04.097 p.m., Noblessner foundry, Tallinn Arvo Pärt Days. ALBUMS: LAMENTATE • IN PRINCIPIOXI LAMENTATE (2005, ECM New Series 1930) Lamentate XII IN PRINCIPIO (2009, ECM New Series 2050) In principio Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann (piano) The third concert of Arvo Pärt's Days will be the performance of the two anniversary discs' pieces. The 11th recording of Arvo Pärt's music 'Lamentate' released ten years ago by ECM for the composer's 70th birthday was selected the recording of the month by several music magazines including Gramophone and given positive appraisal by the press. Arvo Pärt's 12th album 'In Principio' celebrated 25 years since the release of the New Series first disc and the beginning of cooperation with the composer. Both discs include works that were created or found their modified form in the first decade of the 21st century and reverbrate the composer's creative style of this period. The recording 'In Principio' was nominated for Grammy's best musical composition award and recognized as the recording of the month by several distinguished music magazines. |