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CD canto:). Hortus Musicus

DVD In the Mystical Land of Kaydara. Peeter Vähi

DVD Coppélia. A ballet by Léo Delibes

CD-series Great Maestros. Beethoven, Brahms. Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

CD Quarter of a Century with Friends. Arsis, Rémi Boucher, Oliver Kuusik, Rauno Elp

Super Audio CD Maria Magdalena. Sevara Nazarkhan, Riga Dom Cathedral Boys Choir, State Choir Latvija, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

CD Jerusalem. Hortus Musicus

LP Contra aut pro? Toomas Velmet, Neeme Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Pärt

CD The Soul of Fire. Age Juurikas

NeemeJarviSimonVanBoxtenNEEME JÄRVI
Conductor

The performance will be part of “The Resurrection of Gustav Mahler”, a documentary about this work... Mr. Jarvi’s orchestra included members of the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and the Met Orchestra as well as scattered representatives of other ensembles, who donated their services to the project. It sounded dangerous, actually: an ad hoc ensemble is the last thing you might want for a gargantuan work like a Mahler Symphony. But it worked. /.../ Probably the most striking element of Mr. Jarvi’s reading was the ease with which he moved between Mahler’s extremes of hugeness and delicacy... (The New York Times, Apr 2006)
Neeme Jarvi conducted the New York Philharmonic in the “Lyric Symphony” on Thursday at Avery Fisher Hall... Mr. Jarvi conducted a gracious if not particularly memorable account. (The New York Times, Nov 2009)
The audience rewarded the performance with an ovation. For his final encore as music director Mr. Jarvi chose Haydn, whose 12 late symphonies he conducted during his tenure. Mr. Jarvi led a lithe, elegant rendition of the Minuet and Trio from Haydn’s Symphony No 96... (The New York Times, May 2009)

 

Biography

NeemeJarvi300The grand man of Estonian music, Maestro Neeme Järvi − a conductor “from God” − is probably the best known Estonian musician in the world beside Arvo Pärt. It is almost impossible to fully sum up the long and prolific career of one of the most sought after conductors of our time.

Neeme Järvi has conducted 157 orchestras, held the position of chief conductor (currently chief conductor emeritus) of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish Royal National Opera (currently its honorary conductor), music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (currently music director emeritus), music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (currently honorary conductor), chief conductor of the Hague Residentie-orchestra (currently chief conductor emeritus) etc. The considerable increase in the artistic level of these orchestras has greatly been his service. As has the respect from these orchestras and their ongoing wish to continue their co-operation.

His discography is likewise impressive. Among others he has recorded all symphonies by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, Mahler, Dvořák, Glazunov, Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen and Brahms.

Having served as chief conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to 1979, he took a difficult decision in 1980 and emigrated from the artistically oppressive USSR to the West where he made it his mission to introduce Estonian music to the world. He has conducted works by Rudolf Tobias, Artur Kapp, Heino Eller, Arvo Pärt, Eino Tamberg, Jaan Rääts, Veljo Tormis, Peeter Vähi and other Estonian composers − but first and foremost by Eduard Tubin with whom he closely collaborated artistically.

By today Neeme Järvi has re-established his contact with re-independent Estonia. In 2001, Neeme, the head of Järvi “Dynasty” together with his two sons, conductors Paavo and Kristjan, initiated the international conducting master classes in Pärnu which by today have grown into the Järvi Academy. Since 2010 Neeme Järvi has again been chief conductor and artistic director of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.


 

Download Neeme Järvi’s bio in Estonian (PDF, 1 page)
Download pictures: drawing by Heinz Valk (2014, jpg, 300 dpi, 7.5 MB), Neeme Järvi conducts Philips Symfonie Orkest at Glasperlenspiel Festival (2015, from the archives of ERP, jpg, 300 dpi, 9 MB) 

 

Records released by ERP

100YearsOfEstonianSymphony107 Double CD
100 Years of Estonian Symphony
ERP 604
player CD II #1, Arvo Pärt. Symphony No 3, fragm, 2 min 58 sec, mp3, 256 kbps
GreatMaestros1 107 CD
Great Maestros I
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Strauss
ERP 8916
player R Strauss. Festive Prelude, fragm, 3 min 25 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
GreatMaestros2 107 CD
Great Maestros II
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Brahms
ERP 9016
player Beethoven. Piano Concerto No 2, fragm, 3 min 57 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
GreatMaestrosIII 107 CD
Great Maestros III
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Brahms
ERP 9416
GreatMaestrosIV 107 CD
Great Maestros IV
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Brahms
ERP 9516
player Beethoven. Piano Concerto No 4, Mov III, live, fragm, 3 min 29 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
GreatMaestrosV 107 CD
Great Maestros V
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Brahms
ERP 9616
GreatMaestrosVI 107 Double CD
Great Maestros VI
Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Britten, Mahler / Britten, Weber
ERP 9817-1 and ERP 9817-2
player CD 2 #6, Weber. Jubel-Ouvertüre, fragm, 2 min 40 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
GreatMaestrosVolX107 GREAT MAESTROS X   New!
Kalle Randalu, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Mozart, R. Strauss
2019 ERP 10619
GreatMaestrosVolXI107 GREAT MAESTROS XI   New!
Kalle Randalu, Guido Gualandi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Mozart, Brahms / Schönberg, Vähi
2019 ERP 10719
GreatMaestrosOSR107 Double CD
Great Maestros
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Berlioz, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Dvořák, Ravel
ERP 8615
player CD 2 #12, Ravel. Boléro, fragm, 7 min 31 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
ToivoNahkurNeemeJarvi107 CD
Toivo Nahkur, Neeme Järvi
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky, Beethoven
ERP 4410
player Tchaikovsky. Piano Concerto No 2, Mov I, fragm, 2 min 51 sec, mp3
Estonia100-107 11-CD-set
Estonian National Opera 100 (Archive recordings)
Estonian National Opera, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow), Georg Ots, Kalju Karask, Teo Maiste, Urve Tauts, Margarita Voites, Tiit Kuusik, Mati Palm...
Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Donizetti
ERP 906
player CD 2 #17. Mozart. Le Nozze di Figaro, Figaro’s aria, fragm, Georg Ots, mono, 2 min 44 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
ContraAutPro107 LP (vinyl)
Contra aut pro? Archive recordings
Toomas Velmet (cello), Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Pärt
ERP 10017
player Arvo Pärt. Cello Concerto Pro et contra, fragm, mono, 3 min 14 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
ALegendOfEstonia107 DVD
A Legend of Estonia
Georg Ots, Estonian National Opera
Verdi, Mozart
ERP 9216

Listen also to the live recordings of Neeme Järvi on the site www.erpmusiclive.com.


Media release

The Beethoven concerto is perfectly conducted, with plenty of zest and spirit. The pianist is excellent, but of course he isn’t Sviatoslav Richter − but who is? /.../ That RCA recording will never be matched − but this one comes close, and if you don’t know that old recording you will find this new one outstanding. Both Strauss pieces are also superb. The organ in the Estonian Concert Hall in Tallinn doesn’t sound “new”, but it is probably close enough to what Strauss heard in Vienna when he led the premiere of the Festive Prelude in 1913. (Vroon, American Records Guide, Jan / Feb 2017, USA, whole article)

This release is part of Estonian Records’ Great Maestros series. I’m not sure if they plan to restrict themselves to Estonian conductors... Jarvi has an extensive discography, but Brahms has not played a large part in it. /.../ Not a bad recording, but neither is it a threat to your favorites. The Beethoven is more relaxed and romantic in spirit. Randalu is a fine Estonian pianist... His Beethoven is warm and shaped with very little suggestion of Mozart or Haydn. I particularly like his (and Jarvi’s) ability to make this a lovely, solid piece rather than just an example of early Beethoven with rococo tendencies! So, a mixed verdict. An enjoyable concerto, where the classical Beethoven piece is given a warm romantic performance, juxtaposed with a tragically romantic symphony of Brahms, which gets a straight, classical reading. (Althouse, American Records Guide, Jan / Feb 2017, USA, whole article)

... kontsertsalvestused. Ulatuslikud teosed salvestatakse sellisena, nagu nad kõlavad kontserdil, järeltöötlusena tehakse vaid üksikud parandused. Plaadile võib jääda mõne pillimehe kerge vääratus (eksimine on inimlik, see ei pruugi tähendada professionaalsuse või musikaalsuse puudumist), köhatus publiku hulgast, aplaus, braavo-hüüded ja kontserdi üldine eluline atmosfäär. Maestro Järvi eelistab viimastel aegadel just viimatinimetatud live-varianti koos sellega kaasneva loomulikkuse ja inimlikkusega. Ka mina armastan enam kontsertplaadistusi, sest tahan nautida eelkõige orkestri esitust ja dirigendipoolset muusika tõlgitsust, mitte imetleda seda, kuivõrd täiuslik arvutiprogramm on parajasti olnud kasutada helirežissööril ning kui palju stuudioaega on plaadifirma suvatsenud kulutada esitusvigade kõrvaldamiseks. Neeme Järvi ja ERSO plaadistusi tehes oleme selles küsimuses saavutanud suurepärase üksteisemõistmise ka Eesti hetkel küll vist parima klassikalise muusika helirežissööri Tanel Klesmentiga. Live – see on puhas tõde, stuudio − see on suures osas pettus! (Peeter Vähi, Postimees, 07.06.17, Estonia, whole article)



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