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Arvo Pärt (Composer), Neeme Järvi (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Philharmonia Chorus (Orchestra), Boris Berman (Performer) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Performer: Boris Berman
  • Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus
  • Conductor: Neeme Järvi
  • Composer: Arvo Pärt
  • Audio CD (1 Oct 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B000000AR1
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 168,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Collage uber B-A-C-H: I. Toccata: Preciso [Quarter Note = 120]Neeme Jarvi 2:45£0.59
Listen  2. Collage uber B-A-C-H: II. Sarabande: Lento [Half Note = 42]Neeme Jarvi 3:33£0.59
Listen  3. Collage uber B-A-C-H: III. Ricercar: Deciso [Quarter note = 126-132]Neeme Jarvi 1:32£0.59
Listen  4. SummaNeeme Jarvi 4:19£0.59
Listen  5. Wenn Bach Bienen gezuchtet hatteNeeme Jarvi 7:34£0.59
Listen  6. FratresNeeme Jarvi10:00Album Only
Listen  7. Symphony No. 2: I. Quarter Note = 104-120Neeme Jarvi 6:52£0.59
Listen  8. Symphony No. 2: II. Half Note = 112Neeme Jarvi 3:06£0.59
Listen  9. Symphony No. 2: III. Quarter Note = 48-60Neeme Jarvi 4:46£0.59
Listen10. Festina lenteNeeme Jarvi 5:53£0.59
Listen11. CredoBoris Berman12:38Album Only

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Neeme Jarvi is one of Arvo Part's long time collaborators, and did the first all-Arvo album back in 1969. Since then, he's done the Symphonies (on BIS), which is a CD I've never warmed to (although he's since re-done No.3 brilliantly for DG), and then this, perhaps his best Part album.

Essentially, it's a collection of early collage pieces, with one serial piece (Symphony No 2), and early tintinnabuli pieces. The collage pieces - Collage, When Bach Was a Bee-Keeper and Credo - are all based on Bach, and are among the most accessible of his non-tintinnabuli works ('Bee-Keeper' in fact dates from the early tintinnabuli period and sounds a little like a dry run for Tabula Rasa). Credo is arguably the turning point in Part's whole career. Growing tired of serialism, the piece is a portrait of the composer having a major crisis. The piece starts loud, and then in comes the theme from Bach's C Major Prelude. Disquiet appears, however, and the ever more cacophonic orchestra builds up and up until it is producing virtually white noise, eventually resolving into tonality and Bach again. This sums up in a few minutes a journey that took Part almost a decade to undergo, from 1968, when Credo was premiered (and immediately banned for its religious content) and 1976, when the tintinnabuli works started to appear. I have come to find this performance of Credo extremely moving, much more gripping than Helene Grimaud's recent version. This is a major Part piece, and is worth buying the CD just for this.

Of the tintinabuli pieces, stand outs are the orchestral versions of Summma and Fratres. I love these versions, especially the way the kettle drum builds up in Fratres.

Overall, this is one of the best non-ECM Arvo albums (others would include I Am the True Vine, Triodion and Beatus), dominated as it is by the powerful and explosive version of Credo. That Part has come through the crises that produced this music is a testament to his resilience and stature as an artist.

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A well balanced disc which effectively contrasts Part's late serial and collage work with his early tintinnabuli pieces. The programme is well chosen, including such important works as the Credo and Fratres, and Jarvi leads the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus with mastery and sensitivity. As usual the Chandos recording is spotless and the liner notes are useful (if somewhat short). The principal Bach collages are brought together in a satisfying way by this disc, which is overall an excellent introduction to an early Part, and in a similar way to ECM's seminal recording of Alina provides a balance between simple listening pleasure and an interesting insight to lesser known material and Part's compositional development.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Most Striking Pärt 24 Feb 2007
By João Viana - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
For all of those who look for early works of Pärt this is a precious recording. I believe there are a lot of people who don't find much appeal in Pärt's late repetitive, mystic works for the very same reasons others prefer them. So what's up here is that Pärt has a few lesser known works before, say, his third symphony which are the "opposite" of the mentioned above. Those who are found of Schnittke will surely appreciate this. The most remarkable composition in this record is maybe the "Credo" for piano mixed choir and orchestra. It consists of 13 minutes of duel between the forces of the past (represented by Bach's well known motifs) and the eruptive resources of modernist aleatoric clusters of sound. So, pools of beautiful passages are interrupted by (or combined with) destructive (or desconstructive) interventions of the orchestra till the whole, peaking sometimes the frenetic, becomes yet a powerful block of distinctive sound. In spite of this chaotic character the music is full of imaginative textures never becoming static and confusing. What's impressive is that this work is from 1968! The 2nd symphony, even earlier, although not so exuberant also offers similar processes, sometimes with strong percussion, and includes an unexpected romantic melodic passage by the end which, no matter how much ironic it may be intended, moves the listener by moments to another atmosphere. (The 1st symphony may be found on "Searching for roots" compilation by Virgin with works of Tüur and Tubin). "Collage sur B-A-C-H" is better known and so are the remaining works which are more recent. It must be said that the commented works here, exploring most of the times the technique of "appropriation", may belong to Pärt's youth searching period and maybe discussable as not as relevant as his mystic late works - but they are surely very refreshing for all who enjoy the fruitful style of 60's modernism and want to know the other face of Pärt.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent intro to early Arvo Part 19 Nov 2005
By R. M. Diguette - Published on Amazon.com
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Of the many Part cds I've listened to and/or owned, this is the best introduction to his earlier work. It includes some familiar titles that are available in other recordings, like Summa and Fratres, but these earlier versions are different in interesting ways. "Wenn Bach Bienen Gezuchte Hatte" is almost worth the price of the cd and doesn't get recorded much for some reason.
6 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Worthwhile for the version of Summa alone. 20 Aug 1999
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If this is your first stopping-off point listening to Part, you might find it more rewarding to begin with some of his more recent recordings or the better known works such as Tabula Rasa or Kanon Pokajanen.

However, this CD is certainly worth trying if only for the recording of Summa, (track 5) which is undoubtedly the best version that I have found to date amongst his work.

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