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Track(s) taken from CDGIM049

Seven Magnificat-Antiphons

composer
Arvo Pärt (b1935)
1988/91; composed for the RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin
author of text
Anonymous - liturgical

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor)
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Recording details: January 2014
Merton College Chapel, Oxford, United Kingdom
Produced by Steve C Smith & Peter Phillips
Engineered by Philip Hobbs
Release date: March 2015
Total duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)

Reviews

‘In their performance The Tallis Scholars have presented their chosen repertoire in the way they have always done best—as a sound world of profound beauty’ (Gramophone)

‘A disc of quite exceptional, at times heart-stopping, beauty. While there may be other Pärt recordings in this, his 80th birthday year, it is difficult to imagine there being a finer one’ (International Record Review)» More

‘Peter Phillips’s group, chief specialists in Renaissance vocal music, come to this repertoire with special gifts. The forces are modest, just two voices to a part, perfect for spreading clarity and light … every note, heard singly or in combination, hits home with supreme force … this is a gorgeous and inspiring album’ (The Times)» More

‘An essential recording, not to be missed’ (Sinfini Music)» More

'Truly exceptional performances, whose transparency, virtuosity and sheer vocal perfection are beyond compare' (Musica, Italy)» More
Composed in 1988 and revised in 1991, written for the RIAS Chamber Choir in Berlin (Pärt’s city of residence since 1982), these antiphons, each endowed with a very particular personality by Pärt, are assigned in the liturgy to the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve.

from notes by Meurig Bowen © 1998

Écrites en 1988 pour le RIAS Kammerchor de Berlin (ville où Pärt réside depuis 1982) et révisées en 1991, ces antiennes—que le compositeur dota chacune d’une personnalité bien particulière—sont assignées dans la liturgie aux sept jours conduisant à la veille de Noël.

extrait des notes rédigées par Meurig Bowen © 1998
Français: Hypérion

Dieses Werk wurde 1988 komponiert und 1991 überarbeitet. Auftraggeber war der RIAS-Kammerchor in Berlin, Pärts Wahlheimat seit 1982. Die Antiphone, die Pärt alle mit einem sehr besonderen Charakter ausgestattet hat, sind in der Liturgie für die sieben Tage vor dem Heiligen Abend vorgesehen.

aus dem Begleittext von Meurig Bowen © 1998
Deutsch: Anke Vogelhuber

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