Erkki-Sven Tüür: 7 etüüdi piltides

A film portrait of a composer 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 composers responsibility towards his audience. The documentary observes the different sides of being a composer from writing a piece in the solitude of the woods to orchestral rehearsals in co-operation with acclaimed conductors, 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.