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Arvo Part.(Sound Recording Review)
Arvo Part. Pro & Contra. Truls Mork; Ellerhein Girls' Choir; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Jarvi. Virgin Classics 5 45630 2, 2004.
Most American listeners were first exposed to the work of Estonian composer Arvo Part when the ECM label released a collection of his compositions under the title Tabula Rasa (817 764-2, 1984). For the most part, these were quiet, if intense and spiritual compositions, and were characterized by repetitive patterns and relatively static harmonic movement. Part was quickly lumped into the minimalist school, and he found a significant listenership in the United States. Later releases of Part's choral works, particularly his Passion setting Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem (ECM 837 109-2, 1988) and Miserere (ECM 847 539-2, 1990), confirmed the popular perception of him as both a mystic and a post-minimalist. Those listeners whose understanding of Part was formed by those and similar recordings will be surprised by the material contained on this disc, all of which was written during the late 1950s and 1960s, during and shortly after his studies at the ...
- Arvo Part.(Bibliography)
- Magazine article from: Notes ENGELHARDT, JEFFERS June 1, 2001 700+ words
Arvo Part. Solfeggio per coro (SATB) a cappella...DM 2.50; duration: 5-6'.] Arvo Part. Cantate Domino canticum novum: Psalm...vocal score); duration: ca. 3'.] Arvo Part. Missa syllabica: Fur vier Stimmen...
- Arvo Part: Triodion.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound April 1, 2004 700+ words
Arvo Part: Triodion Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA67375) Triodion presents eight selections of religious choral music by the Estonian composer Arvo Part. Six of the eight selections are first recordings, making this a most...
- Arvo Part. (Briefly Noted).(Review)
- Magazine article from: Notes Anderson, Rick March 1, 2002 700+ words
Arvo Part. Johannes-Passion. Candomino Choir, Tauno Satomaa. Finlandia 8573-87182-2, 2001. The music of Arvo Part can be somewhat polarizing; recordings of his works sell well, but the critical commentary is less predictable. While...
- The Final Chorale.(The Final Chorale. Juxtapositions, 3.)(Arvo Part: 24...
- Magazine article from: Notes Granade, S. Andrew September 1, 2006 700+ words
...Ideale Audience International, 2005. DVD9DS13. $28.99. Arvo Part--24 Preludes for a Fugue. Juxtapositions, 4. DVD. Directed...the first full-length documentary about Estonian composer Arvo Part and as such, deserves a place as the fourth release in the...
- Arvo Part: Alina Vladimir Spivakov, violin/Sergei Bezrodny, piano/Dietmar...
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound Nehring, Karl W. April 1, 2000 700+ words
Arvo Part: Alina Vladimir Spivakov, violin/Sergei Bezrodny, piano/Dietmar Schwalke, cello/Alexander Malter, piano (ECM New Series...
- A SINGLE NOTE, A SILENT BEAT : The spare beauty of Arvo Part.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Commonweal Ivry, Benjamin November 23, 2001 700+ words
At age sixty-six, the Estonian-born composer Arvo Part continues to defy categories. In a new compilation album from Virgin Classics, Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire, Part's...
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- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) February 17, 2005 700+ words
...premiere of Erkki-Sven Tuur's Aditus. There's also fellow Estonian Arvo Part's Pro et Contra, Nielsen's powerful Fifth Symphony and, with soloist Truls Mork, INVENTIONS 2005 The London Sinfonietta, conducted by James Morgan and...
- A bin of CDs.(Music)
- Magazine article from: National Review Nordlinger, Jay December 13, 2004 700+ words
...say, and should not be ignored. Arvo Part, the Estonian master, has not...before, if you will, he became Arvo Part. This CD includes Pro et contra...concerto from 1966, played by Truls Mork, the superb Norwegian. And what...
