Lepo Sumera - Symphony No. 2 (Score Video)

This video is provided for educational use only; please contact me at @ regarding any copyright issues. The original audio is from the Estonian National Symphony’s YouTube channel: They post many other excellent performances as well, including more works of Estonian composers that are rarely played elsewhere. Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Olari Elts (live performance) 00:03 I. Moderato tranquillo 07:21 II. Interludium (attacca) 10:19 III. Spirituoso Lepo Sumera (1950-2000) was an Estonian composer. He was an active participant in the country’s musical life, serving as culture minister in 1990-92, chairman of the Estonian Composers’ Union, and as a professor at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (where I have played on his personal piano.) Despite his early passing, he wrote six symphonies, two concerti, a number of other orchestral pieces, and significant volume of