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Tubin is perhaps not better known because of his displacement. Although
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restoring old operas. This left him time to devote himself to his own composition. Here he wrote most of his greatest works, including two operas, symphonies 5–10, a second concerto for violin, one concerto for double-bass and one for balalaika, a piano concertino, much piano and violin music, choir
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Second Piano Sonata, which are recognised as masterpieces. Most of his works have been recorded (there are two complete recorded sets of his symphonies, conducted by
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near his birthplace in 2011. This has an exhibition about the composer and other members of the "Tartu school" of musicians who studied under
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to collect folk songs. Tubin was also a very good orchestrator, and this can be heard particularly in the Third and Fourth symphonies.
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and solo songs etc. Towards the end of his life, Tubin slowly began to gain recognition, particularly after the conductor
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observed the centennial of his birth with a festival where all of his symphonies and much of his piano and
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