Arvo Pärt compares his music to white light containing all colors, which can only be separated and made visible by a prism, representing the listener's spirit.
Composition History
Arvo Pärt's Lamentate was inspired by Anish Kapoor's sculpture Marsyas, which Pärt saw in 2002 at the Tate Modern in London.
Composition History
Pärt dedicated Für Alina in 1976 to a young woman leaving the Soviet Union for England, and Variations for the Healing of Arinuschka in 1977 to his daughter Ariina recovering from appendectomy.
Recording & Production
The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, active for almost eight decades, performs about fifty concerts a year and has toured extensively internationally.
Performer Biography
Onutė Gražinytė, the Lithuanian pianist on this album, began studying piano at age five and has won ten national and international competitions.
Compositional Technique
Pärt's 'Tintinnabuli' style, first seen in Für Alina, limits music to basic tonal elements like scales and triads, with a slow tempo that highlights each note.
Composer Biography
Arvo Pärt's musical journey began with the piano, which he started playing after his family moved to Rakvere, where the first music school opened after WWII.
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