Arvo Pärt - A Tribute - Paul Hillier & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Arvo Pärt - A Tribute - Paul Hillier & Theatre of Voices
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Arvo Pärt - A Tribute - Paul Hillier & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
"Anyone who has followed choral music during the past 30 years–and especially the last couple of decades–knows at least some of the works of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. This compilation features a fair selection of his more recent (primarily a cappella) pieces from the 1990s–but if you already own the earlier recordings from which these are drawn, you'll find a nice bonus here: the newly recorded Dopo la vittoria (Following the victory). This substantial (11-minute) "picola cantata", premiered in 1997, tells of St. Ambrose and his famous hymn Te Deum. No doubt this lively (some parts sound like folk-dance) and dramatically varied work–another masterpiece of text-explication and expressive use of vocal color and texture–will gain many performances and enthusiastic audiences, joining Pärt favorites such as Bogoroditse Djevo, Magnificat, and the Berliner Messe.
Although it's these latter two works that perhaps are most closely identified with Pärt's unique "tintinnabuli" style–the endlessly resonating triads and undulating, register-shifting consonances and dissonances–The woman with the alabaster box and I am the true vine may be his most purely, fundamentally beautiful compositions, melodically, harmonically, and from the standpoint of choral sound and texture. Whatever your preference, this is important and profoundly moving music in which almost anyone can find meaning, even spiritual resonance. The performances are uniformly excellent, even essential, and the recordings couldn't be better. This tribute to Pärt on his 70th birthday is an absolute joy."
David Vernier - Classics Today.com
Album Information
Composer: Arvo Part
Conductor: Paul Hillier
Performer: Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Elizabeth Engan
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Harmonia Mundi HMU907407
Amazon.com ASIN: B0009QXWZU
Tracklist
01 - Dopo La Vittoria Listen
02 - The Woman With The Alabaster Box Listen
03 - Kyrie Listen
04 - Gloria Listen
05 - First Alleluia Verse
06 - Second Alleluia Verse Listen
07 - Veni Sancte Spiritus Listen
08 - Credo Listen
09 - Sanctus
10 - Agnus Dei Listen
11 - Solfeggio
12 - Magnificat Listen
13 - Bogoroditse Djevo Listen
14 - I Am The True Vine Listen
15 - Which Was The Son Of… Listen
Arvo Pärt - A Tribute - Paul Hillier & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
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