Familiarizado con el compositor estonio, con el que colaboró durante muchos años, Paul Hillier ha explorado pacientemente las diferentes facetas de la música de Arvo Pärt. Esta caja reúne por primera vez la totalidad de este importante legado discográfico (1996-2012). Representa un hito esencial en nuestra comprensión de este universo musical único, lleno de pureza e interioridad, heredado de la gran tradición del canto gregoriano.
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The grandeur of simplicity
Paul Hillier possesses a special rapport with the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, with whom he has worked for many years, patiently exploring the different facets of his music. This boxed set assembles this major recording legacy (1996-2012) in its entirety for the first time. It represents a significant milestone in our understanding of Pärt’s unique musical universe, characterised by a purity and inwardness inherited from the great tradition of Gregorian chant.
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La grandeur de la simplicité
Familier du compositeur estonien avec lequel il a longuement collaboré, Paul Hillier a patiemment exploré les différentes facettes de la musique d’Arvo Pärt. Ce coffret réunit pour la première fois l’intégralité de ce legs discographique majeur (1996-2012). Un jalon essentiel dans la compréhension de cet univers musical unique, tout d’épure et d’intériorité, hérité de la grande tradition du chant grégorien.
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Die Kraft der Einfachheit
Paul Hillier, vertrauter Gefährte und langjähriger Mitarbeiter des estnischen Komponisten Arvo Pärt, hat die verschiedenen Facetten von dessen Musik eingehend erkundet. Zum ersten Mal sind nun alle diese bedeutenden Einspielungen von 1996-2012 in einem Boxset versammelt: Ein wichtiger Meilenstein in unserem Verständnis dieser einmaligen musikalischen Welt, die mit ihrem Feinsinn und ihrer Innerlichkeit aus der großen Tradition des gregorianischen Gesangs schöpft.
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Arvo Pärt - Essential Choral Works
De profundis, Salve Regina, Da Pacem, Berliner Messe, Veni creator, Stabat Mater, I am the true vine
Theatre of Voices
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Ars Nova Copenhagen
The Pro Arte Singers
NYYD Quartet
Paul Hillier
De Profundis
1 | De Profundis (Psalm 130/129)
Missa syllabica world premiere recording
2 | Kyrie
3 | Gloria
4 | Credo
5 | Sanctus
6 | Agnus Dei
7 | Ite missa est
8 | Solfeggio world premiere recording
9 | And One of the Pharisees world premiere recording
10 | Cantate Domino (Psalm 96/95) world premiere recording
11 | Summa (Credo)
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen
12 | I. O Weisheit
13 | II. O Adonai
14 | III. O Sproß
15 | IV. O Schlüssel
16 | V. O Morgenstern
17 | VI. O König
18 | VII. O Immanuel
19 | The Beatitudes
Publisher: Universal Edition, A. G. Vienna, & Universal Edition Inc., New York
Theatre of Voices
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ (1-7, 10, 19) | Dan Kennedy, percussion (1)
Elisabeth Engan, soprano (12-18) | Alan Bennett, tenor (9)
Paul Hillier, conductor
Da Pacem
1 | Da pacem Domine
2 | Salve Regina
Zwei slawische Psalmen
3 | Psalm 117 (116)
4 | Psalm 131 (130)
5 | Magnificat
6 | An den Wassern zu Babel
7 | Dopo la vittoria
8 | Nunc dimittis
9 | Littlemore Tractus
Publisher: Universal Edition, A. G. Vienna, & Universal Edition Inc., New York
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Kaia Urb, soprano (5, 6, 8) | Tiit Kogerman, tenor (6) | Aarne Talvik, bass (6)
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ (2, 6, 9)
Paul Hillier, conductor
Creator Spiritus
1 | Veni creator ToV / ANC / C. Bowers-Broadbent
2 | The Deer’s Cry ANC
3 | Psalom NYYD Quartet
4 | Most Holy Mother of God ANC
5 | Solfeggio NYYD Quartet
6 | My Heart is in the Highlands E. Torp / C. Bowers-Broadbent
7 | Peace upon you, Jerusalem ANC
8 | Ein Wallfahrtslied ToV, C. Watson, P. Hillier / NYYD Quartet
9 | Morning Star ANC
10 | Stabat Mater ToV, E. Torp, W. Purefoy, C. Watson / NYYD Quartet
Publisher: Universal Edition, A.G. Vienna & Universal Edition Inc., New York
Theatre of Voices (ToV)
Ars Nova Copenhagen (ANC)
NYYD Quartet
with Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ
Else Torp, soprano | William Purefoy, countertenor | Chris Watson, tenor | Jakob Bloch Jespersen, bass
Paul Hillier, baritone and conductor
I Am The True Vine
1 | Bogoróditse Djévo
2 | I Am the True Vine
3 | Ode IX, from Kanon pokajanen
4 | The Woman with the Alabaster Box
5 | Tribute to Caesar
Berliner Messe
6 | Kyrie
7 | Gloria
8 | Erster Alleluiavers
9 | Zweiter Alleluiavers
10 | Veni, Sancte Spiritus
11 | Credo
12 | Sanctus
13 | Agnus Dei
Publisher: Universal Edition, A.G. Vienna & Universal Edition Inc., New York
Theatre of Voices
The Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
with Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ (6-13)
Fuente: Nota de prensa de Harmonia Mundi