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There is no musical genre more blissfully bound by tradition than that of Christmas music. The reasons for this are many and debatable, but suffice
During the past few years Noel Edison and his Elora
Programs of English string orchestra music have been recorded many
This new Arvo Pärt choral music collection includes a significant number of works sung in English. The three-part Triodion is one of the composer’s most
I can’t help but feel that I’ve heard this music–the Stabat Mater–before, and indeed I have, but in an earlier version for three soloists and
The first movement and passacaglia of the concerto are simply gorgeous, from Lisa Batiashvili’s dusky but rich timbre to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s crystal-clear accompaniments. The rest
Arvo Pärt’s rejection of serial nastiness was admirable, and he has created some stunning choral music embodying the new simplicity of his mature idiom. That
Arvo Pärt’s Symphony No. 4 is a purely orchestral work (unusual of late for him) composed along the principles of his “tintinnabulation” method, which draws
This download-only release from Deutsche Grammophon Concerts preserves the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s March 24, 2006 “Minimalist Jukebox” program. With its companion release of an all-Steve
If you know the choral music of Arvo Pärt and are familiar with Paul Hillier’s previous performances and recordings of Pärt’s works, it’s no surprise
