Lepo Sumera: Symphony No. 5; Music for Chamber Orchestra; In memoriam [Import]

Lepo Sumera (Composer), Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Malmö Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Paavo Järvi
• Composer: Lepo Sumera
• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0000016NN
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,804 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 5

2. Music for chamber orchestra (flute, French horn, percussion & strings): l. Energico

3. Music for chamber orchestra (flute, French horn, percussion & strings): ll. Cantabile

4. In Memoriam, for orchestra

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the series, November 13, 1999

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karlm (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lepo Sumera: Symphony No. 5; Music for Chamber Orchestra; In memoriam (Audio CD)

I am still warming up to this CD - the fifth Symphony is the most complex one I've heard from Sumera. It is in a single long movement. There are few melodies to latch on, almost an exercise in long range planning and movement than a symphony in several movements. I like some moments more than others, but it is certainly more experimental than his other music and I admire that.

The music for chamber orchestra is a bit too long in places without the forward momentum I feel is present in his symphonies. In Memoriam sounds like a piece by a recent music graduate who is more in love with orchestral sounds than form.

Overall, I recommend this one for fans of the composer, but make sure you start with the other four symphonies before hitting this one.