{"id":2181,"date":"2026-01-29T20:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/teated\/classical-album-of-the-year-is-erkki-sven-tuur-aeris\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:53:19","slug":"classical-album-of-the-year-is-erkki-sven-tuur-aeris","status":"publish","type":"teated","link":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/en\/teated\/classical-album-of-the-year-is-erkki-sven-tuur-aeris\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Album of the Year Is Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr: Aeris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In cooperation between the Estonian Music Council and the Estonian Association of Phonogram Producers, the Classical Album of the Year 2026 was announced today. The title was awarded to<\/strong> Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr: Aeris<\/strong>, performed by German Hornsound and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts.<\/strong> Released by ECM.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Aeris is the ninth album in ECM\u2019s new series and features the vivid and expressive music of Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr. Olari Elts, a long-standing master interpreter of T\u00fc\u00fcr\u2019s works, conducts the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. The album includes Phantasma, De Profundis, and T\u00fc\u00fcr\u2019s Tenth Symphony \u00c6RIS\u2014a drama of shifting energies and interactions written for horn quartet and orchestra. The symphony consists of four movements.Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr explains: \u201cEach movement expresses a different development between the soloists, the ensemble, and the orchestra. At times, their motifs spread into the orchestra like memes, beginning to transform and gradually take on a life of their own\u2026\u201d The album has received highly positive reviews in leading European music magazines as well as newspapers.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThis album, like my previous author albums, reflects my work from a certain span of time, shaped into an artistic whole within a specific format\u2014this time, as is often the case, focusing on symphonic music. ECM is known to have a global following, so it is gratifying to know that these works will reach many listeners who have not had the opportunity to hear them in concert halls. Naturally, they will also reach many beyond that circle; in that sense, this album represents for me an opportunity to bring these particular works to a broader audience,\u201d said composer Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Speaking about the Tenth Symphony featured on the album, he noted that it differs greatly from the Ninth Symphony in both material and form. \u201cMost clearly\u2014especially in terms of sonority\u2014it is distinguished by the central role of the horn quartet, which in this case is the outstanding German Hornsound, throughout the entire symphony.\u201d The composer praised both the result and the collaboration with the performers: \u201cThe Estonian National Symphony Orchestra is in excellent form, and Olari Elts\u2019s contribution is invaluable. It was a memorably inspiring collaboration among all the musicians of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Olari, German Hornsound, and Tammo Sumera (sound engineering and editing). By the time of the recording, Olari had already conducted all of my works multiple times around the world (De Profundis, dedicated to him, as well as Phantasma, actually came about at his initiative), so all the nuances had settled beautifully into place. Leading international music magazines have consistently drawn attention in their reviews of this album to the outstanding interpretation,\u201d T\u00fc\u00fcr said.<\/p>\n\n

The Classical Album of the Year 2026 was selected from the best albums across four classical music genre categories: <\/p>\n\n

Solo or Chamber Music Album of the Year<\/strong>Eduard Tubin. Chamber MusicPerformers: Triin Ruubel, Xandi van Dijk, Theodor Sink, K\u00e4rt RuubelLabel: MDG <\/p>\n\n

Estonian Composition Album of the Year<\/strong>Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr. AerisPerformers: German Hornsound, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Olari EltsLabel: ECM Choral Music Album of the Year<\/strong>Rudolf Tobias. JonahPerformers: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor T\u00f5nu Kaljuste, soloists Mirjam Mesak, Kai R\u00fc\u00fctel-Pajula, Mati Turi, Taavi Tampuu, Raiko RaalikLabel: Ondine <\/p>\n\n

Orchestral or Stage Music Album of the Year<\/strong>Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr. AerisPerformers: German Hornsound, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Olari EltsLabel: ECM <\/p>\n\n

The Classical Album of the Year <\/strong>category comprises the following genre categories: solo or chamber music, orchestral or stage music, choral music, and Estonian composition. The list of candidates was compiled based on proposals submitted by members of the Estonian Music Council. A jury consisting of experts from various fields selected the best albums from among the submissions. The best album in each genre category received a nomination, and from among these nominees, the Classical Album of the Year was determined by a vote. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In cooperation between the Estonian Music Council and the Estonian Association of Phonogram Producers, the Classical Album of the Year 2026 was announced today. The title was awarded to Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr: Aeris, performed by German Hornsound and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts. Released by ECM. Aeris is the ninth album in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2181","teated","type-teated","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/teated\/2181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/teated"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/teated"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emc.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}