Arvo Part
Sarah Mohr-Pietsch presents the music of Arvo Pärt, recorded at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
Sarah Mohr-Pietsch presents a programme dedicated to the distinguished Estonian composer Arvo Pärt in his 75th birthday year, recorded last month at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival. Plus a report from the Southbank Centre's Pärt Symposium.
Arvo Part: In Spe (world premiere)
Arvo Part: Cecilia, vergine romana
Arvo Part: Symphony No. 4 "Los Angeles"
Arlene Sierra: Piano Concerto "The Art of War" (world premiere)
Huw Watkins (piano)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor.
Excerpts of Arvo Part's music...
Spiegel im Spiegel
Tasmin Little (violin)
Martin Roscoe (piano)
From the CD: EMI 7243 5 75805 2 6
Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov (conductor)
From the CD: RCA 09026 68061 2
Summa
Hilliard Ensemble
From the CD: ECM 1325 831 959-2
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