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This double-disc survey of Arvo Pärt's distinctive oeuvre covers his most popular choral pieces, but also presents enough of his early work to provide a reasonably accurate portrait of a composer who has passed through several eventful decades and made several adjustments in his style. A few of Pärt's more experimental pieces are presented here, as well as examples of his later, more familiar sacred works employing the tintinnabular method. Yet even when it is most dissonant or atonal (e.g., in the second movement of the Symphony No. 1), Pärt's music always seems to point toward a modal hierarchy of tones based on major or minor triads. The "ringing of changes" on these chords is most evident in the later choral works, represented by excerpts from the Berliner Messe, Passio, and whole presentations of the Magnificat, The Beatitudes, and the Triodion. Also, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Fratres, and Tabula Rasa are representative of Pärt's skillful writing for strings in this layered, shimmering style. An informative, illustrated booklet comes with this comprehensive package, and Naxos has taken exceptional care in balancing the sound of all the selections, including the licensed tracks, taken from albums previously issued by BIS, Nimbus, and Claudio Records. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Alexei Lubimov Piano
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| 1 | Für Alina | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerSymphony No.1, Op.9 ('Polyphonic') Work |
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| 2 | 2.Prelüüd ja Fuuga | 6:23 | $0.99 | |||
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Hungarian State Opera Orchestra [Strings] Ensemble,
Antal Eisrich Percussion,
Tamas Benedek Conductor
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| 3 | Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra and bell | 7:39 | $1.49 | |||
| 4 | Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem | 3:48 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerBerliner Messe, for chorus and organ Work |
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| 5 | 1.Kyrie | 2:43 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerFratres, for cello and piano Work |
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| 6 | Fratres, for cello and piano | 11:49 | $1.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerMagnificat Work |
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| 7 | Magnificat | 7:06 | $1.49 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerSumma, for strings Work |
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| 8 | Summa, for strings | 3:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | Unde es tu? Jesus autem responsum non dedit ei | 12:22 | $1.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerBerliner Messe, for chorus and organ Work |
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| 10 | 6.Credo | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerThe Beatitudes, for chorus and organ Work
Jurgen Petrenko Organ,
Noel Edison Conductor,
Elora Festival Singers Chorus/Choir,
Elora Festival Orchestra Orchestra
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| 11 | The Beatitudes, for chorus and organ | 7:50 | $1.49 | |||
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| 12 | 1.Einleitung | 0:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 2.K | 1:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 3.G | 0:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 4.C | 1:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 5.S | 1:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 6.A | 1:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 7.Coda | 0:50 | $0.99 | |||
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Arvo Pärt ComposerFratres, for strings and percussion Work
Miklos Kovacs Percussion,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra [Strings] Ensemble,
Antal Eisrich Percussion,
Tamas Benedek Conductor
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| 1 | Fratres, for strings and percussion | 8:54 | $1.49 | |||
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| 2 | 1.Toccata: Preciso | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 2.Sarabande: Lento | 3:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 3.Ricercare: Deciso | 1:40 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerPro et contra: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Work |
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| 5 | 1.Maestoso | 5:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Largo | 0:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Allegro | 3:12 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerSymphony No.3 Work |
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| 8 | 3.Half note=60 | 7:42 | $1.49 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerCantate Domino, for chorus and organ Work
Jurgen Petrenko Organ,
Noel Edison Conductor,
Elora Festival Singers Chorus/Choir,
Elora Festival Orchestra Orchestra
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| 9 | Cantate Domino, for chorus and organ | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
Arvo Pärt ComposerSpiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano Work |
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| 10 | Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano | 8:56 | $1.49 | |||
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| 11 | 1.Introduction: ad libitum; Ode 1: O Jesus the Son of God, Have Mercy upon Us | 4:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 2.Ode 2: O Most Holy Birth-giver of God, Save Us | 5:25 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 3.Ode 3: O Holy Saint Nicholas, Pray to God for Us; Coda: ad libitum | 5:35 | $0.99 | |||
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| 14 | 1.Ludus: Con moto | 9:48 | $1.49 | |||
| 15 | Et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua | 4:26 | $0.99 | |||









