Music from Estonia Vol.1:
01 Heino Eller: Elegia for harp and strings (1931) [12'59]
02 - 06 Heino Eller: Five Pieces for string orchestra (1953) [15'21]
07 Heino Eller: Tone Poem 'Dawn' (1918) [8'10]
08 - 10 Kaljo Raid: Symphony No.1 in C minor (1944) [37'31]
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN8525 [recorded August 1986; first released 1987]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: SNO Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Recording engineer: Ralph Couzens; Producer: Brian Couzens
Music from Estonia Vol.2:
01 - 04 Artur Lemba: Symphony in C-sharp minor (1908) [39'58]
05 Rudolf Tobias: 'Julius Caesar' Overture (1896) [10'08]
06 Heino Eller: Tone Poem Videvik 'Twilight' (1917) [6'00]
07 Veljo Tormis: Overture No.2 (1959) [11'07]
08 Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977) [6'14]
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN8656 [recorded August 1987 & May 1988; first released 1989]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall [01-05], Glasgow and Caird Hall, Dundee [06-08], Scotland
Recording engineer: Ralph Couzens; Producer: Brian Couzens
In 2005, the music from the above two discs was subsequently re-issued as a twofer, CHAN241-26, but for some obscure reason arranged in a different order.
Lepo Sumera (Estonian):
01 - 03 Cello Concerto (1998-1999) * [28'20]
04 Musica Profana (1997) [12'25)
05 - 06 Symphony No.6 (2000) [24'32]
David Geringas- cello *; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
BIS CD-1360 [recorded October 2001; issued 2003
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
Recording engineer and Producer: Maido Maadik
Erkki-Sven Tüür (Latvian)- Flux:
01 - 02 Symphony No.3 (1997) [27'42]
03 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (2003) * [23'06]
04 Lighthouse for strings (1997) [12'44]
David Geringas- cello *; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
ECM 465 134-2 [recorded August 1998; issued 1999]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from internet]
Recording venue: ORF Studio, Vienna, Austria
Recording engineer: Anton Reiniger; Producer: Manfred Eicher
The following recording was recently posted at Symphonyshare by friend sneffels and is re-posted here with his kind permission.
Kaljo Raid and Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 - 05 Kaljo Raid: Stockholm Symphony (No.2) (1946) [36'29]
06 Eduard Tubin (arr. Kaljo Raid): Elegy for Strings [2'33]
07 Eduard Tubin (orch. Kaljo Raid): Unfinished Symphony (No.11) - Allegro vivace, con spirito [8'51]
Estonian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer
Koch 3-7291-2 [recorded April 1990 - January 1992; issued 1995]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Radio House, Tallinn, Estonia
Recording engineer: Mati Brauer; Producer: not stated
Mikalojus Čiurlionis (Lithuanian):
01 Kęstutis. Symphonic Overture (1902) [9'33]
02 In the Forest. Symphonic Poem (1901-02) [17'15]
03 The Sea. Symphonic Poem (1903-07) [32'24]
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas
Ondine ODE 1344-2 [recorded April and October 2019; issued 2020]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Recording Studio, Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Recording engineers: Evelina Staniulytė; Producers: Aleksandra Kerienė, Vilius Keras.
Kurland Sounds (Latvian):
01 Vilnis Šmīdbergs: Merry-Go-Round (2006) [11'51]
02 - 04 Ēriks Ešenvalds: 4th Liepāja concerto 'Visions of Arctic Night' (2012) * [24'01]
05 Pēteris Vasks: Symphony No.2 (1999) [38'13]
Ints Dālderis- clarinet *; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Atvars Lakstīgala
Odradek ODRCD319 [recorded October 2012* and February 2013; issued 2015]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Liepaja Latvian Society Hall, Latvia
Recording engineer: Normunds Slava; Producer: not stated
Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in C minor (1931-34) [32'21]
04 - 06 Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra (1964) * [20'01]
07 - 09 Music for strings (1962-63) [15'18]
Emanuil Sheynkman- balalaika *; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-351 [recorded October 1986; issued 1987]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Recording engineer: Hans-Erik Järvenhag; Producer: Robert von Bahr
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Passion and Resurrection (Latvian):
01 - 04 Passion and Resurrection (2005) * [27'37]
05 Evening (2006) [3'21]
06 Night Prayer (2006) [9'23]
07 A drop in the ocean (2006) [6'43]
08 Legend of the walled-in woman (2005) [10'23]
09 Long Road (2010) [6'40]
Carolyn Sampson- soprano *; Britten Sinfonia *; Polyphony conducted by Stephen Layton
Hyperion CDA67796 [recorded April 2010; issued 2011]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London
Recording engineer: David Hinitt; Producer: Adrian Peacock
Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 Prelude solennel 'Festive Prelude' (1940) [7'43]
02 - 05 Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for violin and orchestra (1974) [16'54]
06 - 09 Violin Concerto No.1 (1941-42) [30'30]
Mark Lubotsky- violin, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-286 [recorded November 1984; issued 1985]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden
Recording engineer: Michael Bergek; Producer: Robert von Bahr
'Searching for roots' Music from Estonia:
01 Eduard Tubin (orch. Kaljo Raid): Symphony No.11 - Allegro vivace, con spirito [9'26]
02 Arvo Pärt: Nekrolog, op.5 [12'47]
03 - 04 Arvo Pärt: Symphony No.1 'Polyphonic' [18'32]
05 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Searching for Roots (Hommage à Sibelius) [6'13]
06 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Insula deserta for string orchestra [8'50]
07 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Zeitraum [14'28]
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
Virgin Classics CDC 545212-2 [recorded June 1996; first issued 1997 - subsequently reissued by Erato 2002]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from internet]
Recording venue: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Recording engineer: Mike Hatch; Producer: David R Murray
Vytautas Barkauskas - Sun (Lithuanian):
01 Sun, for symphony orchestra, op.69 (1983/1995) [8'41]
02 - 04 Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra, op.63 (1981) * [24'09]
05 - 09 Symphony No.5, Op. 81 (1986) [34'50]
10 Konzertstück for orchestra No.2, op.103 (1994/96) ^ [8'15]
Yuri Bashmet- viola *; Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robertas Šervenikas and Juozas Domarkas ^
Avie AV2163 [recorded November 1996 to January 2007; issued 2008]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
Recording engineers: Mikhail Omelyanchuk, Jonas Mašanauskas and Ričardas Lėgaudas;
Producers: not given
The title for this post should change to "Music from Baltic countries" for this last item:
Baltic Portraits:
01 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Fireflower (2011) [4'07]
02 Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No.8, op.81 (2001) [22'41]
03 Esa-Pekka Salonen: Gambit (1998) [9'54]
04 Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977) [7'02]
05 Lepo Sumera: Symphony No.6 (2000) [22'13]
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
CSO Media CSOM-946 [recorded September 2002 to May 2011; issued 2011]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]
Recording venue Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Recording engineers & Producers: Chelsea VandeDrink and Alexander Kosiorek [Cincinnati Public Radio]
Download from Mega.
01 Heino Eller: Elegia for harp and strings (1931) [12'59]
02 - 06 Heino Eller: Five Pieces for string orchestra (1953) [15'21]
07 Heino Eller: Tone Poem 'Dawn' (1918) [8'10]
08 - 10 Kaljo Raid: Symphony No.1 in C minor (1944) [37'31]
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN8525 [recorded August 1986; first released 1987]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: SNO Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Recording engineer: Ralph Couzens; Producer: Brian Couzens
Music from Estonia Vol.2:
01 - 04 Artur Lemba: Symphony in C-sharp minor (1908) [39'58]
05 Rudolf Tobias: 'Julius Caesar' Overture (1896) [10'08]
06 Heino Eller: Tone Poem Videvik 'Twilight' (1917) [6'00]
07 Veljo Tormis: Overture No.2 (1959) [11'07]
08 Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977) [6'14]
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN8656 [recorded August 1987 & May 1988; first released 1989]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall [01-05], Glasgow and Caird Hall, Dundee [06-08], Scotland
Recording engineer: Ralph Couzens; Producer: Brian Couzens
In 2005, the music from the above two discs was subsequently re-issued as a twofer, CHAN241-26, but for some obscure reason arranged in a different order.
Lepo Sumera (Estonian):
01 - 03 Cello Concerto (1998-1999) * [28'20]
04 Musica Profana (1997) [12'25)
05 - 06 Symphony No.6 (2000) [24'32]
David Geringas- cello *; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
BIS CD-1360 [recorded October 2001; issued 2003
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
Recording engineer and Producer: Maido Maadik
Erkki-Sven Tüür (Latvian)- Flux:
01 - 02 Symphony No.3 (1997) [27'42]
03 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (2003) * [23'06]
04 Lighthouse for strings (1997) [12'44]
David Geringas- cello *; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
ECM 465 134-2 [recorded August 1998; issued 1999]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from internet]
Recording venue: ORF Studio, Vienna, Austria
Recording engineer: Anton Reiniger; Producer: Manfred Eicher
The following recording was recently posted at Symphonyshare by friend sneffels and is re-posted here with his kind permission.
Kaljo Raid and Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 - 05 Kaljo Raid: Stockholm Symphony (No.2) (1946) [36'29]
06 Eduard Tubin (arr. Kaljo Raid): Elegy for Strings [2'33]
07 Eduard Tubin (orch. Kaljo Raid): Unfinished Symphony (No.11) - Allegro vivace, con spirito [8'51]
Estonian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer
Koch 3-7291-2 [recorded April 1990 - January 1992; issued 1995]
[CD-rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Radio House, Tallinn, Estonia
Recording engineer: Mati Brauer; Producer: not stated
Mikalojus Čiurlionis (Lithuanian):
01 Kęstutis. Symphonic Overture (1902) [9'33]
02 In the Forest. Symphonic Poem (1901-02) [17'15]
03 The Sea. Symphonic Poem (1903-07) [32'24]
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas
Ondine ODE 1344-2 [recorded April and October 2019; issued 2020]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Recording Studio, Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Recording engineers: Evelina Staniulytė; Producers: Aleksandra Kerienė, Vilius Keras.
Kurland Sounds (Latvian):
01 Vilnis Šmīdbergs: Merry-Go-Round (2006) [11'51]
02 - 04 Ēriks Ešenvalds: 4th Liepāja concerto 'Visions of Arctic Night' (2012) * [24'01]
05 Pēteris Vasks: Symphony No.2 (1999) [38'13]
Ints Dālderis- clarinet *; Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Atvars Lakstīgala
Odradek ODRCD319 [recorded October 2012* and February 2013; issued 2015]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Liepaja Latvian Society Hall, Latvia
Recording engineer: Normunds Slava; Producer: not stated
Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in C minor (1931-34) [32'21]
04 - 06 Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra (1964) * [20'01]
07 - 09 Music for strings (1962-63) [15'18]
Emanuil Sheynkman- balalaika *; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-351 [recorded October 1986; issued 1987]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Recording engineer: Hans-Erik Järvenhag; Producer: Robert von Bahr
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Passion and Resurrection (Latvian):
01 - 04 Passion and Resurrection (2005) * [27'37]
05 Evening (2006) [3'21]
06 Night Prayer (2006) [9'23]
07 A drop in the ocean (2006) [6'43]
08 Legend of the walled-in woman (2005) [10'23]
09 Long Road (2010) [6'40]
Carolyn Sampson- soprano *; Britten Sinfonia *; Polyphony conducted by Stephen Layton
Hyperion CDA67796 [recorded April 2010; issued 2011]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London
Recording engineer: David Hinitt; Producer: Adrian Peacock
Eduard Tubin (Estonian):
01 Prelude solennel 'Festive Prelude' (1940) [7'43]
02 - 05 Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for violin and orchestra (1974) [16'54]
06 - 09 Violin Concerto No.1 (1941-42) [30'30]
Mark Lubotsky- violin, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-286 [recorded November 1984; issued 1985]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden
Recording engineer: Michael Bergek; Producer: Robert von Bahr
'Searching for roots' Music from Estonia:
01 Eduard Tubin (orch. Kaljo Raid): Symphony No.11 - Allegro vivace, con spirito [9'26]
02 Arvo Pärt: Nekrolog, op.5 [12'47]
03 - 04 Arvo Pärt: Symphony No.1 'Polyphonic' [18'32]
05 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Searching for Roots (Hommage à Sibelius) [6'13]
06 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Insula deserta for string orchestra [8'50]
07 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Zeitraum [14'28]
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
Virgin Classics CDC 545212-2 [recorded June 1996; first issued 1997 - subsequently reissued by Erato 2002]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from internet]
Recording venue: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Recording engineer: Mike Hatch; Producer: David R Murray
Vytautas Barkauskas - Sun (Lithuanian):
01 Sun, for symphony orchestra, op.69 (1983/1995) [8'41]
02 - 04 Concerto for viola and chamber orchestra, op.63 (1981) * [24'09]
05 - 09 Symphony No.5, Op. 81 (1986) [34'50]
10 Konzertstück for orchestra No.2, op.103 (1994/96) ^ [8'15]
Yuri Bashmet- viola *; Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robertas Šervenikas and Juozas Domarkas ^
Avie AV2163 [recorded November 1996 to January 2007; issued 2008]
[digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venue: Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
Recording engineers: Mikhail Omelyanchuk, Jonas Mašanauskas and Ričardas Lėgaudas;
Producers: not given
The title for this post should change to "Music from Baltic countries" for this last item:
Baltic Portraits:
01 Erkki-Sven Tüür: Fireflower (2011) [4'07]
02 Aulis Sallinen: Symphony No.8, op.81 (2001) [22'41]
03 Esa-Pekka Salonen: Gambit (1998) [9'54]
04 Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977) [7'02]
05 Lepo Sumera: Symphony No.6 (2000) [22'13]
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
CSO Media CSOM-946 [recorded September 2002 to May 2011; issued 2011]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]
Recording venue Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Recording engineers & Producers: Chelsea VandeDrink and Alexander Kosiorek [Cincinnati Public Radio]
Download from Mega.