It's no secret that many listeners have trouble warming up to contemporary classical music. But a few composers have cultivated styles more accessible for the average listener. Now in his 70s, ...

It has taken Estonian composer Arvo Part the best part of forty years to pen a new symphony, his fourth, called 'Los Angeles.' And at 75 next month, the composer was on hand to receive an ...

Arvo Pärt, one of the world's most honored living composers, recently recorded and released two new works on a CD called Lamentate, conducted by Andrey Boreyko. Music critic Tom Manoff says the pieces ...

One of the greatest and most enigmatic composers of the late 20th century is made considerably more accessible in "Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue." Both an interview and a study of the creative ...

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has long been the recording darling of Manfred Eicher and ECM Records. The label has released no fewer than eleven volumes of his music, including the record under current ...

This past Saturday, the Belgian National Orchestra performed a concert dedicated to Arvo Pärt in honor of his 90th birthday. Titled "Arvo Pärt 90!" the performance was part of this year's ...

The low-pitched drones, pinging bells and blossoming voices that populate the sacred choral and instrumental works on Tractus tend to lower my blood pressure. The music allows room to breathe deeply.

Arvo Part says he found his musical voice by letting everything unimportant fall away. His heartfelt directness has made him one of today's best-loved composers. We'll hear a concert performance of ...

A new CD features two new works by one of the world's most honored composers. He is Arvo Part, an Estonian, and the new CD is called "Lamentate." Our music critic Tom Manoff has a review. TOM MANOFF ...

The new album of music by Arvo Pärt, Tractus, seems to put an arm around you and whisper, "In troubled times, music can help." Known for his serene, slow-moving music, the 88-year-old Estonian ...

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