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Erkki-Sven Tüür

fl, rec, voc, *1959 EE, Kärdla
Musician / Composer of Classical

Erkki-Sven Tüür (born 16 October 1959) is an Estonian composer.Tüür ([tyːr]) was born in Kärdla on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. He studied flute and percussion at the Tallinn Music School from 1976 to 1980 and composition with Jaan Rääts at the Tallinn Academy of Music and privately with Lepo Sumera from 1980 to 1984. From 1979 to 1984 he headed the rock group In Spe, which quickly became one of the most popular in Estonia.His Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, entitled "Illuminatio", was premiered by violist Lars Anders Tomter and South Jutland Symphony Orchestra in October 2008.

     
Instruments
  • Flute
  • Recorder
  • Vocals
  • Synthesizer
  • Keyboards
Genres
  • Classical
  • Rock
Plays With
In Spe
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Popular Tracks   
Piano Sonata: III. Allegro. Con moto on Erkki-Sven Tüür: Piano Sonata by Erkki-Sven Tüür & Lorenzo Meo
Piano Sonata: I. Presto on Erkki-Sven Tüür: Piano Sonata by Erkki-Sven Tüür & Lorenzo Meo
Passion on Tüür: Crystallisatio by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
L'ombra della croce on Gesualdo / Erkki-Sven Tüür / Brett Dean by Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Illusion on Tüür: Crystallisatio by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
Tüür: Insula deserta on Searching for roots - Music from Estonia by Paavo Järvi/Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Järvi & Stockholms Filharmoniska Orkester
Piano Sonata: II. Lento on Erkki-Sven Tüür: Piano Sonata by Erkki-Sven Tüür & Lorenzo Meo
Tüür: Action - Passion - Illusion: II. Passion on Tüür, Sibelius & Rachmaninov : Orchestral Works by Anu Tali & Nordic Symphony Orchestra
Architectonics VI on Tüür: Crystallisatio by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
Lichttürme on Erkki-Sven Tüür: Lost Prayers by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Harry Traksmann, Leho Karin, Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff & Signum Quartet

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Illuminatio / Whistles And Whispers From Uluru / Symphony No. 8Erkki-Sven Tüür, Olari Elts, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Lawrence Power, Genevieve Lacey2018Album
Works For Violin And PianoGeorge Enescu / Francis Poulenc / Arnold Schoenberg / Erkki-Sven Tüür, Mari Poll, Mihkel Poll2018Album
Horizon 9Concertgebouworkest, Joey Roukens, Peter Eötvös, Richard Rijnvos, Erkki-Sven Tüür2018Album
Peregrinus Ecstaticus / Le Poids Des Vies Non Vécues / NoēsisErkki-Sven Tüür, Hannu Lintu, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Pekka Kuusisto, Christoffer Sundqvist2017Album
GesualdoErkki-Sven Tüür / Brett Dean - Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra2015Album
PianoMihkel Poll - George Enescu, Béla Bartók, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Tõnu Kõrvits2015Album
Seventh Symphony / Piano ConcertoErkki-Sven Tüür2014Album
Music For Violin And PianoPhilip Glass, Giya Kancheli, Erkki-Sven Tüür / Andrea Cortesi, Marco Venturi2014Album
Ärkamine / AwakeningErkki-Sven Tüür / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Sinfonietta Rīga, Daniel Reuss2011Album
Baltic PortraitsCincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi — Erkki-Sven Tüür2011Compil.
StrataErkki-Sven Tüür - Nordic Symphony Orchestra, Anu Tali2010Album
OxymoronErkki-Sven Tüür2007Album
MagmaErkki-Sven Tüür2007Album
Action Passion IllusionAnu Tali, Nordic Symphony Orchestra / Erkki-Sven Tüür, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Jean Sibelius2005Album
! Estatico !SchlagEnsemble H/F/M - Akira Nishimura, Carlos Chávez, Yannis Vlachopoulos, Giselher Klebe, Minoru Miki, Erkki-Sven Tüür2003Album
ExodusErkki-Sven Tüür2003Album
In The Eye Of The StormPeter Kiesewetter, Werner Heider, Hans-Günter Brodmann, Roland Schmidt, Erkki-Sven Tüür - Cabaza Percussion Quartet2001Album
ArchitectonicsErkki-Sven Tüür - Absolute Ensemble / Kristjan Järvi2001Album
desert IslandErkki-Sven Tüür2001Compil.
FluxErkki-Sven Tüür1999Album
The Heino Eller SchoolOstrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas / Heino Eller, Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Lepo Sumera, Eduard Tubin, Jaan Rääts1998Album
Searching For RootsPaavo Järvi, The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Eduard Tubin1997Compil.
Conversio/Lighthouse/Symphony No 2/Architectonics III & IVErkki-Sven Tüür1997Album
CrystallisatioErkki-Sven Tüür1996Album
Baltic Elegy: String Quartets By Vasks, Tüür & PärtThe Duke Quartet - Pēteris Vasks, Erkki-Sven Tüür & Arvo Pärt1996Album
ArchitectonicsErkki-Sven Tüür - NYYD Ensemble1996Album
L'Expérience EstonienneArvo Pärt, Urmas Sisask, Lepo Sumera, Veljo Tormis, Erkki-Sven Tüür1996Album
Estonian Piano MusicLauri Väinmaa / Ester Mägi, Raimo Kangro, Jaan Rääts, Lepo Sumera, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Peeter Vähi, Arvo Pärt1994Album
Estonian Organ Music 2Urmas Sisask, Erkki-Sven Tüür / Andres Uibo, Jüri Leiten1994Album
Oratorio Ante Finem Saeculi / Symphony No. 2Erkki-Sven Tüür1988Album
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