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Got worried for a moment: this is a profile on him, not an obituary. Pärt leans towards a form of minimalism, which not everyone likes. Some of the works I per
by throw0101d 1y ago
Got worried for a moment: this is a profile on him, not an obituary.
Pärt leans towards a form of minimalism, which not everyone likes. Some of the works I personally lean towards are:
* "Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfvO3dJqFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfvO3dJqFY
* "De Profundis": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOSKaKJ1QY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOSKaKJ1QY
* "Te Deum"† (~30m): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxbT0MESTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNxbT0MESTY
* "Fratres" (for cello and piano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XMjsYeMig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XMjsYeMig
* "Fratres" (for violin and piano): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PS5QMsGaRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PS5QMsGaRw
* "Fratres" (for violin, chambre orchestra, percussion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9I-6QPT8Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9I-6QPT8Is
* the Tabula rasa album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YqF69HLkj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YqF69HLkj8
If you're going to listen to a choral work, it's worth looking first for recordings by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, as Pärt often collaborates with them (sits in on performances, recordings; he's Estonian himself so there's a 'cultural collection').
† On a historical note, the "Te Deum" is one of the earliest Christians hymns we know about (and that is still used), apparently dating back to before 500 AD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Deum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Deum
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- airesQ 1y agoThere's a slower and arguably better version of Pärt's "De Profundis": * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzmflIdYmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzmflIdYmw
- throw0101d 1y ago> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzmflIdYmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzmflIdYmw I have a CD of Hillier's album (one of the first ways I was exposed to Pärt): * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lmpgHbTQHjWV6oXSO1carHRZheSAhhj0c https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lmpgHbTQHjWV6o... See Summa (Credo) and perhaps Seven Magnificat Antiphons in it.
- haberman 1y agoShameless plug, I helped produce and sang on this disc of Pärt by tbe Byrd Ensemble of Seattle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc96YWX4qAE&list=PLbeKTzt34VaHdBknPDELsQGUy3GQliSa5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc96YWX4qAE&list=PLbeKTzt34V... Excerpts of it were later featured in a French movie called L'Apparition whose soundtrack features a lot of Pärt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apparition_(2018_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apparition_(2018_film)
- gsinclair 1y agoTabula Rasa is such a beautiful modern masterpiece.
- pimeys 1y agoThe performance of Fratres, for violin & piano with Gidon Kremer and Keith Jarret from the 80's is one of the best classical performances in my collection. It's so amazing, and with good headphones, the timbre of the violin and Kremer's high notes are absolutely gorgeous. I was lucky enough to see a performance by the Estonian Festival Orchestra in the Berlin Philharmonics a few years back. The whole full big room was dead quiet and listening, it was so good.
- hammock 1y agoCheck out Magnificat also
- throw0101d 1y ago> Magnificat I have a few of Hillier's Pärt CDs: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04XKjal0grI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04XKjal0grI
- tgv 1y agoFor me, "Pari Intervallo" is also a highlight. It's very simple in conception, just like his other works, and uses the tintinnabulli style in a slow canon with (as the title says) fixed intervals very effectively. It wasn't composed for a particular instrument. I like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjUBhXi-0aY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjUBhXi-0aY "Für Alina", same style, written for piano, here with score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXy69eF__Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXy69eF__Y, so you can see how simple it really is. Don't believe that simplicity is all there is to it, though. There are many composers of "simple" music nowadays, and most, like Einaudi, produce nothing but trite musical wall paper. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but I think it's fair to say that Pärt has brought a small revolution to (classical) music.
- PaulRobinson 1y agoI mostly agree but for the needless swipe at Einaudi. He writes popular classical, but I don't feel its trite, and has led more than a few people to classical in a wider sense. I personally find some of his compositions quite moving, and have seen him live before (and will see him again at the Royal Albert Hall next Spring), and I'll also be at the late night prom in celebration of Pärt this week, also at the Royal Albert Hall. But then, I can listen to Tallis and Metallica, I've got a wide taste. Perhaps I just have a broader palate than most, but I don't see any reason to be a snob about one genre, musician or composer over another...