Adam's Lament

Tui Hirv (soprano), Rainer Vilu (baritone) & Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Riga Sinfonietta, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste

De orkest-en koorwerken van Arvo Part onder leiding van Tonu Kaljuste. Dit nieuwe Arvo Pärt album, geproduceerd door Manfred Eicher is een belangrijke gebeurtenis. Geestelijke muziek overheerst, beurtelings monumentaal krachtig en teder breekbaar.

Pärt
 Adam’s Lament for choir and string orchestra
 Beatus Petronius
 Salve Regina
 Statuit ei Dominus
 Alleluja Tropus for choir and string orchestra
 Estonian Lullaby for female choir and string orchestra
 Christmas Lullaby for female choir and string orchestra

 L'Abbé Agathon for soprano, baritone, female choir and string orchestra
  w/Tui Hirv (soprano) & Rainer Vilu (baritone)

"It's one of the most captivating performances of the work that I've heard, with singing of the highest polish - the Latvian Radio Choir and the Sinfonietta Riga achieve a fastidious balance, with every last detail ringing out."
International Record Review - December 2012

"Adam's Lament serves as a summary of Pärt's evolution since he abandoned Modernist tendencies...The Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis affectingly convey anguished hopes for redemption while maintaining a pure, beautifully-balanced sound that evokes Pärt's underlying beliefs."
BBC Music Magazine - January 2013 ****

"From the powerful opening gesture based on a series of plagal cadences to a foreboding final section, Adam's Lament encompasses a diverse and at times exhilarating range of dissonance and consonant moods."
Gramophone Magazine - January 2013