The Estonian Cello [CD]

*DDD "The Estonian Cello" by Sten Lassmann and Valle-Rasmus Roots. Music by Heino Eller, Herman Känd, Eduard Oja, Villem Reimann and Eduard Tubin.

The strength and richness of Estonian classical music has its origins in two contrasting schools – the international outlook taught by Heino Eller in Tartu and the craftsmanship fostered by Artur Kapp in Tallinn. This album presents Eller’s complete output for cello and piano in its first recording, complemented by works by two of his more important students, Eduard Oja and Eduard Tubin. Villem Reimann and Herman Känd, both students of Kapp, had very different careers, Reimann an established professor in Soviet Estonia, and Känd dying unknown in American exile at only 46. This is the first recording of his music in over half a century.