Heino Eller: Complete Piano Music, Volume One
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.
Sten Lassmann, piano
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Preludes, Book 1 (1914t17)
- No. 1, Moderato
- No. 2, Moderato assai
- No. 3, Molto adagio, con espressione
- No. 4, Andante sostenuto
- No. 5, Patetico
- No. 6, Sostenuto
- No. 7, Con fuoco
- No. 1, Dance of the Billy-Goat
- No. 2, Round Dance
- No. 3, Folk-Tune
- No. 4, Horn-Tune
- No. 5, In the Folk Tone
- No. 6, Dancing Tune
- Toccata in B minor (1921)
- Dance in B minor (1930s)
- In the Character of a Dance (1941)
- Dance-Caprice (1933)
- The Bells (1929)
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante pensieroso
- III. Presto
Six Pieces (‘Estonian Suite’) (1946)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1939t40)
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