Tõnu Kaljuste, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Charmber Choir - Arvo Pärt: Tractus (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 261 Mb | Total time: 67:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: ECM Records | # ECM 2800 | Recorded: 2022
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 261 Mb | Total time: 67:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: ECM Records | # ECM 2800 | Recorded: 2022
Tractus emphasizes Arvo Pärt compositions that blend the timbres of choir and string orchestra. New versions predominate, with focused performances from the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Tõnu Kaljuste’s direction that invite alert and concentrated listening. From the opening composition Littlemore Tractus, which takes as its starting point consoling reflections from a sermon by John Henry Newman, the idea of change, transfiguration and renewal resonates, setting a tone for a recording whose character is one of summing up, looking inward, and reconciling with the past.