Arvo Pärt

Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in...

Clarinet trio based on the 2nd movement of the Piano Sonata F major K189e (280) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Immerse yourself in a captivating sonic universe with “Festina lente”. This extraordinary work for strings captivates with its meditative depth, consummate harmonic structure, and an almost weightless...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

Silouan's Song was written in 1991 as a composition for string orchestra. The work is based on a text by St. Silouan (1866- 1938), whose theme is the yearning for God.

Arvo Pärt came across a legend concerning the patriarch Agathon, from the 4th century, in a book containing stories of The Desert Fathers. They take us back to the cradle of Christian monasticism, in...

Arvo Pärt has been fascinated by the life and work of St Silouan of Athos (1866-1938) for many years. As early as 1991, the writings of Silouan inspired Pärt to his composition Silouan's Song, 'My sou...

Passacaglia for violin and piano was written in 2003 as a commission by the Hannover International Violin Competition. In honour of Gidon Kremer's 60th Birthday in 2007, Arvo Pärt arranged the work fo...

Immerse yourself in fascinating soundscapes with the exceptional sheet music edition 'Hell und dunkel / Trivium' for organ, published by the renowned Sikorski Musikverlag. This impressive collection c...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

With "Psalom", published by the renowned Universal Edition, string quartets discover an exceptional work of profound contemplation and timeless beauty. This meditative composition unfolds a simple yet...

Fratres (original setting for violin and piano) was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered on August 17th, 1980 at that very place (violin: Gidon Kremer, piano: Elena Kremer). Composed in...

'Spiegel im Spiegel' is a well-known example of Arvo Pärts Tintinnabuli style and has been used in many films. Arvo Pärts Spiegel im Spiegel illustrates his creative principles: above a permanent flow...

'Spiegel im Spiegel' is a well-known example of Arvo Pärts Tintinnabuli style and has been used in many films. Arvo Pärts Spiegel im Spiegel illustrates his creative principles: above a permanent flow...

'Spiegel im Spiegel' is a well-known example of Arvo Pärts Tintinnabuli style and has been used in many films. Arvo Pärts Spiegel im Spiegel illustrates his creative principles: above a permanent flow...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscape of 'Pro et contra' – the impressive Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, published by the renowned Sikorski Musikverlag. This work unfolds a compellin...

For those who are familiar only with Pärt's music of the last 30 years, the uncompromisingly radical nature of this score will no doubt come as a surprise. Obituary is the first piece of Estonian dode...

Pärt wrote Hymn to a Great City in 1984 as a gift to his friends Mirjam and William Miesse. The name of the city referred to in the title of this miniature is not clear, although it was initially asso...

It takes 75 minutes to relate the story of the Passion according to the Latin of St John's Gospel; Pärt uses solo singers for the roles of Pilate and Christ, and a group of four soloists (soprano, cou...

Beatus Petronius and Statuit ei Dominus were commissioned in 1990 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Basilica San Petronio, the principal church of Bologna. San Petronio is one of the few chu...