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Track(s) taken from CDA68056

Tribute to Caesar

First line:
Then went the Pharisees
composer
Arvo Pärt (b1935)
1997; SATB divisi unaccompanied; composed for the 350th anniversary celebrations of Karlstad Diocese, Sweden
author of text
Bible
Matthew 22: 15-22

Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor), Richard Bannan (bass)
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Recording details: August 2013
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: October 2014
Total duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor)

Reviews

‘This one is something special. In part this is because of the choice of repertoire, which mixes the familiar and the less-often heard, and includes two first recordings, and in part it is because of the exquisite sound produced by Polyphony … highly recommended’ (Gramophone)

‘The ever-excellent Polyphony and Stephen Layton have put together a very special disc of music by Pärt for the composer’s 80th birthday ... The hour-long programme ranges from Solfeggio (1963) to the recent Virgencita (2012) in its first recording. The perfectly balanced, richly warm tones of Polyphony, especially its outstanding bass section, suit Pärt’s translucent textures extremely well, and one can’t help but admire the power of this supposedly ‘simple’ music’ (Choir & Organ)» More

‘There is no shortage of recitals of Arvo Pärt's shorter choral works in catalogue, but anything by Polyphony is always welcome … Polyphony's sound is, as always, so rich and beautiful that there is no sense of anything missing’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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‘This disc of Pärt's choral music is one of the most singularly beautiful recordings I've heard this year … this is a stunning addition to Pärt’s ever-increasing discography and is unreservedly recommended’ (International Record Review)» More
With the same steady, syllabic declamation as The woman with the alabaster box, Tribute to Caesar was written as a companion piece—also setting narrative from St Matthew’s Gospel—to mark the 350th anniversary of the Karlstad Diocese in Sweden. Of particular note is the way Pärt fractures the vocal line, picking out single notes for different voice parts to contribute to the broader texture; a kind of hocketing or pointillism that the composer makes his own.

from notes by Meurig Bowen © 2014

À l’instar de The woman with the alabaster box, dont il partage la déclamation régulière, syllabique, Tribute to Caesar fut écrit d’après un récit emprunté à l’évangile selon saint Matthieu pour le trois cent cinquantième anniversaire du diocèse de Karlstadt, en Suède. Notez la manière dont Pärt fracture la ligne vocale, choisissant des notes uniques pour différentes parties vocales afin d’amplifier la texture—une sorte de hoquet, de pointillisme qu’il s’approprie.

extrait des notes rédigées par Meurig Bowen © 2014
Français: Hypérion

Tribute to Caesar, wieder eine Vertonung einer Geschichte aus dem Matthäus-Evangelium, wurde mit der gleichen steten, syllabischen Deklamation wie The woman with the alabaster box als Pendant anläßlich des 350. Jahrestages der Diözese Karlstad (Schweden) geschrieben. Besonders beachtlich ist, wie Pärt die Gesangslinie aufbricht und einzelne Töne für verschiedene Gesangsstimmen auswählt, die zu einer volleren Textur beitragen sollen; eine Art von Hoquetus oder Pointillismus, die sich der Komponist ganz angeeignet hat.

aus dem Begleittext von Meurig Bowen © 2014
Deutsch: Christiane Frobenius

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Pärt: Tintinnabuli
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