Eduard Tubin

Biography by Blair Johnston

Estonian-born composer Eduard Tubin remained virtually unknown outside of his homeland for most of his life, despite having fled to Western Europe some 40 years before his death in 1982. It was only during…
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
Kratt, ballet, ETW 111	1938	Ballet
Capriccio for violin & piano No. 1, ETW 50	1937	Chamber Music
Symphony No. 10, ETW 10	1973	Symphony
Symphony No. 5 in B minor, ETW 5	1946	Symphony
Symphony No. 3 in D minor ("Heroic"), ETW 3	1940	Symphony
Symphony No. 9 ("Sinfonia Semplice"), ETW 9	1969	Symphony
Symphony No. 8, ETW 8	1965	Symphony
Concertino for piano & orchestra in E flat major, ETW 20	1944	Concerto
Music for Strings, ETW 18	1962	Orchestral
Suite on Estonian Dances, for orchestra, ETW 15	1938	Orchestral
Sonata for solo violin, ETW 57		Chamber Music
Symphony No. 7, ETW 7	1955	Symphony
Symphony No. 6, ETW 6	1952	Symphony
Concerto for flute & string orchestra (orchestratation of Flute Sonata)		Concerto
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, ETW 1	1931	Symphony
Elegy for 2 violins & 2 cellos, ETW 60	1946	Chamber Music
Symphony No. 2 in B minor ("Legendary"), ETW 2	1937	Symphony
Suite on Estonian Dance Pieces, for violin, ETW 58	1979	Chamber Music
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 ("In Phrygian Key"), ETW 56	1948	Chamber Music
Toccata for orchestra, ETW 14	1937	Orchestral