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This is a gorgeous collection of music by this Estonian "holy minimalist" composer. Most of the music is for chorus a cappella, with a few pieces accompanied by organ or a small ensemble. The album is notable on several fronts. It contains mostly music written after 2000, with just a few of the Pärt classics, and this is the only thing that might give pause to a listener interested in an initial foray into the Pärt discography. So for those interested in what Pärt has been up to in his old age, this is an essential release; he seems, on the basis of these mostly commissioned works, to be moving in the direction of a newly direct simplicity. Sample the limpid Virgencita, which, like other works on the album, are given in the booklet only in their original languages, some of which are not in Latin script. But the real news here is the performance by the small Estonian choir (17 voices, intriguingly tenor heavy) Vox Clamantis. Typically for ECM, the booklet is more Instagram than Facebook and includes no detail about what went on, but Pärt has written for this choir and seems to have had direct input into the performances. Whatever the case, the sound is pearly (or alabaster, if you prefer), and the exceptionally smooth and controlled phrasing may be taken to represent the composer's intentions. A marvelous Pärt collection, with flawless and entirely idiomatic sound from the Tallinn Transfiguration Church. One track, recorded earlier and elsewhere, has the effect of introducing a vein of sonic color into the whole.
© TiVo
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Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Toomas Vavilov, Clarinet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johanna Vahermägi, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heikko Remmel, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Susanne Doll, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mari Poll, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Taavo Remmel, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Staak, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Arvo Pärt, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vox Clamantis, Choir, MainArtist - Jaan-Eik Tulve, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, MainArtist - Helena Tulve, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Margo Kolar, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Igor Kirkwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
Album review
This is a gorgeous collection of music by this Estonian "holy minimalist" composer. Most of the music is for chorus a cappella, with a few pieces accompanied by organ or a small ensemble. The album is notable on several fronts. It contains mostly music written after 2000, with just a few of the Pärt classics, and this is the only thing that might give pause to a listener interested in an initial foray into the Pärt discography. So for those interested in what Pärt has been up to in his old age, this is an essential release; he seems, on the basis of these mostly commissioned works, to be moving in the direction of a newly direct simplicity. Sample the limpid Virgencita, which, like other works on the album, are given in the booklet only in their original languages, some of which are not in Latin script. But the real news here is the performance by the small Estonian choir (17 voices, intriguingly tenor heavy) Vox Clamantis. Typically for ECM, the booklet is more Instagram than Facebook and includes no detail about what went on, but Pärt has written for this choir and seems to have had direct input into the performances. Whatever the case, the sound is pearly (or alabaster, if you prefer), and the exceptionally smooth and controlled phrasing may be taken to represent the composer's intentions. A marvelous Pärt collection, with flawless and entirely idiomatic sound from the Tallinn Transfiguration Church. One track, recorded earlier and elsewhere, has the effect of introducing a vein of sonic color into the whole.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Vox Clamantis Jaan Eik Tulve
- Composer: Arvo Pärt
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Classical
© 2016 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2016 ECM Records GmbH
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