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Pärt: Orient Occident

~ Arvo Part (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (23 Sep 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Ecm
  • ASIN: B00006I61F
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 144,906 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. (Ein) Wallfahrtslied
    Composed by Arvo Pärt
    Performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir
    Conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste

  2. Orient and Occident
    Composed by Arvo Pärt
    Performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste

  3. Como cierva sedienta
    Composed by Arvo Pärt
    Performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir
    Conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The latest ECM release of music by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt takes its title from the shortest work on the disc, Orient Occident, composed in 2000 for string orchestra. Tinged with Eastern musical motives, the texture constantly alternates between rich harmonies and unison sections.

The CD opens with Pilgrim's Song, Pärt's tribute to his friend, the Estonian film and theatre director Grigori Kromanov. The work was written in 1984 for male voice and string quartet but it is the 2001 version for men's choir and string orchestra which is heard here. Based on Psalm 121 ("I will lift mine eyes unto the hills…"), Pilgrim's Song explores, as Pärt explains in his sleevenote, time and timelessness. The mellifluous vocal writing contrasts with a heartfelt mourning figure for strings.

Como cierva sedienta (1998)--a five-movement choral drama for soprano, women's choir and orchestra--is the most substantial work on the disc. It begins in familiar Pärt territory--sustained voices, a tolling bell--before the orchestra begins to unfold. Some of the music which follows is almost filmic with its blazing trumpets and stratospheric vocal writing. Committed performances throughout come from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir directed by Tõnu Kaljuste. --Rebecca Agnew

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3.0 out of 5 stars Rather disappointing for those partial to Part, 6 Oct 2002
By Dobester (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews
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It is probably churlish to nitpick about works by a composer of Part's stature, but it seems reasonable because of his previous compositions' emotional intensity. This disc might be Part marking time, when compared to his Litany, Tabula Rasa or Alina, but this is the complaint of one of the tens of thousands whose lives (musical, at least) have been transformed by the quiet intensity of his music.

Despite these semi-criticisms, all those who love Part's music will still glean pleasure from these three compositions, even if they will not achieve the "satoris" they have come to expect from his work.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Listen from a quiet, still place., 5 Aug 2009
By PhilsterNo1 (England) - See all my reviews
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One of my fellow reviewers describing some music on this CD as "ugly"? Come on, be serious.

If this particular ECM production disappointed some, I say, leave it to rest a while and then try it again, perhaps whilst you're doing something else (like writing a review for Amazon). Como Cierva Sedienta should seep into your consciousness, so you can then appreciate its theatricality.

The only real problem is the duration: 47:29. Short for a CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Probably Part's greatest musical achievement as yet, 13 Feb 2009
The main piece of the album is "Como cierva sedienta", a half-hour choral drama commissioned by the Festival de Música de Canarias on verses taken from Psalms 42 and 43. So far, I believe it is one of Arvo Part's most significant and beautiful creations. Words cannot begin to describe the beauty, power, depth of emotion and sacredness that Como cierva sedienta exhudes. It's a very personal and intimate dialogue between the soul and God.

I consider myself privileged to have come across such music.

Lovers of good music: don't miss it!
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