Arvo Rears His Ugly Head Yet Again

Arvo Pärt's modus operandi follows a simple trajectory to another blockbuster with this latest release. Two stark instrumental works from the master of holy minimalism repeat each other, each time slightly different. But the blissful results―quiet, haunting, and thoroughly hypnotizing―meld to create an intense and yet sublime sounds.

1. Da pacem Domine
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 2004
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Period: 20th Century
Country: Germany
Form: Motet

2. Salve regina
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 2002
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Period: 20th Century
Country:
Form: Antiphon

3. Slavonic Psalms (2)
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written:
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: n/a
Period: 20th Century
Country:
Form: Psalm

4. Magnificat
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 1989
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Urb, Kaia
Period: 20th Century
Country: Germany
Form: Magnificat

5. An den Wassern zu Babel
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written:
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Urb, Kaia; Kogermann, Tiit; Talvik, Aarne
Period: 20th Century
Country:
Form:

6. Dopo la vittoria
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 1996-1998
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Period: 20th Century
Country: Germany
Form: Cantata

7. Nunc dimittis
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 2001
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Urb, Kaia
Period: 20th Century
Country: Germany
Form: Chorus

8. Littlemore Tractus
Composer: Arvo Part (1935 - )
Written: 2000
Conductor: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Performer: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher