Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
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Composer or Director: Arvo Pärt
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Naxos
Magazine Review Date: 8/2005
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 154
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: 8 558182/3

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Für Alina |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Alexei Lubimov, Piano Arvo Pärt, Composer |
Symphony No. 1, 'Polyphonic' |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Neeme Järvi, Conductor |
Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Antal Eisrich, Percussion Arvo Pärt, Composer Hungarian State Opera Orchestra Tamás Benedek, Conductor |
Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Johanne |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Antony Pitts, Conductor Arvo Pärt, Composer Tonus Peregrinus |
Berliner Messe, Movement: Kyrie |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Elora Festival Orchestra Elora Festival Singers Noel Edison, Conductor |
Fratres |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Sándor Falvai, Piano Tibor Párkányi, Cello |
Magnificat |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Elora Festival Orchestra Elora Festival Singers Noel Edison, Conductor |
Summa |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Hungarian State Opera Orchestra Tamás Benedek, Conductor |
Berliner Messe, Movement: Credo |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Elora Festival Orchestra Elora Festival Singers Noel Edison, Conductor |
(The) Beatitudes |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Elora Festival Orchestra Elora Festival Singers Jurgen Petrenko, Organ Noel Edison, Conductor |
Annum per annum |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Kevin Bowyer, Organ |
Collage über B-A-C-H |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Takuo Yuasa, Conductor Ulster Orchestra |
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, 'Pro et contra' |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Frans Helmerson, Cello Neeme Järvi, Conductor |
Symphony No. 3 |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Takuo Yuasa, Conductor Ulster Orchestra |
Cantate Domino |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Elora Festival Orchestra Elora Festival Singers Jurgen Petrenko, Organ Noel Edison, Conductor |
Triodion |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Lancing College Choir Neil Cox, Conductor Peter Davis, Organ |
Tabula rasa, Movement: Ludus |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Lesley Hatfield, Violin Lesley Hatfield, Violin Rebecca Hirsch, Violin Rebecca Hirsch, Violin Takuo Yuasa, Conductor Ulster Orchestra Ulster Orchestra |
Spiegel im Spiegel |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Daniel Hope, Violin Simon Mulligan, Piano |
Composer or Director: Arvo Pärt
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Magazine Review Date: 8/2005
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: HMU90 7407

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Dopo la vittoria |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Paul Hillier, Conductor |
(The) Woman with the Alabaster Box |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Paul Hillier, Conductor Pro Arte Singers Theatre of Voices |
Berliner Messe |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Organ Paul Hillier, Conductor Theatre of Voices |
Solfeggio |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Paul Hillier, Conductor Theatre of Voices |
Magnificat |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Paul Hillier, Conductor Theatre of Voices |
Bogoróditse Dyévo |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Paul Hillier, Conductor Pro Arte Singers Theatre of Voices |
I Am the True Vine |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Paul Hillier, Conductor Pro Arte Singers Theatre of Voices |
...which was the son of... |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Paul Hillier, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Arvo Pärt
Genre:
Vocal
Label: BIS
Magazine Review Date: 8/2005
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 77
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: BISCD1434

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Fratres |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Angela Yoffe, Piano Arvo Pärt, Composer Vadim Gluzman, Violin |
Dopo la vittoria |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Swedish Radio Choir Tõnu Kaljuste, Conductor |
Bogoróditse Dyévo |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Swedish Radio Choir Tõnu Kaljuste, Conductor |
I Am the True Vine |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Swedish Radio Choir Tõnu Kaljuste, Conductor |
Annum per annum |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Hans-Ola Ericsson, Organ |
Spiegel im Spiegel |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Angela Yoffe, Piano Arvo Pärt, Composer Vadim Gluzman, Violin |
Variations for the healing of Arinushka |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Alexei Lubimov, Piano Arvo Pärt, Composer |
Concerto Piccolo über B-A-C-H |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet Neeme Järvi, Conductor |
Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Järvi, Conductor |
Quintettino |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Berlin Phil Wind Qnt |
Author: bwitherden
That said, there’s much to be said for the BIS disc, too. Despite a rather pale performance of the violin and piano version of Fratres (Gluzman and Yoffe redeem themselves on Spiegel im Spiegel) this might well be the disc I’d plump for because of the inclusion of lesser-known pieces: Annum per annum (also included, in a different recording, on Naxos), the Quintettino, the lovely Arinuschka and the 1994 revision of the 1964 Collage über B-A-C-H. If you never expected to hear Pärt use the ‘shave-and-a-haircut/two-bits’ motif, catch the Quintettino.
Several pieces on the Harmonia Mundi disc come from the period when Pärt seemed about to develop a more expansive style. As Hillier has observed, his ‘tintinnabuli’ period can now be seen as having three subdivisions analogous to pencil drawing, fresco and oil painting. …which was the son of… (2000) suggests yet new brush-strokes. As Pärt’s longtime friend and collaborator, Hillier’s interpretations are about as definitive as you can get.
There is a degree of overlap between these releases and, apart from Dopo la vittoria and …which was the son of… on the Harmonia Mundi disc, all tracks have been previously available, but each disc is well worth considering either as an introduction to Pärt or to fill in gaps in your collection.The high standard set last year by Naxos’s package marking Sir John Tavener’s 60th birthday is matched by this album celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 70th (on September 11). Again, we get two discs and a booklet containing extensive historical and critical notes, and again Naxos has obtained the co-operation of other labels. Unavoidably in a survey of this scope, several works are represented by excerpts, but my only complaint is that it would have been helpful to sequence the compositions in chronological order. Nonetheless, this is an enlightening overview of Pärt’s music. Newcomers to his work could do no better and even seasoned Pärt admirers will find it useful.
That said, there’s much to be said for the BIS disc, too. Despite a rather pale performance of the violin and piano version of Fratres (Gluzman and Yoffe redeem themselves on Spiegel im Spiegel) this might well be the disc I’d plump for because of the inclusion of lesser-known pieces: Annum per annum (also included, in a different recording, on Naxos), the Quintettino, the lovely Arinuschka and the 1994 revision of the 1964 Collage über B-A-C-H. If you never expected to hear Pärt use the ‘shave-and-a-haircut/two-bits’ motif, catch the Quintettino.
Several pieces on the Harmonia Mundi disc come from the period when Pärt seemed about to develop a more expansive style. As Hillier has observed, his ‘tintinnabuli’ period can now be seen as having three subdivisions analogous to pencil drawing, fresco and oil painting. …which was the son of… (2000) suggests yet new brush-strokes. As Pärt’s longtime friend and collaborator, Hillier’s interpretations are about as definitive as you can get.
There is a degree of overlap between these releases and, apart from Dopo la vittoria and …which was the son of… on the Harmonia Mundi disc, all tracks have been previously available, but each disc is well worth considering either as an introduction to Pärt or to fill in gaps in your collection.
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