their effects; the work examined on this disc is Strauss's Four last songs.

Program notes and notes on the performers selected from the notes on the disc ([8] p.) inserted in container.

Contains:

Kapp, Villem, 1913-1964. Symphonies, no. 2, C minor

Pärt, Arvo. Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten.

Tubin, Eduard, 1905-1982. Symphonies, no. 3, D minor

OCLC:

48236830

Publisher Number:

BBC MM 210 BBC Music Magazine