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Orchestra: Hilliard Ensemble, Western Wind Chamber Choir
Conductor: Paul Hillier, Dennis Russell Davies
Composer: Arvo P�rt
Audio CD (24 Mar 1993)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: ECM New Series
ASIN: B000024ZBC
Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Sarah was ninety-years old
Composed by Arvo P�rt
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Miserere
Composed by Arvo P�rt
Performed by Western Wind Chamber Choir, Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Festina lente
Composed by Arvo P�rt
Performed by Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra
Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies

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5.0 out of 5 stars Into the abyss, 24 Aug 2004

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If you're a fan of Part's work and haven't heard this album, buy it. You simply can't claim to have experienced what his music has to offer without having heard what is a truly unique listening experience. Immediate comparisons are the other ECM choral albums - Arbos, Passio and Te Deum. But this release takes Part's bleak, desolate vision to its ultimate extreme.

The title track is without doubt the main feature of the album. The Hilliard Ensemble have never been better placed and the piece simply wouldn't be the same without them. Their usual medieval monk sound seems to take on a whole new character that at times hardly seems human. The atmosphere is icy, almost other-wordly. But the larger mixed choir and warm instrumental textures give the work a lighter edge. The performance of Festina Lente, a short and beautiful instrumental, was, like the other 2 pieces, conducted in the composer's presence and no better example of it can be found. Sarah Was Ninety Years Old is Part at his most minimalist, and arguably most terrifying. Over twenty minutes of an echoing, beating drum intersected with swaying desolate voices may challenge your view of his work as never before. But stick with it, take it as a whole and be open-minded and you'll see how perfectly it finishes what is an excellent album.

This is contemporary classical choral music unlike any other. It's dark stuff, but if you know how to appreciate it, you'll see how it carries with it a positive side that makes suffering and pain seem transient and the spirit eternal. Part's been compared to John Tavener and Henryk Gorecki, and all three have been labelled holy minamalists. But his two contemporaries tread much safer ground and don't carry with them the same uniqueness that this album epitomises. Arvo Part is truly a one-off, the likes of which the music world may never see again.

A word of warning to those unfamiliar with Arvo Part's music. This is not the most accessible collection of his works and there are many other releases that would serve as better introductions to this unique composer. Those on German label ECM New Series tend to be the best, from which I'd recommend either Arbos or Te Deum. The more recent Orient Occident album represents some of his more recent and lighter work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Three Masterpieces on One CD, 19 Nov 2005

By	Paracelsus1966 (Somerset, England) - See all my reviews

This was the first Arvo Part CD I ever bought, and it's still one of the best. Miserere can fairly claim to be one of Part's greatest works: its soundscape is little short of awesome, and occasionally almost terrifying. It is of course also extremely beautiful and serene (especially towards the end).

Festina Lente is one of his best short orchestral pieces, and compares favourably to the most well-known piece of this type, Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten.

Sarah Was Ninety Years Old is a radical reworking of the 1976 piece Modus. I've heard the original (never officially released) and I can happily report that this 1990 reworking is vastly superior. Like Miserere, this is both peaceful and - when the organ comes in at the end - awesome.

All in all, one of the best Arvo CDs out there.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A spacious recording of sparse music for reflective solitude, 7 Feb 2003

By	R. Hallett "ambienthighway" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A nicely recorded CD, that conveys the space and atmosphere of a interesting music composer. The composer Part cuts his sound down to its minimum components, so instead of a full orchestra and choir you have the essential players only. The use of space and acoustic in the music process is critical to this music. The music of Part has a spiritual quality to it that is timeless and has instant appeal that will reward listeners on each listen. An interesting CD that is well worth investigating. The CD comes with a booklet inside a slipcase. The booklet contains information about the music and contains pictures from the recording sessions that were attended by Part. The only quibble for me is that the booklet is separate to the CD, and it would have been nice to have some of the photos from the recording sessions used on the CD rather than the red lettering and the green cover - a minor point only so don't let that deter you. Ray H [Peterborough]

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