Short bio Erkki-Sven Tuur
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Erkki-Sven Tr is an Estonian composer who was born in 1959 and is recognized as one of the most innovative composers of his time. He spent his childhood on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa and later studied music at the Tallinn Conservatory. His music aims to raise existential questions and explore the uniqueness of every individual being. He has composed music in a variety of genres, including orchestral, choral, vocal, and chamber music.
Tr's work has been heavily influenced by his environment, and he has stated that people are products of their surroundings. He has experimented with a variety of musical techniques and is known for his unconventional musical rhythms and harmonies. His music is often described as spare and haunting, with a distinct sense of drama and tension.
Over the course of his career, Tr has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the Cultural Prize of Estonia in 1987, the Prize of the ISCM World Music Days in 1992, and the Nordic Council Music Prize in 2003. He has also collaborated with a number of other artists and composers, including the French composer Olivier Cong.
Tr's music has been recorded by a variety of labels, including ECM Records and Naxos. Some of his notable works include his Symphony No. 9 and his oratorio Ante finem saeculi, which explores the concept of the apocalypse. Tr continues to be an active composer, and his music is performed around the world.
Compositions featuring Erkki-Sven Tuur
# | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
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1 | Memo, for piano trio | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | 2021 |
2 | Canticum Canticorum Caritatis, for chorus | 13:02 min | Choral | 2020 |
3 | Omnia mutantur, for chorus | 5:08 min | Choral | 2020 |
4 | Lichttürme, for piano trio | 15:54 min | Chamber Music | 2017 |
5 | Solastalgia, for piccolo & orchestra | 19:42 min | Concerto | 2015 |
6 | Sow the Wind..., for orchestra | 21:19 min | Orchestral | 2015 |
7 | Incantation of Tempest (Tormiloits), for orchestra | 4:23 min | Orchestral | 2014 |
8 | Le poids des vies non vécues, for orchestra | 11:50 min | Orchestral | 2014 |
9 | L'Ombra della croce, for string orchestra | 6:57 min | Orchestral | 2014 |
10 | Missa Brevis, for chorus | 16:41 min | Choral | 2013 |
11 | Peregrinus Ecstaticus, concerto for clarinet & orchestra | 25:11 min | Concerto | 2012 |
12 | String Quartet No. 2 ("Lost Prayers") | 13:39 min | Chamber Music | 2012 |
13 | Psalmody, for chorus & orchestra | 22:09 min | Choral | 2012 |
14 | Awakening (Ärkamine), for chorus & chamber orchestra | 36:39 min | Choral | 2011 |
15 | Symphony No. 8 | 25:34 min | Symphony | 2010 |
16 | Synergie, for violin & cello | 11:06 min | Chamber Music | 2010 |
17 | Symphony No. 7 "Pietas" | 40:43 min | Symphony | 2009 |
18 | Illuminatio, for viola & orchestra | 23:59 min | Concerto | 2008 |
19 | Trigolosson Trishagion, for chorus | 9:07 min | Choral | 2008 |
20 | Symphony No. 6 "Strata" | 32:31 min | Symphony | 2007 |
21 | Prophecy, for accordion & orchestra | 20:30 min | Concerto | 2007 |
22 | Whistles and Whispers From Uluru, for recorders & string orchestra | 14:12 min | Concerto | 2007 |
23 | Piano Concerto | 21:54 min | Concerto | 2006 |
24 | Igavik (Eternity), for male choir & orchestra | 4:37 min | Orchestral | 2006 |
25 | Noësis, concerto for violin, clarinet & orchestra | 20:39 min | Concerto | 2005 |
26 | Salve Regina, for male choir & ensemble | 5:39 min | Choral | 2005 |
27 | The Path and the Traces, for strings | 12:35 min | Chamber Music | 2005 |
28 | Spectrum IV, for cello & organ | 14:04 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
29 | Symphony No. 5, for big band, guitar & orchestra | 39:00 min | Symphony | 2004 |
30 | Reaching to the Top of the Mountain, for piano | 2:50 min | Keyboard | 2003 |
31 | Short Meeting of Dark and Light, for piano | 2:10 min | Keyboard | 2003 |
32 | Oxymoron, for orchestra ("Music for Tirol") | 19:41 min | Orchestral | 2003 |
33 | Meditatio, for chorus | 17:55 min | Choral | 2003 |
34 | Fata Morgana, for piano trio | 13:31 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
35 | Symphony No. 4 "Magma", for percussion & symphony orchestra | 31:06 min | Symphony | 2002 |
36 | Ardor, concerto for marimba & orchestra | 25:57 min | Concerto | 2001 |
37 | The Wanderer's Evening Song (Rändaja õhtulaul), for mixed choir a cappella | 18:01 min | Choral | 2001 |
38 | Aditus, for orchestra | 9:16 min | Orchestral | 2000 |
39 | Exodus, for orchestra | 16:59 min | Orchestral | 1999 |
40 | Concerto for violin & orchestra | 34:51 min | Concerto | 1998 |
41 | Motus 2, for 4 percussionists | 11:55 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
42 | Symbiosis, for violin & double bass | 12:04 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
43 | To Kristiina, for piano | 2:40 min | Keyboard | 1995 |
44 | Crystallisatio, for 3 flutes, campenelli, strings & live electronics | 12:25 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
45 | Symphony No. 9 ("Mythos") | 34:21 min | Symphony | 1994 |
46 | Requiem, for soprano, tenor, chorus, triangle, piano & strings | 28:59 min | Choral | 1994 |
47 | Drama for flute, violin & guitar | 11:31 min | Chamber Music | 1994 |
48 | Action-Illusion-Passion, for string orchestra (Show) | 17:28 min | Orchestral | 1993 |
49 | Illusion, for strings | 3:35 min | Orchestral | 1993 |
50 | Conversio, for violin & piano | 10:31 min | Chamber Music | 1993 |
51 | Zeitraum, for orchestra | 13:22 min | Orchestral | 1992 |
52 | Architectonics 6, for flute, clarinet, vibraphone & strings | 12:07 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1992 |
53 | Architectonics 7, for ensemble | 8:24 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
54 | Hiiumaa, for piano | 3:25 min | Keyboard | 1992 |
55 | Inquiétude du Fini, for mixed choir & chamber orchestra | 18:57 min | Orchestral | 1992 |
56 | Dedication, for cello & piano | 7:10 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
57 | Architectonics 3 "Postmetaminimal Dream", for flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet & 2 pianos | 9:59 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
58 | Architectonics 4 "Per Cadenza ad Metasimplicity", for ensemble | 10:00 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
59 | Architectonics 2, for ensemble | 9:21 min | Chamber Music | 1986 |
60 | Sonata for piano | 14:04 min | Keyboard | 1985 |
61 | Ante Finem Saeculi, oratorio for soloists, mixed chorus & orchestra | Choral | 1985 | |
62 | Architectonics 1, for wind quintet | 5:17 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
63 | String quartet | 17:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
64 | Architectonics 5 | 12:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
65 | Concerto for cello & orchestra | 23:06 min | Concerto | - |
66 | Symphony No. 3 | 27:43 min | Symphony | - |
67 | Symphony No. 2, for orchestra & tape | Orchestral | - | |
68 | Spiel, for guitar & cello | 12:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
69 | Searching for Roots | 6:18 min | Keyboard | - |
70 | Fireflower, for orchestra | 4:06 min | Orchestral | - |
71 | Insula Deserta | 7:38 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
72 | Lamentatio, for 4 saxophones | 10:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
73 | Lighthouse, for string orchestra | 13:15 min | Orchestral | - |
Albums featuring Erkki-Sven Tuur
# | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
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1 | Erkki-Sven Tüür, Collegium Musicale, Endrik Üksvärav – Canticum Canticorum Caritatis(CD, Album) | 2023 | Alpha Classics | |
2 | Lost Prayers(CD, Album) | 2020 | ECM Records | |
3 | Tüür, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi – Mythos(CD, Album) | 2020 | Alpha Classics | |
4 | De Simone, Laganella, Manega, Taccani, Tüür, Whitley, Kubin – The Other Side - Contemporary Music For Piano & Electric Guitar(CD, Album) | 2019 | Da Vinci Classics | |
5 | Erkki-Sven Tüür, Ulla Krigul, Indrek Vau, Leho Karin, Lauri Metsvahi – Spectrums(CD, Album) | 2019 | Estonian Music Information Centre | |
6 | Põhja Konn, Vox Clamantis, Estonian Cello Ensemble, Erkki-Sven Tüür – Hetk. InSpereeritud Tüürist | 2019 | Not On Label (Põhja Konn Self-released) | |
7 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joey Roukens, Peter Eötvös, Richard Rijnvos, Erkki-Sven Tüür – Horizon 9(SACD, Multichannel) | 2018 | RCO Live | |
8 | Erkki-Sven Tüür, Olari Elts, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Lawrence Power (2), Genevieve Lacey – Illuminatio / Whistles And Whispers From Uluru / Symphony No. 8 | 2018 | Ondine | |
9 | Enescu / Poulenc / Schönberg / Tüür, Mari Poll, Mihkel Poll – Works For Violin And Piano | 2018 | DUX | |
10 | Tüür, Hannu Lintu, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Pekka Kuusisto, Christoffer Sundqvist – Peregrinus Ecstaticus / Le Poids Des Vies Non Vécues / Noēsis | 2017 | Ondine | |
11 | Mihkel Poll - Enescu, Bartók, Tüür, Kõrvits – Piano(CD, Album) | 2015 | DUX Recording Producers | |
12 | Erkki-Sven Tüür / Brett Dean - Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra – Gesualdo(CD, Album) | 2015 | ECM Records | |
13 | Seventh Symphony / Piano Concerto(CD, Album) | 2014 | ECM Records | |
14 | Glass, Kancheli, Tüür / Andrea Cortesi, Marco Venturi – Music For Violin And Piano(CD, Album) | 2014 | Brilliant Classics | |
15 | Tüür, Nguyên Lê, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts, Mika Väyrynen (2), Umo Jazz Orchestra – Symphony No. 5 For Big Band, Electric Guitar And Symphony Orchestra /Prophecy For Accordion And Orchestra | 2014 | Ondine | |
16 | Erkki-Sven Tüür - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Sinfonietta Riga, Daniel Reuss – Ärkamine / Awakening(CD, Album) | 2011 | Ondine | |
17 | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi — Tüür | Sallinen | Salonen | Pärt | Sumera – Baltic Portraits(CD, Compilation) | 2011 | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Media | |
18 | Hando Nahkur, Bach - Busoni / Tüür / Schubert / Schumann – DeusExClavier(CD, Album) | 2010 | Estonian Record Productions | |
19 | Erkki-Sven Tüür - Nordic Symphony Orchestra, Anu Tali – Strata(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2010 | ECM New Series | |
20 | Hortus Musicus / Tüür / Grigorjeva – Eesti Heliloojad / Estonian Composers (V)(CD, Album) | 2008 | Eesti Rahvusringhääling | |
21 | Bärmann Trio - Bishay | Kulesha | Müller-Hornbach | Sharp | Sorg | Tüür – Between The Lines(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album) | 2007 | Coviello Classics | |
22 | Tüür – Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Evelyn Glennie, Paavo Järvi – Magma | 2007 | Virgin Classics | |
23 | Oxymoron(CD, Album) | 2007 | ECM Records | |
24 | Duo Slaatto Reinecke - Tüür, Stahnke, Sanri, Richter de Vroe, Kulenty, Heisig, Bräm – Street Music(CD, Album) | 2005 | ambitus | |
25 | Anu Tali, Nordic Symphony Orchestra / Tüür, Rachmaninov, Sibelius – Action Passion Illusion(CD, Album) | 2005 | Warner Classics | |
26 | Nielsen • Dean • Vasks • Tüür • Pärt - Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Daniel Norman, Hermann Bäumer – Winter Songs(CD, Album) | 2003 | BIS | |
27 | SchlagEnsemble H/F/M - Akira Nishimura, Carlos Chávez, Jannis Vlachopoulos, Giselher Klebe, Minoru Miki, Erkki-Sven Tüür – ! Estatico !(CD, Album) | 2003 | Cavalli Records | |
28 | Conversio/Lighthouse/Symphony No 2/Architectonics III & IV(CD, Album) | 2003 | Apex | |
29 | Exodus | 2003 | ECM Records | |
30 | Studio Percussion, Tüür, Hespos, Sciarrino, HP Platz – Dunkle Musik(CD, Album) | 2002 | Extraplatte | |
31 | Kiesewetter, Heider, Brodmann, Schmidt, Tüür - Cabaza Percussion Quartet – In The Eye Of The Storm(CD, Album) | 2001 | cpo | |
32 | Desert Island(CD, Album, Compilation) | 2001 | Finlandia Records | |
33 | Erkki-Sven Tüür / Absolute Ensemble, Kristjan Järvi – Architectonics(CD, Album) | 2001 | CCn'C Records | |
34 | Flux(CD, Album) | 1999 | ECM Records | |
35 | Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas / Eller, Pärt, Tüür, Sumera, Tubin, Rääts – The Heino Eller School(CD, Album) | 1998 | Finlandia Records | |
36 | Paavo Järvi, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Eduard Tubin – Searching For Roots | 1997 | Virgin Classics | |
37 | Crystallisatio | 1996 | ECM Records | |
38 | The Duke Quartet - Vasks, Tüür & Pärt – Baltic Elegy: String Quartets By Vasks, Tüür & Pärt(CD, Album) | 1996 | Collins Classics | |
39 | Erkki-Sven Tüür - The NYYD-Ensemble – Architectonics(CD, Album) | 1996 | Finlandia Records | |
40 | Arvo Pärt, Urmas Sisask, Lepo Sumera, Veljo Tormis, Erkki-Sven Tüür – L'Expérience Estonienne(CD, Sampler) | 1996 | Warner Classics France | |
41 | Sisask, Tüür / Andres Uibo, Jüri Leiten – Estonian Organ Music 2(CD, Album) | 1994 | Eres Edition | |
42 | Lauri Väinmaa / Mägi, Kangro, Rääts, Sumera, Tüür, Vähi, Pärt – Estonian Piano Music | 1994 | Finlandia Records | |
43 | Eduard Tubin, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Arvo Pärt / Tallinn String Quartet, Love Derwinger – Chamber Music From Estonia: String Quartet • Elegy • Piano Quartet • Fratres(CD, Album) | 1993 | BIS | |
44 | Oratorio Ante Finem Saeculi / Symphony No. 2 | 1988 | Мелодия |
Videos featuring Erkki-Sven Tuur
Avamäng 2020
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Erkki-Sven Tüür - Lighthouse, for string orchestra
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Lighthouse, for string orchestra
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / Juha Kangas
Finlandia Records
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Ante finem saeculi (Tempus I)
ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR [EST] - Ante finem saeculi / Sümfoonia nr. 2 (1988)
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Whistles and Whispers from Uluru
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Erkki-Sven Tüür - Arhitektoonika VII
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Architectonics VII. TOOMAS HENDRIK ELLERVEE (viiul / violin), TEODOR JUKO HIIEMAA (tšello / cello), SVEN-SANDER ŠESTAKOV (klaver / piano)
Erkki Sven Tüür - Lost Prayers
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Lost Prayers
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Fata Morgana and Lichttürme: Harry Traksmann: violin; Leho Karin: violoncello; Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann: piano
Synergie
Symphony No. 8: I. —
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Üksi olemise hurmav õõv (feat. Mikk Dede & Lauri Metsvahi)
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Erkki-Sven Tüür - Oratorio Ante Finem Saeculi Tempus II (1985)
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Joosep Vahermägi, tenor
Riho Ridbeck, bass
Estonian Philharmonic Oratorio Choir
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Igavik
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Symphony No. 8: II. —
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Väike eestimaine laul (feat. Mikk Dede & Lauri Metsvahi)
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Päikesevene
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Hetk (feat. Vox Clamantis & Estonian Cello Ensemble)
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Uus ja vana (feat. Erkki-Sven Tüür)
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