Contemporary troubador Paul Hillier has been one of the key players behind introducing Arvo PÃ¤rt's music to Western audiences, first through recordings with the Hilliard Ensemble and later through

I Am the True Vine

Contemporary troubador Paul Hillier has been one of the key players behind introducing Arvo PÃ¤rt's music to Western audiences, first through recordings with the Hilliard Ensemble and later through his magnificently innovative group Theatre of Voices. I Am the True Vine continues the collaboration by bringing together some truly vintage PÃ¤rt compositions from the '90s. Although it exists on disc in a more elaborate version for choir and strings, the 1990 Berlin Mass was originally written for just four solo voices and organ. PÃ¤rt later revised the score, returning to that original sonority, which is the version offered here. The consummate preparation of the Theatre of Voices, in which every line is lovingly unfurled, the whole building into a memorable aural sculpture, only heightens a listener's admiration for PÃ¤rt's ability to make the seemingly simple profound. We also hear the composer in a more overtly joyful mood than usual in the short first selection, while the title track--a setting of a text from the Gospel of John and one of three world premiere recordings here--is a marvelously organic example of word painting (representing PÃ¤rt's choral virtuosity even when it comes to setting English text). --Thomas May
Country USA
Brand HARMONIA MUNDI
Manufacturer Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber HMU907242
Model HMU907242
ReleaseDate 2000-03-14
UnitCount 1
Format Audiobook
UPCs 093046724221
EANs 0093046724221

Country	USA
Brand	HARMONIA MUNDI
Manufacturer	Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	HMU907242
Model	HMU907242
ReleaseDate	2000-03-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Audiobook
UPCs	093046724221
EANs	0093046724221

I Am the True Vine

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