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Arvo Pärt - A Tribute
Arvo Part, Paul Hillier, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
Arvo Pärt - A Tribute
Genres: Folk, Classical
 
Those who aren't familiar with the music of Arvo Pärt are, to put it mildly, missing out on great beauty in their lives. His choral music is particularly moving. The pieces use what he refers to as a "tintinnabuli" st...  more »

     
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All Artists: Arvo Part, Paul Hillier, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Elizabeth Engan
Title: Arvo Pärt - A Tribute
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Total Copies: 0
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 8/9/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 093046740726, 093046740726

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Those who aren't familiar with the music of Arvo Pärt are, to put it mildly, missing out on great beauty in their lives. His choral music is particularly moving. The pieces use what he refers to as a "tintinnabuli" style, a bell-like series of triads seemingly always in motion. This CD, a tribute to him on his 70th birthday, is comprised of some of his finest and most popular works: The Berliner Messes, Magnificat, "Which Was the Son of..." and others. It also presents a world-premiere recording of "Dopo la vittoria" (Following the Victory), which concerns St Ambrose's Te Deum Laudamus, written after a victory against the Arians. It's stunning, filled with changing textures and telling a good story. The performances, by the finest exponents of Pärt's music in the world, are ideal, and the sound is glorious. Pärt's music is a spiritual experience as well, but even putting that aspect aside, this CD is a feast for the ears. --Robert Levine
 

CD Reviews

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WHQZ | 10/21/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're an Arvo Pärt then there is nothing new. However, the organ orchestration of the Berliner Messe is still impressive. Personally I perfer the Berliner Messe done in his Te Deum cd."