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Sten Lassmann presents the second CD with piano music by Heino Eller

On March 24 at 4 pm, pianist Sten Lassmann presents his second CD "Heino Eller. Complete Piano Music. Volume two" at the hall of the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum. The presentation also includes a concert-lecture "Heino Eller and Estonian Music" by Lassmann.
CD is released by London record company Toccata Classics. This is the first volume of the 7-part series which aim is to record all Heino Eller’s piano music – this would be one of the biggest recording projects in Estonia throughout times.

Sten Lassmann: In spite of the fact that Heino Eller was a violinist by himself, the biggest part of his works are written for piano. He wrote the piano music since the first attempts on composition to 1960ies – nealry 200 pieces gathered to his work list
in the course of that time. This rich and diversified musical treasury – starting with the reflections of romantic mode of expression of the 19th century through 20th century’s art movements expressionism and impressionism up to developments of Estonian folk music and Nordic natural lyricism – has not been performed as a whole and insufficiently available on recordings. My aim is to record all Heino Eller’s piano music and introduce it to the world music public.

The important impulse for recording complete piano works of Heino Eller was the support of Alexander Kelly Memorial Award that Lassmann received in 2007 in London. The whole project has been undertaken on a Wingate Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
The recording and production of this CD were supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum.
CD "Heino Eller. Complete Piano Music. Volume two" can be listened and bought here.

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