Artur Kapp
(1878-1952)
Don Carlos Overture (1899)
Eugen Kapp
(1908-1996)
Kalevipoeg Ballet Suite (1947)
Villem Kapp
(1913-1964)
Symphony #2 in C Minor (1955)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Chandos CHAN10441 63:34
This Estonian family is made up of Artur, his son, Eugen and nephew, Villem. Much of Artur's training was in Russia, and he taught both the younger men. The overture sounds thematically rather like Schumann. Kalevipoeg has echoes of Sibelius and Nielsen, and parts of it even suggest an English influence. The symphony has clear Russian antecedents and a blindfold test would probably guess a Soviet composer. Järvi seems to do some of his best work when presenting the compositions of his countrymen, as we've seen with such CDs as his two Chandos albums of music by various Estonian composers, Tobias' Jonah's Mission and his Tubin cycle.
See also http://kappidemuuseum.suure-jaani.ee/ingl.html
