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The Very Best of Arvo Part

Release Date: 9th Aug 2010
Catalogue No: 6294432
Label: Warner Classics
Series: The Very Best of...
Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

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Pärt: Summa

Work length4:59

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Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse
Recorded: 1995-02-05
Recording Venue: 3-5 February 1995, Church of St Giles, Cripplegate, London

Pärt: Seven Magnificat Antiphons

Work length12:50

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Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse
Recorded: 1995-01-01
Recording Venue: 3-5 February 1995, Church of St Giles, Cripplegate, London

O Weisheit

Track length1:28

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O Adonai

Track length1:47

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O Spross aus Isais Wurzel

Track length0:50

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O Schlüssel Davids

Track length1:49

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O Morgenstern

Track length1:54

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O König aller Völker

Track length1:49

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O Immanuel

Track length3:13

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Pärt: Fratres (Version 1980)

Work length11:21

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Tasmin Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano)
Recorded: 1993-09-18
Recording Venue: 17 & 18 September 1993, Abbey Church, Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum

Pärt: Festina Lente

Work length6:07

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Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Richard Studt
Recorded: 1993-09-18
Recording Venue: 17 & 18 September 1993, Abbey Church, Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum

Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel

Work length8:14

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Martin Roscoe (piano), Tasmin Little (violin)
Recorded: 1993-09-18
Recording Venue: 17 & 18 September 1993, Abbey Church, Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum

Pärt: Magnificat

Work length6:21

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Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury
Recorded: 1994-07-22
Recording Venue: 18 & 20-22 July 1994, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Pärt: The Beatitudes

Work length5:56

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David Goode (organ)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury
Recorded: 1994-07-22
Recording Venue: 18 & 20-22 July 1994, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Pärt: Summa

Work length5:00

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi
Recorded: 2000-11-17
Recording Venue: 9-17 November 2000, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

Pärt: Frates

Work length9:30

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi
Recorded: 2000-11-17
Recording Venue: 9-17 November 2000, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Work length6:48

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi
Recorded: 2000-11-17
Recording Venue: 9-17 November 2000, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn

Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Work length27:15

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Robert Aldwinckle (harpsichord), Tasmin Little (violin), Richard Studt (violin)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Richard Studt
Recorded: 1993-09-18
Recording Venue: 17 & 18 September 1993, Abbey Church, Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum

Ludus (with movement)

Track length10:54

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Silentium (without movement)

Track length16:21

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Pärt: Summa

Work length4:34

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Chilingirian Quartet (string quartet)
Recorded: 1993-07-25
Recording Venue: 24-25 July 1993 / All Saints Church, Petersham, Surrey

Pärt: Fratres

Work length11:51

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Chilingirian Quartet (string quartet)
Recorded: 1993-07-25
Recording Venue: 24-25 July 1993 / All Saints Church, Petersham, Surrey

Pärt: De profundis

Work length5:34

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Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste
Recorded: 1996-01-01
Recording Venue: 16-18 September 1996, All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London

Pärt: Cantate Domino

Work length2:43

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Ene Salumäe (percussion)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste
Recorded: 1996-09-19
Recording Venue: 8 May 1995 and 16, 18-19 September 1996 / All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London

Pärt: Beatus Petronius

Work length5:09

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste
Recorded: 1996-09-19
Recording Venue: 8 May 1995 and 16, 18-19 September 1996 / All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London

Pärt: Solfeggio

Work length4:03

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste
Recorded: 1996-01-01
Recording Venue: 8 May 1995 and 16, 18-19 September 1996, All Hallows' Gospel Oak, London

Pärt: Missa syllabica

Work length16:05

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Mati Turi (tenor), Aarne Talvik (bass), Tiit Kogermann (tenor), Evelin Saul (contralto), Kaia Urb (soprano), Vilve Hepner (soprano)
Tõnu Kaljuste
Recorded: 1996-09-19
Recording Venue: 8 May 1995 and 16, 18-19 September 1996 /All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London

I. Kyrie

Track length2:38

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II. Gloria

Track length2:21

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III. Credo

Track length6:43

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IV. Sanctus

Track length1:24

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V. Agnus Dei

Track length2:23

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VI. Ite, missa est

Track length0:36

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Arvo Pärt will celebrate his 75th birthday on 11 September 2010. This 2-CD commemorative set contains many of Pärt's best-known works including many composed in Pärt's new style, the most notable of which is Spiegel im Spiegel and Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten. Along with Gorecki, Arvo Pärt is the best-selling living composer of the last 20 years.

Pärt was born in Estonia at a time when the country was experiencing a short period of independence from its more powerful neighbours. In 1944, however, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and, as a result, Pärt spent the greater part of his life struggling against the Soviet régime. In 1980 he and his family emigrated to Austria, where he took up Austrian citizenship; they returned to Estonia at the beginning of the new century and now live in the capital, Tallinn. Pärt's early works were influenced by Prokofiev and Shostakovich but the introduction of serialism into his music brought him into conflict with the authorities, who banned many of his earliest works.

This effected him deeply and resulted in a period of silent introspection during which time he took a great interest in early music. It was during the 1970s that Pärt developed the "Tintinnabuli Style" of music for which he has become most famous - and which has resonated with millions of listeners and consumers. This style of composition has been likened to minimalism and there are distinct similarities in the use of slow tempi and repeated notation.

Artists

Andrew Angus [5] (bass), John Keys [3] (organ), Jeremy Backhouse (director), Tasmin Little (violin, musicians), Martin Roscoe (piano), Stephen Cleobury (director), David Goode (organ), Robert Aldwinckle (piano), Richard Studt (violin), Chilingirian Quartet (featured vocalist), Tõnu Kaljuste (percussion), Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ), Ene Salumae (keyboards, organ), Aarne Talvik (bass), Mati Turi (tenor), Tiit Kogerman (tenor), Vilve Hepner (soprano), Evelin Saul (contralto), Kaia Urb (soprano), Kaira Urb (soprano)

Vasari Singers, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paavo Järvi

The Very Best of Arvo Part

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