The reputation of Estonian-born composer Arvo Pärt continues to grow; some see him as more than a niche composer defined by spirituality, holy minimalism, and his often-shifting "tintinnabuli" technique. Is Pärt the much sought-after great composer of our time? The international nature of his enthusiast base works in his favor; it extends far beyond to Baltic states to early music groups in Western Europe and England, to Americans who latch onto the predominantly Christian outlook of Pärt's work, and to Russia, as ...
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The reputation of Estonian-born composer Arvo Pärt continues to grow; some see him as more than a niche composer defined by spirituality, holy minimalism, and his often-shifting "tintinnabuli" technique. Is Pärt the much sought-after great composer of our time? The international nature of his enthusiast base works in his favor; it extends far beyond to Baltic states to early music groups in Western Europe and England, to Americans who latch onto the predominantly Christian outlook of Pärt's work, and to Russia, as demonstrated by this fabulous disc featuring violinist/conductor Vladimir Spivakov and his Moscow Virtuosi. The good news for Pärt and his admirers here is that this is something of a "mainline" performance of Pärt's music, marking its penetration into the repertoires of groups beyond his specialist orbit. The choir that joins Spivakov for the Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass), the Choir of the Academy of Choral Art, is a meaty Russian group, filling out the limits of the pitch with blended...
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