A Cappella is the original format for choral singing. The five selections addressed here make 2016 one of the better years for this music. Kings College Cambridge -The King's Men Twelve Days of ...
One of the greatest and most enigmatic composers of the late 20th century is made considerably more accessible in "Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue." Both an interview and a study of the creative ...
THIS year's RTE Living Music Festival devoted itself, in the main, to a retrospective of Estonian-born composer Arvo Part. The festival's artistic director, composer James MacMillan, points out that ...
Estonian composer Arvo Part sought to unite the ancient and modern ages of music in his compositions. This led him to compose in a style that is reminiscent of Gregorian Chant and Renaissance ...
Arvo Part: I AM THE TRUE VINE. Theater of Voices, Paul Hillier, director. (Harmonia Mundi). While many of the early compositions of Estonian-born Arvo P䲴 (born 1935) are secular in nature, his more ...
At least since his debut recording for the ECM label, Tabula Rasa (1984), Arvo Part has occupied a unique position in the world of music. He has been called the "Mystic of Minimalism," a term which ...
Earlier this week, prestigious New York concert venue Carnegie Hall announced its 2025-2026 season, which will celebrate two jubilee birthdays — America's 250th and Estonian contemporary classical ...
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has long been the recording darling of Manfred Eicher and ECM Records. The label has released no fewer than eleven volumes of his music, including the record under current ...
If you're not familiar with the work of Arvo Part then you're in for a treat this week because he will change the way you listen to music. Hi, you're with The Rhythm Divine on ABC Radio National and I ...