Lepo Sumera
Lepo Sumera (8 May 1950 - 2 June 2000) was an Estonian composer and teacher. Considered one of Estonia's most renowned composers along with Heino Eller, Eduard Tubin and Arvo Pärt, he was also his country's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1992 during the days of the Singing Revolution.
He was born in Tallinn and studied with Veljo Tormis in his teens, and from 1968, with Heino Eller at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (then Tallinn State Conservatory). After Heino Eller's death in 1970, he studied with Heino Jürisalu, graduating in 1973. He then did postgraduate study at the Moscow Conservatory (1979–1982) with the Russian composer Roman Ledenev. Sumera first came to notice in 1972 with In Memoriam, an orchestral tribute to Eller. He went on to compose six symphonies and numerous chamber and vocal works which have been played by orchestras throughout North America and Europe as well as in Australia and Cuba.
References
Sumera, Lepo Filmography
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2012, role: composer
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1998, role: composer
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1996, role: composer
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1994, role: composer
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Lepo Sumera
ALBUMS
- Mushroom Cantata & Other Choral Works released: 2005
- Symphony no. 6 / Cello Concerto / Musica profana released: 2003
- Kammermusik released: 2002
- Filmmusik von Lepo Sumera released: 2001
- ...Like Searching... released: 2001
- Significatio released: 1999
- Sumera: In Memoriam / Tubin: Viiulikontsert nr. 2 / Lemba: Klaverikontsert nr. 1 released: 1998
- Symphony no. 5 / Music for Chamber Orchestra / In memoriam released: 1996
- Symphonies no. 1, no. 2 & no. 3 released: 1994
- Musica tenera / Piano Concerto / Symphony no. 4 released: 1994
Kammermusik
Released 2002- Quasi improvisata
- BBB - Für Boris Björn Bagger und seinem Freund
- Zwei Stücke für Solovioline: Nr. 1. Rapsodico
- Zwei Stücke für Solovioline: Nr. 2. Energico
- Walzer
- Zwei Capricci für Soloklarinette: Nr. 1
- Zwei Capricci für Soloklarinette: Nr. 2
- Tanzende Odaliske
- Singende Odaliske
- Traurige Odaliske
- Schweipende Odaliske
- Senza metrum
- Trauriger Toreador
- Lupus in fabula: I. Allegro animato
- Lupus in fabula: II. Allegro animato
- Lupus in fabula: III. Andante
- Lupus in fabula: IV. Allegro
- Lupus in fabula: V. Allegro non troppo
- Lupus in fabula: VI. Andante
- Lupus in fabula: VII. Allegro animato
Filmmusik von Lepo Sumera
Released 2001- Doktor Stockmann
- Die Holle: CanCan
- Die Holle: Tango
- Der Bettler: Herbst
- Die Frühlingsfliege: Walzer
- Das verpasste Treffen: Thema
- Der Vogelbeobachter: Thema
- Der Vogelbeobachter: Loneliness
- Der Vogelbeobachter: Gebirge im Winter
- Die Stadt: Café
- Naerata ometi!: Thema
- Der Bettler: Der Bettler
- Der Krieg: Kampf und Frieden
Significatio
Released 1999- Significatio
- A due
- Kaks romanssi: Õnne algus
- Kaks romanssi: Mälestus
- Kolm miniatüüri kitarrile: Frettando
- Kolm miniatüüri kitarrile: Melancolico
- Kolm miniatüüri kitarrile: Rustico
- Öö
- Silmil suletuil
- Kadents ja teema viiulile ja kitarrile
- Kuujumalanna tants
- Odaliskid: Tantsiv odalisk
- Odaliskid: Laulev odalisk
- Odaliskid: Nukker odalisk
- Odaliskid: Vaikiv odalisk sooflöödile
- Allegro, op. 93
Sumera: In Memoriam / Tubin: Viiulikontsert nr. 2 / Lemba: Klaverikontsert nr. 1
Released 1998- In Memoriam
- Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: I. Andante
- Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: II. Allegro marciale. Vivace
- Kontsert viiulile ja orkestrile nr. 2 g-moll: III. Adagio, quasi recitativo
- Klaverikontsert nr. 1: I. Allegro moderato
- Klaverikontsert nr. 1: II. Andante con espressione attacca subito - III. Allegro vivace
Symphonies no. 1, no. 2 & no. 3
Released 1994- Symphony no. 1: I. ♩ = c. 72
- Symphony no. 1: II. ♩ = 60 - 84 - Allegro
- Symphony no. 2: I. Moderato tranquillo
- Symphony no. 2: II. Interludium
- Symphony no. 2: III. Spirituoso
- Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro ma non affettuoso
- Symphony no. 3: II. Calmo
- Symphony no. 3: III. Adagio - Animato
- Symphony no. 3: IV. Larghetto, quasi senza metrum
Musica tenera / Piano Concerto / Symphony no. 4
Released 1994- Musica tenera
- Piano Concerto: I. Come cercando un tempo (attacca)
- Piano Concerto: II. Incantando. Feroce
- Symphony no. 4 "Serena borealis": I. Allegro ma non affettuoso
- Symphony no. 4 "Serena borealis": II. Lontano e sonore (attacca)
- Symphony no. 4 "Serena borealis": III. Lontano e sonore: Cadenza per chitarra e percussioni (attacca)
- Symphony no. 4 "Serena borealis": IV. Feroce (attacca)
- Symphony no. 4 "Serena borealis": V. Dolce e pianissimo
Born: 1950-05-08
Died: 2000-06-02
Liebesjammer
1. Es soll sich halt keener mit der Liebe abgebe
sie bracht' ja schon viele hübsche Kerle um's Lebe.
Nachts hat mir mein Mädchen die Liebe versagt;
ich hab sie verklagt.
2. Ich hatte mei Mädchen fest ins Herze geschlosse
und sie hat mir gesagt
sie will mich nie mehr losse
Da hol' mir der Teufel den Schulze sein' Hans
der führt sie zum Tanz.
3. Nun schmeckt mir keen Esse und nun schmeckt keen Trinke
und wenn ich soll arbeit'
dann möcht ich gleich versinke.
Mir ist immer übel und gar nichts mehr recht;
die Mädchen sind schlecht.
4. Und bin ich gestorbe
so laßt mich halt begrabe
und laßt mir vom Schreiner sieben Bretter abschabe
Und laßt mir zwee rote Herzen drauf male;
