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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, Arvo Pärt has been one of the most performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Calle Hesslefors/ullstein ...

When Arvo Part composes in this style, he seems simply a voice through which the quiet sounds of the universe are made audible. It's performed by the Hilliard Ensemble. (Soundbite of music and choir) ...

Arvo Pärt is famously media-averse. So how did Günter Atteln make a film about the composer, and what did he learn about him? “I apologise, but I cannot help you with words. I am a composer and ...

Since finding his artistic voice in the late 1960s, Arvo Pärt has opened a window into a world of spiritual ideals and aspirations, and attracted many fans along the way. The music on this new disc -- ...

Take a moment to enjoy beautiful, relaxing Arvo Pärt from violinist Anne Akiko Meyers – accompanied by mesmerising animated watercolour paintings. When you’re looking for beautiful classical music ...

The Estonian-born composer celebrates his 80th birthday today. Tom Service selects 10 of his works to listen to, some familiar, some less so. Arvo Pärt is 80 today. And, to celebrate the music of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reclusive Arvo Part is now the second-most-performed classical composer in the world - Michael Putland/Getty Images This week, ...

In her essay, “The Aesthetics of Silence,” Susan Sontag writes that “the artist who creates silence or emptiness must produce something dialectical: a full void, an enriching emptiness, a resonating ...

Talented, urbane, and well-informed colleagues like John Kelman often make for a difficult act to follow. Kelman has long been the All About Jazz resident expert on all things ECM. Occasionally, his ...

(The Conversation) — The Estonian composer has written some of the world’s most performed contemporary classical music. Many fans may not realize how deep the religious influences on his work are.

The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who turns 90 on Sept. 11, 2025, is one of the most frequently performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Beyond the concert stage and cathedral choir, ...