Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has long been the recording darling of Manfred Eicher and ECM Records. The label has released no fewer than eleven volumes of his music, including the record under current ...

One of the greatest and most enigmatic composers of the late 20th century is made considerably more accessible in "Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue." Both an interview and a study of the creative ...

A Cappella is the original format for choral singing. The five selections addressed here make 2016 one of the better years for this music. Kings College Cambridge -The King's Men Twelve Days of ...

Emigrating from the Soviet Union to the West in January 1980 with his wife, Nora, and their two small sons, the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was stopped by border police at the Brest railroad station ...

For his 90th birthday, the Arvo Pärt Center published a new collection of the Estonian maestro's witty musical greetings spanning nearly five decades. "Gratefully. Heartfelt. With Love. Musical ...

Arvo Part: I AM THE TRUE VINE. Theater of Voices, Paul Hillier, director. (Harmonia Mundi). While many of the early compositions of Estonian-born Arvo P䲴 (born 1935) are secular in nature, his more ...

Estonian composer Arvo Part sought to unite the ancient and modern ages of music in his compositions. This led him to compose in a style that is reminiscent of Gregorian Chant and Renaissance ...

Last year, Estonia's world-famous composer Arvo Pärt was the most-performed contemporary composer in the world once again, according to the classical music website Bachtrack. Pärt's son Michael, who ...

If you're not familiar with the work of Arvo Part then you're in for a treat this week because he will change the way you listen to music. Hi, you're with The Rhythm Divine on ABC Radio National and I ...