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Eduard Tubin

Person · male · Estonia · Torila · born 1905 · died 1982 · recording since 1966

Estonian composer and conductor (1905-1982)

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Also known as 爱德华·图宾

Debut: 1966
Recording span: 16 years
Release groups: 34
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 35
Wiki language versions: 24

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Timeline

35 events▣ Album 31◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1† Death 1

1900s
1. 18 June 1905 · Birth
  Born 1905-06-18
  source: wikidata
1960s
1. 1966 · Debut release
  Debut release: Sümfoonia nr. 3 / Muusika keelpillidele
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1966 · Album
  Album: Sümfoonia nr. 3 / Muusika keelpillidele
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1977 · Award
  Won: Kurt Atterberg Prize
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. 17 November 1982 · Death
  Died 1982
  source: wikidata
2. 1983 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1985 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary" / Symphony no. 6
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1985 · Album
  Album: Prélude solennel / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Suite on Estonian Dances
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. January 1985 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 5 / Suite from the ballet "Kratt"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1986 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 9 / Toccata
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1987 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 1 / Balalaika Concerto / Music for Strings
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1987 · Album
  Album: Double Bass Concerto / Valse triste / Ballade for Violin and Orchestra / Violin Concerto no. 2 / Estonian Dance Suite
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. January 1987 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 3 / Symphony no. 8
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. January 1987 · Album
  Album: Requiem for Fallen Soldiers / Symphony no. 10
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1988 · Album
  Album: Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 1988 · Album
  Album: Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs / Piano Concertino / Symphony no. 7
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 1988 · Album
  Album: The Complete Piano Music
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. October 1992 · Album
  Album: The Complete Music for Violin, Viola and Piano
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. September 1994 · Album
  Album: Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key / Ballade on a Theme of Mart Saar / Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano / The Retreating Soldier's Song / Ave Maria
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1998 · Album
  Album: Sumera: In Memoriam / Tubin: Viiulikontsert nr. 2 / Lemba: Klaverikontsert nr. 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1999 · Album
  Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 1: 2nd Symphony "Legendary" / 5th Symphony
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1999 · Album
  Album: Meeskoorilaulud
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 2: 3rd Symphony / 6th Symphony
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2001 · Album
  Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 3: 4th Symphony "Lyrical" / 7th Symphony
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2002 · Album
  Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 4: 8th Symphony / 1st Symphony
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 30 September 2002 · Album
  Album: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major / Tubin: Symphony no. 5 in B minor
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2003 · Album
  Album: Estonian Preludes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2003 · Album
  Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 5: 9th Symphony "Sinfonia semplice" / 10th Symphony / 11th Symphony (unfinished)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2005 · Album
  Album: Kratt
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2007 · Album
  Album: Virmaliste sonaat
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 2010 · Album
  Album: Works for Violin & Piano, Volume 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 15 April 2012 · Album
  Album: Live: Sibelius / Brahms / Tubin
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 6 May 2016 · Album
  Album: A Violin's Life, Vol. 2: Music for the "Lipinski" Stradivari
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 2 July 2021 · Album
  Album: Back to StockHome
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 5 June 2026 · Album
  Album: The Early Years of Eduard Tubin
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography727 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363360302

Biography

Eduard Tubin (18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1905 – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer.

Life

Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his father played trombone in the village band. His first taste of music came at school where he learned the flute. Later, his father swapped a cow for a piano, and the young Eduard soon became known in the village for his playing. Eduard also played flute in the village orchestra.
Tubin entered the Tartu Teacher's College in the newly independent Estonia in 1920. It was here he began to take an interest in composition. In 1924 he was admitted to the Tartu Higher Music School starting his studies under the guidance of the famous Estonian composer Heino Eller. He married a fellow student Linda Pirn in 1930. Their son Rein was born in 1932. Tubin took up work conducting in the Vanemuine theatre. During this time he also conducted one of the best-known male choirs and made several trips abroad. In 1938, he met Zoltán Kodály in Hungary, who encouraged his interest in folk songs. In 1941, he married the ballet dancer Elfriede Saarik (Erika). Their son Eino was born in 1942.

In 1944, Tubin fled from the Soviet invasion of Estonia to Sweden with his wife Erika and sons Rein and Eino. He settled in Stockholm, and became a Swedish citizen in 1961 (after that he was able to visit Soviet-occupied Estonia on several occasions). He was offered work at the historical Drottningholm Palace Theatre restoring old operas. This left him time to devote himself to his own composition. Here he wrote most of his greatest works, including two operas, symphonies 5–10, a second concerto for violin, one concerto for double-bass and one for balalaika, a piano concertino, much piano and violin music, choir and solo songs etc. Towards the end of his life, Tubin slowly began to gain recognition, particularly after the conductor Neeme Järvi, also an Estonian, had escaped from the USSR to the United States in 1980. In the last year of his life his Tenth Symphony was performed on 5 concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tubin received several Swedish music awards and was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. After a long illness he died on 17 November 1982 in Stockholm.

Style

Tubin often used Estonian folk music in his works, for instance in the Sinfonietta on Estonian motifs. His ballet Kratt is entirely based on folk tunes. In 1938 Tubin had visited the Estonian island of Hiiumaa to collect folk songs. Tubin was also a very good orchestrator, and this can be heard particularly in the Third and Fourth symphonies.
A change took place in Tubin's style at the end of the 1940s; the music became harmonically more astringent. The finale of the seventh symphony makes much use of a theme with all twelve notes, though it is tonal. The shift to a less nationalistic and more international style came after Tubin had fled Estonia to Sweden.

Tubin is perhaps not better known because of his displacement. Although Estonia claims him as one of their greatest composers, most of his composing was done in Sweden, which never gave him the attention he was due. Tubin is gaining recognition, however, particularly for his later symphonies and the Second Piano Sonata, which are recognised as masterpieces. Most of his works have been recorded (there are two complete recorded sets of his symphonies, conducted by Neeme Järvi and Arvo Volmer). In June 2005 the city of Tallinn observed the centennial of his birth with a festival where all of his symphonies and much of his piano and chamber music was performed. A statue of Tubin was erected in Tartu.
A Tubin Museum was opened at Alatskivi Castle near his birthplace in 2011. This has an exhibition about the composer and other members of the "Tartu school" of musicians who studied under Heino Eller including Alfred Karindi, Eduard Oja, Olav Roots and Karl Leichter.
The International Eduard Tubin Society was founded in Estonia in 2000. Its most important task is to produce an academically correct edition of his collected works, a work which is well in progress.
The pianist Vardo Rumessen was considered the foremost interpreter of Tubin's works.

Discography & profile

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Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	34	91.4th
Studio albums	32	98.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	35	97.5th
Recording span (years)	16	37.8th
Genres	6	91th

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Discography (34 release groups · 32 studio albums)

Albums · 32

Sümfoonia nr. 3 / Muusika keelpillidele
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Sümfoonia nr. 3: I. Allegro alla breve
2Sümfoonia nr. 3: II. Andante
3Sümfoonia nr. 3: III. Allegro
4Sümfoonia nr. 3: IV. Andante
5Sümfoonia nr. 3: V. Allegro alla breve
6Muusika keelpillidele: I. Moderato
7Muusika keelpillidele: II. Allegro
8Muusika keelpillidele: III. Adagio
Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica"
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 35:03
A1Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": I. Molto moderato10:39
A2Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": II. Allegro con anima7:15
B1Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": III. Andante un poco maestoso7:57
B2Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": IV. Allegro9:12
Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary" / Symphony no. 6
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:02:53
1Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": I. Légendaire10:04
2Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre7:01
3Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": III. Tempestoso, ma non troppo allegro (quasi toccata)14:30
4Symphony no. 6: I. Andante sostenuto, ma ritmico8:37
5Symphony no. 6: II. Molto allegro10:02
6Symphony no. 6: III. Festoso12:39
Prélude solennel / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Suite on Estonian Dances
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 54:39
1Prélude solennel7:43
2Suite on Estonian Dances: I. Old Waltz3:10
3Suite on Estonian Dances: II. The Shepherd's Tune3:25
4Suite on Estonian Dances: III. The Kantele Player5:03
5Suite on Estonian Dances: IV. Horn Tunes5:03
6Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: I. Allegro, ma molto moderato12:04
7Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. Andante sostenuto11:44
8Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: III. Allegro vivace, quasi presto6:27
Symphony no. 5 / Suite from the ballet "Kratt"
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 54:43
1Symphony no. 5: I. Allegro energico9:55
2Symphony no. 5: II. Andante9:27
3Symphony no. 5: III. Allegro assai11:08
4Kratt Ballet Suite: Introduction, Peasant Dance, Dance of the Goblin4:58
5Kratt Ballet Suite: Long Dance, Peasant Waltz, Buck Dance7:11
6Kratt Ballet Suite: Interlude, Dance of the Exorcists, The Goat, The Cock, Dance of the Northern Lights12:04
Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 9 / Toccata
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:24
1Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": I. Molto moderato10:49
2Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": II. Allegro con anima7:22
3Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": III. Andante un poco maestoso8:02
4Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica": IV. Allegro10:00
5Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": I. Adagio11:16
6Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": II. Adagio, lento11:42
7Toccata for orchestra6:13
Symphony no. 1 / Balalaika Concerto / Music for Strings
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:42
1Symphony no. 1 in C minor: I. Adagio - Allegro feroce13:49
2Symphony no. 1 in C minor: II. Allegretto moderato9:17
3Symphony no. 1 in C minor: III. Sostenuto assai quasi largo e poco maestoso9:33
4Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra: I. Andante ma rubato - Poco allegretto - Allegro non troppo7:01
5Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra: II. Andante sostenuto5:41
6Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra: III. Allegro giocoso7:36
7Music for Strings: I. Moderato5:10
8Music for Strings: II. Allegro3:58
9Music for Strings: III. Adagio6:37
Double Bass Concerto / Valse triste / Ballade for Violin and Orchestra / Violin Concerto no. 2 / Estonian Dance Suite
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:01
1Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra18:30
2Valse triste4:09
3Ballade for Violin and Orchestra7:36
4Violin Concerto no. 2: I. Andante6:47
5Violin Concerto no. 2: II. Allegro marciale vivace6:25
6Violin Concerto no. 2: III. Adagio, quasi recitativo - Allegro non troppo, ma energico13:12
7Estonian Dance Suite: I. Ristpulkade tants3:35
8Estonian Dance Suite: II. Pikk ingliska5:28
9Estonian Dance Suite: III. Setu tants4:19
Symphony no. 3 / Symphony no. 8
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:02:51
1Symphony no. 3 in D minor: I. Largo - Energico13:03
2Symphony no. 3 in D minor: II. Molto allegro e tempestoso8:45
3Symphony no. 3 in D minor: III. Largo, maestoso11:57
4Symphony no. 8: I. Andante quasi adagio7:54
5Symphony no. 8: II. Allegro moderato7:30
6Symphony no. 8: III. Allegro vivace5:42
7Symphony no. 8: IV. Lento, tenuto e maestoso8:00
Requiem for Fallen Soldiers / Symphony no. 10
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 59:13
1Requiem for Fallen Soldiers: I. Andante7:23
2Requiem for Fallen Soldiers: II. Allegro6:59
3Requiem for Fallen Soldiers: III. Molto lento6:40
4Requiem for Fallen Soldiers: IV. Lento marciale3:21
5Requiem for Fallen Soldiers: V. Largo9:17
6Symphony no. 1025:33
Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 3 tracks
A1Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”: I. Legendaire
A2Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”: II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre
B1Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”: III. Tempestoso, ma non troppo allegro (quasi toccata)
Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs / Piano Concertino / Symphony no. 7
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:32
1Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs: I. Allegro vivace e grazioso7:46
2Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs: II. Ostinato. Largo7:08
3Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs: III. Finale. Allegro molto moderato6:01
4Concertino for Piano and Orchestra: I. Allegro vivace5:37
5Concertino for Piano and Orchestra: II. Quasi andante6:35
6Concertino for Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo9:13
7Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro moderato9:51
8Symphony no. 7: II. Larghetto7:19
9Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro marciale9:02
The Complete Piano Music
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 45 tracks · 3:00:10
Disc 119 tracks · 1:02:55
1Six Preludes: No. 1 in B-flat minor: Con alma, espressivo2:08
2Six Preludes: No. 2 in F minor: Moderato, con espressione2:21
3Six Preludes: No. 3 in F minor: Lento espressivo1:31
4Six Preludes: No. 4 in C major: Eesti motiivi. Andante sostenuto1:58
5Six Preludes: No. 5 in D major: Allegretto, con anima1:00
6Six Preludes: No. 6 in E minor: Marciale sostenuto0:44
7Piano Sonata no. 1: I. Sonata-Allegro: Moderato, con espressione14:24
8Piano Sonata no. 1: II. Scherzo: Presto9:06
9Piano Sonata no. 1: III. Andante mesto, con passione9:10
10Lullaby: Sonore, lento2:59
11Album Leaf: Allegretto, non troppo3:50
12Three Pieces for Children: I. A Sleighing Song. Allegretto0:35
13Three Pieces for Children: II. Doll's Dance. Moderato0:49
14Three Pieces for Children: III. The Flight of a Butterfly. Andantino0:58
15A Little March for Rana4:07
16Three Estonian Folk Dances: I. Intro. Train Dance. Pesante2:17
17Three Estonian Folk Dances: II. Waltz From Hiiu. Vivace1:05
18Three Estonian Folk Dances: III. Saaremaa flat foot. Moderato ma poco sostenuto1:58
19Prelude no. 1: Andante mesto1:55
Disc 29 tracks · 1:01:32
1Variations on an Estonian Folk Tune12:08
2Ballade on a Theme by Mart Saar10:27
34 Folk Songs from my Country: I. Waltz with Variations2:40
44 Folk Songs from my Country: II. Sower's Song4:20
54 Folk Songs from my Country: III. Kantele Polka3:25
64 Folk Songs from my Country: IV. Thresher's Dance4:58
7Sonatina in D minor: I. Allegro moderato, ma un poco agitato6:25
8Sonatina in D minor: II. Andante sostenuto, quasi largo9:00
9Sonatina in D minor: III. Presto8:09
Disc 317 tracks · 55:43
1Seven Preludes: I. Moderato sostenuto2:57
2Seven Preludes: II. Allegro moderato1:58
3Seven Preludes: III. Allegro molto vivace1:17
4Seven Preludes: IV. Lento moderato2:35
5Seven Preludes: V. Estonian tune2:03
6Seven Preludes: VI. Valse molto lente1:38
7Seven Preludes: VII. Chaconne2:22
8Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: I. Shepherd's Lullaby2:09
9Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: II. Herd, move on!1:51
10Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: III. Song of Rain1:51
11Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: IV. Yodelings3:01
12Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: V. Graze, Herd!1:42
13Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: VI. Herd flocking home1:42
14Suite on Estonian Shepherd Melodies: VII. Shepherd's Evening Song2:57
15Sonata no. 2: I. Rubato e agitato10:44
16Sonata no. 2: II. Variations over Laplandian tunes. Andante8:07
17Sonata no. 2: III. Allegro6:49
The Complete Music for Violin, Viola and Piano
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 2:26:35
Disc 119 tracks · 1:17:52
1Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: I. Sostenuto2:36
2Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: II. Dolcissimo2:26
3Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: III. Allegro marciale1:53
4Capriccio no. 1 for Violin and Piano4:35
5Meditation for Violin and Piano4:40
6Ballade for Violin and Piano7:52
7Suite on Estonian Dances for Violin and Piano: I. Old Waltz3:07
8Suite on Estonian Dances for Violin and Piano: II. The Shepherd's Tune3:29
9Suite on Estonian Dances for Violin and Piano: III. The Kantele Player5:00
10Suite on Estonian Dances for Violin and Piano: IV. Horn Tunes5:16
11Prelude for Violin and Piano4:54
12Capriccio no. 2 for Violin and Piano4:41
13The Cock's Dance for Violin and Piano2:18
14Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for Violin Solo: I. Bagpipe Tune2:03
15Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for Violin Solo: II. By the Shepherd's Fire3:28
16Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for Violin Solo: III. Slow Waltz2:16
17Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for Violin Solo: IV. Horn Tune3:05
18Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes for Violin Solo: V. Serf's Dance2:32
19Sonata for Violin Solo. Moderato, dramatico11:41
Disc 212 tracks · 1:08:43
1Sonata no. 1 for Violin and Piano: I. Moderato (attacca)6:13
2Sonata no. 1 for Violin and Piano: II. Quasi presto, misterioso (attacca)4:24
3Sonata no. 1 for Violin and Piano: III. Grave, lento. Ostinato, marciale6:07
4Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro7:39
5Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key for Violin and Piano: II. Andante8:05
6Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key for Violin and Piano: III. Allegro risoluto5:12
7Sonata for Viola and Piano: I. Allegro (attacca)5:11
8Sonata for Viola and Piano: II. Adagio (attacca)4:42
9Sonata for Viola and Piano: III. Allegro vivace3:27
10Sonata for Viola and Piano: I. Allegro molto moderato7:17
11Sonata for Viola and Piano: II. Allegro vivace4:02
12Sonata for Viola and Piano: III. Largo6:24
Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key / Ballade on a Theme of Mart Saar / Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano / The Retreating Soldier's Song / Ave Maria
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:46
1Sonata for Violin and Piano in the Phrygian Mode: I. Allegro8:16
2Sonata for Violin and Piano in the Phrygian Mode: II. Andante7:48
3Sonata for Violin and Piano in the Phrygian Mode: III. Allegro risoluto5:30
4Ballade in the form of a Chaconne on a Theme of Mart Saar10:10
5Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: I. Allegro6:03
6Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: II. Adagio4:42
7Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano: III. Allegro vivace3:41
8The Retreating Soldier's Song10:26
9Ave Maria6:10
Sumera: In Memoriam / Tubin: Viiulikontsert nr. 2 / Lemba: Klaverikontsert nr. 1
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:02:52
1In Memoriam10:14
2Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: I. Andante8:44
3Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: II. Allegro marciale. Vivace6:53
4Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: III. Adagio, quasi recitativo11:06
5Klaverikontsert nr. 1: I. Allegro moderato11:54
6Klaverikontsert nr. 1: II. Andante con espressione attacca subito - III. Allegro vivace14:01
Complete Symphonies, Volume 1: 2nd Symphony "Legendary" / 5th Symphony
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:32
1Symphony no. 2 "Legendaire": I. Legendaire. Molto allegro e agitato9:41
2Symphony no. 2 "Legendaire": II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre7:49
3Symphony no. 2 "Legendaire": III. Tempestoso, ma non troppo allegro (quasi toccata). Lento13:39
4Symphony no. 5: I. Allegro energico10:40
5Symphony no. 5: II. Andante8:37
6Symphony no. 5: III. Allegro assai11:06
Meeskoorilaulud
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 50:38
1Karjase laul1:32
2Igatsus1:44
3Kõik tuuled1:38
4Noore kotka laul2:28
5Külvipalve2:31
6Rändaja õhtulaul4:08
7Jaanitule laul2:13
8Ave Maria4:16
9Õhtulaul2:53
10Muhu tants1:20
11Karjase pühapäev2:34
12Sõmeralt Sõrmikule1:38
13Kaks saarlast5:19
14Kui tume veel kauaks2:02
15Kaugel näen kodumaad2:12
16Taganejate sõdurite laul10:48
17Laul1:22
Complete Symphonies, Volume 2: 3rd Symphony / 6th Symphony
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:08:25
1Symphony no. 3: I. Largo13:33
2Symphony no. 3: II. Molto allegro e tempestoso8:17
3Symphony no. 3: III. Largo maestoso13:27
4Symphony no. 6: I. Andante sostenuto, ma ritmico9:20
5Symphony no. 6: II. Molto allegro9:43
6Symphony no. 6: III. Festoso14:05
Complete Symphonies, Volume 3: 4th Symphony "Lyrical" / 7th Symphony
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:02:34
1Symphony no. 4 "Lyrical": I. Molto moderato10:13
2Symphony no. 4 "Lyrical": II. Allegro con anima7:42
3Symphony no. 4 "Lyrical": III. Andante un poco maestoso7:20
4Symphony no. 4 "Lyrical": IV. Allegro9:46
5Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro moderato10:49
6Symphony no. 7: II. Larghetto7:10
7Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro marciale9:34
Complete Symphonies, Volume 4: 8th Symphony / 1st Symphony
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:43
1Symphony no. 8: I. Andante quasi adagio9:24
2Symphony no. 8: II. Allegro moderato7:59
3Symphony no. 8: III. Allegro vivace5:37
4Symphony no. 8: IV. Lento, tenuto e maestoso8:12
5Symphony no. 1: I. Adagio - Allegro feroce14:03
6Symphony no. 1: II. Allegretto moderato9:24
7Symphony no. 1: III. Sostenuto assai quasi largo e poco maestoso11:04
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major / Tubin: Symphony no. 5 in B minor
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:13:30
1Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto9:53
2Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Andante, ma rubato14:39
3Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo6:25
4Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Allegretto moderato13:51
5Symphony no. 5 in B minor: I. Allegro energico10:29
6Symphony no. 5 in B minor: II. Andante7:53
7Symphony no. 5 in B minor: III. Allegro assai10:20
Estonian Preludes
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 42 tracks · 1:07:28
1Prelude in E flat minor. Lento1:37
2Prelude in C sharp minor. Lento1:56
3Prelude. Poetico, con delizio1:27
4Prelude. Precipitamente1:12
5Prelude in E flat major. Precipitamente, feroce (in memoriam of A. Scriabin)1:14
6Prelude in A minor. Grave e largamente2:08
7Prelude in F major. Allegretto piacevole0:46
8Prelude in F major. Allegro e leggiero0:32
9Prelude in F major. Poco allegretto2:15
10Prelude in C minor. Andante sostenuto0:49
11Prelude in B major. Andante moderato0:50
12Prelude in D minor. Con moto1:34
13Prelude in C major. Soave1:02
14Prelude in G minor. Tempestoso0:53
15Prelude in D major. Allegro vivace0:52
16Prelude in B minor. Moderato con anima1:15
17Prelude in E flat major. Fiero1:07
18Prelude in A flat major. Allegro0:58
19Prelude in B flat major. Sfrenatamente0:59
20Prelude in B flat minor. Lento4:31
21Prelude in E major. Allegro2:13
22Prelude in B major. Languido2:24
23Prelude in B major Allegretto (in memoriam of C. Debussy)2:47
24Prelude in B major. Vivace1:32
25Prelude in B major. Vivace1:18
26Prelude in C sharp minor. Allegro agitato0:51
27Prelude in B flat major. Molto allegro1:13
28Prelude in E flat major. Vivace1:33
29Prelude no. 1 in B flat minor. Con calmo, ETW 30-11:53
30Prelude in F minor. Moderato con espressione, ETW 30-22:18
31Prelude no. 2 in F minor. Moderato sostenuto, ETW 33-11:26
32Prelude no. 3 in C major (on Estonian folk melody) Andante, ETW 33-21:57
33Prelude in E minor. Marciale sostenuto, ETW 33-30:32
34Prelude in D major. Allegretto, con anima, ETW 361:04
35Prelude. Andante mesto, ETW 421:24
36Prelude no. 4. Moderato sostenuto, ETW 46-12:55
37Prelude no. 5. Allegretto moderato, ETW 46-22:09
38Prelude no. 6. Allegro molto vivace, ETW 46-31:19
39Prelude no. 7. Lento moderato, ETW 46-42:38
40Prelude no. 8 (on an Estonian folk tune), ETW 46-52:01
41Prelude no. 9. Valse molto lente, ETW 46-61:39
42Prelude no. 10. Chaconne, ETW 46-72:25
Complete Symphonies, Volume 5: 9th Symphony "Sinfonia semplice" / 10th Symphony / 11th Symphony (unfinished)
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 58:19
1Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": I. Adagio - Allegro12:45
2Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": II. Adagio, lento - Presto12:04
3Symphony no. 1024:41
4Symphony no. 11 (unfinished)8:49
Kratt
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:52:39
Disc 12 tracks · 53:40
1Kratt: I vaatus. Krati tegemine22:18
2Kratt: II vaatus. Krati töö31:22
Disc 25 tracks · 58:59
1Kratt: III vaatus. Õitsilised23:34
2Kratt: IV vaatus. Maksamerelised13:51
3Sümfoniett eesti motiividel, ETW 11: I. Allegro vivace e grazioso8:14
4Sümfoniett eesti motiividel, ETW 11: II. Ostinato. Largo7:19
5Sümfoniett eesti motiividel, ETW 11: III. Finale. Allegro molto moderato6:01
Virmaliste sonaat
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:17:02
1Sonaat-allegro E-duur, ETW 31-114:27
2Variatsioonid eesti rahvaviisile, ETW 4112:12
3Ballaad Mart Saare teemale, ETW 4010:08
4Sonaat nr. 2 "Virmaliste sonaat", ETW 44: I. Rubato e agitato10:04
5Sonaat nr. 2 "Virmaliste sonaat", ETW 44: II. Andante. Variatsioonid lapi rahvaviisidele7:41
6Sonaat nr. 2 "Virmaliste sonaat", ETW 44: III. Allegro6:07
7Klaverikvartett cis-moll, ETW 5916:23
Works for Violin & Piano, Volume 1
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:43
1Capriccio no. 1, ETW 503:59
2Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, ETW 56: I. Allegro9:14
3Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, ETW 56: II. Andante8:56
4Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, ETW 56: III. Allegro risoluto5:44
5Sonata for Solo Violin, ETW 5710:53
6Ballade for Violin and Piano, ETW 529:07
7Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes, ETW 53: I. Old Waltz3:26
8Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes, ETW 53: II. Village Shepherd’s Horn Song3:27
9Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes, ETW 53: III. Zither Player5:31
10Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes, ETW 53: IV. Goat-horn Song5:26
Live: Sibelius / Brahms / Tubin
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:18:58
1Serenade in G minor7:26
2Violin Concerto in D major23:35
3Violin Concerto in D major8:50
4Violin Concerto in D major8:23
5Symphony no. 510:08
6Symphony no. 59:10
7Symphony no. 511:26
A Violin's Life, Vol. 2: Music for the "Lipinski" Stradivari
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:07:23
1Violin Sonata in B minor: I. Allegro9:05
2Violin Sonata in B minor: II. Andantino4:28
3Violin Sonata in B minor: III. Allegro molto vivace6:18
4Sonata for Solo Violin9:51
5Violin Sonata no. 9 in A minor, op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto14:00
6Violin Sonata no. 9 in A minor, op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni14:58
7Violin Sonata no. 9 in A minor, op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Presto8:43
Back to StockHome
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:15:50
1A Walk to Schubert2:21
2Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra: Allegro con moto –6:26
3Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra: Andante sostenuto –1:38
4Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra: Tempo primo –5:11
5Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra: Allegro non troppo, poco marciale5:39
6A Walk to Bruckner2:53
7Infinite Rooms: 1.5:04
8Infinite Rooms: 2.3:59
9Infinite Rooms: 3.3:16
10Infinite Rooms: 4.4:32
11Infinite Rooms: 5.4:41
12Infinite Rooms: 6.4:51
13Infinite Rooms: 7.2:55
14A Walk to Strauss2:52
15Piano Trio17:03
16In memoriam2:29
The Early Years of Eduard Tubin
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:37
1Suite on Estonian Motifs, ETW 13: I. Prelude4:12
2Suite on Estonian Motifs, ETW 13: II. Ostinato5:54
3Suite on Estonian Motifs, ETW 13: III. Intermezzo7:48
4Suite on Estonian Motifs, ETW 13: IV. Finale8:21
5Symphony no. 2, ETW 2: I. Legendaire9:48
6Symphony no. 2, ETW 2: II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre7:55
7Symphony no. 2, ETW 2: III. Tempestoso ma non troppo allegro (quasi toccata)14:18
8Prelude no. 1: Con calmo, ETW 30-11:31
9Prelude no. 2: Moderato, con espressione, ETW 30-21:50
Sümfoonia nr. 6
— · studio album
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A1Sümfoonia nr. 6: I. Andante sostenuto ma ritmico
A2Sümfoonia nr. 6: II. Molto allegro
B1Sümfoonia nr. 6: III. Festoso

Album · 2

Album release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2002	The SymphoniesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 33 tracks · 5:30:17 Disc 16 tracks · 1:03:20 1Symphony no. 1 in C minor: I. Adagio - Allegro feroce13:51 2Symphony no. 1 in C minor: II. Allegretto moderato9:16 3Symphony no. 1 in C minor: III. Sostenuto assai quasi largo e poco maestoso9:31 4Symphony no. 5 in B minor: I. Allegro energico9:55 5Symphony no. 5 in B minor: II. Andante9:27 6Symphony no. 5 in B minor: III. Allegro assai11:20 Disc 26 tracks · 1:02:53 1Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": I. Légendaire10:04 2Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre7:01 3Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary": III. Tempestoso, ma non troppo allegro (quasi toccata)14:30 4Symphony no. 6: I. Andante sostenuto, ma ritmico8:37 5Symphony no. 6: II. Molto allegro10:02 6Symphony no. 6: III. Festoso12:39 Disc 37 tracks · 1:02:51 1Symphony no. 3 in D minor: I. Largo - Energico13:03 2Symphony no. 3 in D minor: II. Molto allegro e tempestoso8:45 3Symphony no. 3 in D minor: III. Largo, maestoso11:57 4Symphony no. 8: I Andante quasi adagio7:54 5Symphony no. 8: II. Allegro moderato7:30 6Symphony no. 8: III. Allegro vivace5:42 7Symphony no. 8: IV. Lento, tenuto e maestoso8:00 Disc 47 tracks · 1:05:25 1Symphony no. 4 in A major "Sinfonia lirica": I. Molto moderato10:49 2Symphony no. 4 in A major "Sinfonia lirica": II. Allegro con anima7:23 3Symphony no. 4 in A major "Sinfonia lirica": III. Andante un poco maestoso8:02 4Symphony no. 4 in A major "Sinfonia lirica": IV. Allegro10:00 5Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": I. Adagio11:16 6Symphony no. 9 "Sinfonia semplice": II. Adagio, lento11:42 7Toccata6:13 Disc 57 tracks · 1:15:48 1Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro moderato9:51 2Symphony no. 7: II. Larghetto7:19 3Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro marciale8:53 4Symphony no. 1025:35 5Suite from the ballet "Kratt": Peasant - Dance - Dance of the Goblin4:58 6Suite from the ballet "Kratt": Long Dance - Peasant Waltz - Buck Dance7:11 7Suite from the ballet "Kratt": Dance of the Exorcists - The Goat - The Cock - Dance of the Northern Lights12:01	Compilation	October 2002
	2005	Eduard Tubin ja tema aegSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:08:36 1Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne” h-moll, ETW 2: I. Lègendaire. Molto allegro e agitato9:49 2Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne” h-moll, ETW 2: II. Sostenuto assai, grave e funebre7:23 3Klaverikvartett cis-moll, ETW 5916:18 4Ballaad Mart Saare teemale cis-moll, ETW 4010:04 5Meditatsioon viiulile ja klaverile, ETW 514:26 6Eleegia keelpillikvartetile, ETW 602:58 7Viiulikontsert nr. 1 D-duur, ETW 19: II. Andante sostenuto10:21 8Sümfoonia nr. 5 h-moll, ETW 5: III. Allegro assai7:17	Compilation	2005

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Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	24	85.8th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	34	91.4th
Studio albums	32	98.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	35	97.5th
Recording span (years)	16	37.8th
Genres	6	91th

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Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Category	Result
1977	Kurt Atterberg Prize		won

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Timeline

1900s

Born 1905-06-18

1960s

Debut release: Sümfoonia nr. 3 / Muusika keelpillidele

Album: Sümfoonia nr. 3 / Muusika keelpillidele

1970s

Won: Kurt Atterberg Prize

1980s

Died 1982

Album: Symphony no. 4 "Sinfonia lirica"

Album: Symphony no. 2 "The Legendary" / Symphony no. 6

Album: Prélude solennel / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Suite on Estonian Dances

Album: Symphony no. 5 / Suite from the ballet "Kratt"

Album: Symphony no. 4 / Symphony no. 9 / Toccata

Album: Symphony no. 1 / Balalaika Concerto / Music for Strings

Album: Double Bass Concerto / Valse triste / Ballade for Violin and Orchestra / Violin Concerto no. 2 / Estonian Dance Suite

Album: Symphony no. 3 / Symphony no. 8

Album: Requiem for Fallen Soldiers / Symphony no. 10

Album: Sümfoonia nr. 2 „Legendaarne”

Album: Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs / Piano Concertino / Symphony no. 7

Album: The Complete Piano Music

1990s

Album: The Complete Music for Violin, Viola and Piano

Album: Sonata no. 2 in Phrygian Key / Ballade on a Theme of Mart Saar / Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano / The Retreating Soldier's Song / Ave Maria

Album: Sumera: In Memoriam / Tubin: Viiulikontsert nr. 2 / Lemba: Klaverikontsert nr. 1

Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 1: 2nd Symphony "Legendary" / 5th Symphony

Album: Meeskoorilaulud

2000s

Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 2: 3rd Symphony / 6th Symphony

Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 3: 4th Symphony "Lyrical" / 7th Symphony

Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 4: 8th Symphony / 1st Symphony

Album: Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 in D major / Tubin: Symphony no. 5 in B minor

Album: Estonian Preludes

Album: Complete Symphonies, Volume 5: 9th Symphony "Sinfonia semplice" / 10th Symphony / 11th Symphony (unfinished)

Album: Kratt

Album: Virmaliste sonaat

2010s

Album: Works for Violin & Piano, Volume 1

Album: Live: Sibelius / Brahms / Tubin

Album: A Violin's Life, Vol. 2: Music for the "Lipinski" Stradivari

2020s

Album: Back to StockHome

Album: The Early Years of Eduard Tubin

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