Composer: Heino Eller
Performer: Sten Lassmann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0132
Release: 2012
Size: 264 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Piano Sonatina No. 2 in F sharp minor
8 Pieces
02. No. 1. Melody
03. No. 2. Music Box
04. No. 3. Waltz
05. No. 4. Intermezzo
06. No. 5. Rondino
07. No. 6. Allegro ma non troppo
08. No. 7. Allegro
09. No. 8. Dance
10. Furioso
11. Allegro con fuoco
12. Episode from Revolutionary Times
13. Sostenuto in G minor
14. Allegro moderato in C minor
15. Chanson triste
16. Andante
17. Larghetto
Preludes, Book 3
18. No. 1. Largo e con summa espressione
19. No. 2. Lento, lugubre – Piu mosso
20. No. 3. Sostenuto – Piu mosso
21. No. 4. Sostenuto
Moderato assai (Variations)
22. Theme
23. Variation 1
24. Variation 2
25. Variation 3
26. Variation 4
27. Variation 5
28. Variation 6
29. Variation 7
30. Variation 8
31. Variation 9
32. Variation 10
33. Estonian Dance
As both composer and teacher Heino Eller (1887–1970) was one of the founders of the classical tradition in his native Estonia. Yet his copious output for piano – some 200 works –is largely unknown, an omission this series of seven CDs seeks to redress. Volume Two presents compositions from six decades: charming romantic miniatures, virtuoso showpieces, expressionist preludes and quirky folk-pieces.
The main item is his Theme and Variations from 1939 – one of his best works for piano, but not published or recorded before now.