Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater

Gloriæ Dei Cantores, Richard K. Pugsley

17,9934,49
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Arvo Part’s Music is Deeply Rooted in His Profound Faith and Aims to Touch The Soul. This recording offers a unique cross-section of Pärt’s choral works, revealing the heart, soul, and mind of a true master of his language in both text and music.

Modest about his achievements yet authentically convinced about the role of his music in today’s world, Arvo Pärt is today’s most performed classical composer. For the past forty years, Pärt’s compositions have shown and spoken the influence of multiple layers and global influences – the music of the Orthodox Church, bells, Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, a compositional technique he developed called “tintinnabuli”, and…silence.

The expressive beauty and clarity of his music shines through the joyful dance-like rhythms of Peace Upon You, Jerusalem, and the glorious setting of Mary’s own words in the Magnificat. Pärt’s masterful setting of L’abbé Agathon sets the scene of an ancient 4th century story of the chance (or was it?) meeting of the hermit Agathon and a leper. After several testings of the hermit’s patience and his generosity, the leper reveals himself to be an angel, and blesses the hermit Agathon, and goes on his way.

The final work – one of Arvo Pärt’s largest choral works – is Stabat Mater, written to express the passion, agony, and love of Mary at the foot of the cross of her son.

Gloriae Dei Cantores
Richard K. Pugsley, Conductor

Tracklist

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1.
Peace Upon You, Jerusalem
04:50
2.
L'abbe Agathon
14:34
3.
Salve Regina
11:35
4.
Magnificat
06:28
5.
Nunc dimittis
06:22
6.
Stabat Mater
25:09

Total time: 01:08:58

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