Composer: Heino Eller
Performer: Sten Lassmann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0119
Release: 2011
Size: 236 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Preludes, Book 1
01. No. 1. Moderato
02. No. 2. Moderato assai
03. No. 3. Molto adagio, con espressione
04. No. 4. Andante sostenuto
05. No. 5. Patetico
06. No. 6. Sostenuto
07. No. 7. Con fuoco
Estonian Suite
08. No. 1. Dance of the Billy-Goat
09. No. 2. Round Dance
10. No. 3. Folk-Tune
11. No. 4. Horn-Tune
12. No. 5. In the Folk Tone
13. No. 6. Dancing Tune
14. Toccata in B minor
15. Dance in B minor
16. In the Character of a Dance
17. Danse-Caprice
18. The Bells
Piano Sonata No. 2
19. I. Allegro
20. II. Andante pensieroso
21. III. Presto
The Estonian Heino Eller (1887–1970) is probably best known as the teacher of Arvo Pärt – but he was a prolific and original composer in his own right. His substantial output for piano – this series will contain seven CDs – was written over a period of six decades and thus reflects a range of styles. Taking the lyricism of Chopin and Grieg as its starting point, it combines the influence of Estonian folksong, Scriabin’s troubled harmonies, the epic northern colouring of Sibelius and, at times, Prokofiev’s motoric energy into an attractively individual manner.