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EMIC is currently on summer vacation, but until their answer...

The fragment of Sigrid Kuulmann-ERSO-Neeme Järvi performance on EMIC is labeled as the Rumessen version but actually it appears to be the Coleman arrangement as well as the orchestra is all strings. It dates from this 2013 concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Estonian National Opera house, and the entire performance can be heard and seen here (hope it's available outside Estonia).

The Paavo Järvi conducted CD of Artur Kapp definitely didn't happen, but the other two works I mentioned are indeed available on the Eres CD conducted by Arvo Volmer (and there also is a newer 2013 performance of one of them but the composition is well after 1918). But I find the unissued disc a bit intriguing and if somebody else cares, it would be somewhat interesting to get to the bottom of this. If anyone has the August 2002 edition of International Record Review, could they check the review I mentioned and see if it mentions any additional details about the upcoming release (label?). Or if Martin Anderson happens to read this, maybe he (you?) could add some information himself...

So, the one I posted was the arrangement by Coleman for violin and string orchestra?

Yes.

Do you know if recordings have been made of the other arrangement which you mention (Vardo Rumessen's for violin and symphony orchestra)?

I would have guessed no, but decided to check and was surprised to find Rumessen's arrangement has been recorded. It says here that in August 2002 edition of International Record Review there's a review by Martin Anderson for Job which mentions an upcoming CD of orchestral works by A. Kapp, conducted by Paavo Järvi and including the Rumessen orchestration.

The recording was made (together with Fantasy on the Theme B-A-C-H for violin and orchestra and Prelude for cello and orchestra) after a 2001 performance (confirmed here), but the release never happened.

There seems to be some confusion in previous posts about Viimne piht/The Last Confession and I hope I can clarify the matter. It was originally written in 1905 for violin and organ and appears in same form in the oratorio Hiiob/Job. There are two orchestral versions of the piece from the late '90s made after the oratorio was revived in 1997, one by Charles Coleman (who has arranged other Estonian music [Eller, Tubin] for Järvi clan) for violin and string orchestra, the other by Vardo Rumessen for violin and symphony orchestra.

The performance of Coleman's arrangement posted by Christopher dates from 2000 Pärnu Oistrakh Festival (July 15, 2000, St. Elizabeth's Church, Pärnu, to be exact :p).