Masterclass from Arvo Part - " Fur Alina "

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From the DVD " Arvo Part - 24 Preludes for a Fugue "

. . ." These two small voices, amazing how in ten minutes they seem to speak decades of sorrow with such serenity. Thanks, Mr Pärt." ( PerhapslessMystery )

. . ." the silence between the notes " ( federicobarabino )


Arvo Pärt (born 1935 ) is an Estonian classical composer. Since the late 1970's, Pärt has been working in a minimalist style that employs a self-made compositional technique called tintinnabuli . His music also finds its inspiration and influence from Gregorian chant.
Continuing struggles with Soviet officials led him to emigrate in 1980 with his wife and their two sons. Pärt lived first in Vienna, Austria, where he took Austrian citizenship, and then re-located to Berlin, Germany. He returned to Estonia around the turn of the century and now lives in Tallinn.

Björk interviews Arvo Pärt for the BBC program 'Modern Minimalists' (1997).





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