Arvo Part: Te Deum / Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Music

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by: Arvo Part, Tonu Karljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

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Average Rating: Rating: - Moved to Tears... Althought this is coming from someone who does not listen to too much "classical" music, I felt the need to say something. 10 minutes ago i was in my room, weeping. "Credo" shot through my heart so fiercely... Just listen... Rating: - Miraculous I concur with Mr. Swinton below that this is probably the best of his ECM New Series releases to date. It is so for me because it contains the single greatest composition of Part's entire repertoire delivered as the greatest performance of any of those compositions, the nearly half-hour long "Te Deum". Whereas most of Arvo Part's music is consumed with the experience of grief and suffering held in almost medieval suspension, Te Deum relates that deep introspective sadness with an emergent, hard-fought-for serenity and it does so with a dramatic momentum that is lacking from most everything else he has written, with a few less potent exceptions. The Berliner Mass contains the same minor/major key trade-offs but serves a purely liturgical, that is, prayerful function. The other two selections have that familiar, grim, meditative quality perfectly suited for private lamentation. But "Te Deum" is the real catharsis here, as it meaningfully contextualizes all of the suffering Part has expressed in many albums in just one, simultaneously timeless and time-bound, choral masterpiece. A hundred auditions (at least) in six years has not diminished its poetic magnificence or its healing impact. Rating: - Sacred and Timeless A truly remarkable album, for despite the fact that these are religious pieces, they transcend all theological, philosophical and social boundaries and testify to music's unique capacity for pure spirituality. Te Deum contains a sublime mix of choral solemnity and orchestral majesty, effortlessly shifting between moments of barely audible intimacy and invigorating crescendos without sounding the least bit contrived or pompous. The melodic and harmonic elements are masterfully counterpoised, providing music that has a special resonance within contemporary culture while retaining a quintessentially timeless quality. This is easily Arvo Pärt's finest album, and the best place to start if you have not yet discovered his unique compositional voice.

Arvo Part: Te Deum / Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Music

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