Eduard Tubin - Symphony No. 9 "Sinfonia semplice" (Score Video)

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00:05 I. Adagio
11:20 II. Adagio, lento
Göteborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi

Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) was an Estonian composer and conductor, his country's most prolific and arguably greatest symphonist. For more on Tubin, see my score video of his eleventh symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-vYcU8buKo

Tubin's two-movement ninth symphony, subtitled "Sinfonia semplice" ("simple symphony"), was written in 1969. While perhaps "simple" in its clarity compared to the symphonies of Tubin's middle period, it is quite a substantial work - coherent and motivically driven, as is typical of the composer, and splendidly orchestrated throughout.

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