Arvo Part

Marshalling orchestral and choral forces under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste, this new Arvo Pärt album, produced by Manfred Eicher and realized, like all Pärt’s ECM discs, with the composer’s participation, is a major event. Sacred music predominates, by turns monumentally powerful and tenderly fragile. Compositions featured, in premiere recordings made in Tallinn’s Niguliste Church, are: Adam’s Lament for choir and string orchestra; Beatus Petronius for two choirs, eight woodwind instruments, tubular bells and string orchestra; Salve Regina for choir, celesta and string orchestra; Statuit ei Dominus for two choirs, woodwinds and string orchestra; Alleluia-Tropus for choir and string orchestra; L'Abbé Agathon for soprano, baritone, female choir and string orchestra

PERSONNEL:

• LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR
• VOX CLAMANTIS
• SINFONIETTA RIGA
• TUI HIRV, soprano
• RAINER VILU, baritone
• ESTONIAN PHILARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR
• TALLINN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
• TÖNU KALJUSTE, conductor

TRACKS:

• 01. Adam's Lament
• 02. Beatus Petronius
• 03. Salve Regina
• 04. Statuit ei Dominus
• 05. Alleluia-Tropus
• 06. L'Abbé Agathon
• 07. Estonian Lullaby
• 08. Christmas Lullaby