Erkki-Sven Tüür: 7 Etudes in Pictures (2010)

What does it really mean to be a composer? How is a musical work born? How do the first shivers of a thought and a graphical image turn into the first bars and further to a whole piece? What is a composer‘s responsibility towards his audience?
The documentary observes different sides of being a composer – from writing a piece in the solitude of the woods of Hirmuste in the island Hiiumaa to orchestral rehearsals in cooperation with acclaimed conductors Paavo Järvi and Anu Tali, the travels and presentations in different parts of the world – Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and, naturally, Estonia, as well as immediate post-concert impressions by the listeners and top musicians.
In addition to that, the reunion of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s progressive rock band In Spe.