Monday, March 23rd
by musicclipoftheday
like nobody else
His sound-world seems just right for these strange times—beautiful and solemn in equal measure.
Arvo Pärt (1935-), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra (Tõnu Kaljuste, cond.), live (Fratres, 1:30-; Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, 13:49-; Adam’s Lament, 22:10-; Salve Regina, 45:40-; Te Deum, 59:30-), Germany (Hamburg), 2/18/20*
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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*ECM Records founder/producer Manfred Eicher (1943-), who has long championed Pärt’s music, joins the others onstage at the end.