Naxos
Part: Triodion, Ode VII... / Elora Festival Singers
$9.99
Details
- Composer
- PART
- Artist
- Edison, Elora Festival Singers
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Sep 26, 2006
- Catalog #
- 8570239
- UPC
- 747313023974
About
This new Arvo Pärt choral music collection includes a significant number of works sung in English. The three-part Triodion is one of the composer's most inward, contemplative pieces, drawing heavily on early Renaissance choral style for its stark, spare harmonies. Tribute to Caesar, I am the True Vine, and The Woman with the Alabaster Box follow in this tradition, though these feature a richer harmonic palette as well as more fluid movement and brighter colors.
The remaining works include the brooding and intense Ode VII (Memento) from Kanon Pokajanen, the brief, celebratory Bogoróditse Djévo (which closes the program), Nunc dimittis, and Dopo la Vittoria. This last is one of the most beautiful compositions on the CD. Here we have the more familiar, "modern" Pärt as we hear passages that sound faintly minimalistic while always draped in luminous colors and arresting timbres. Of course, those two attributes apply to most of Pärt's moving and exquisitely rendered choral music. Exquisite also describes the performances of the Elora Festival Singers, who provide pure-toned and texturally beautiful singing under Noel Edison's direction. Naxos' recording is spacious and well-detailed, with wide dynamics. A truly enjoyable hour of music, essential for Pärt aficionados and choral enthusiasts.
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 I. Introduction: ad libitum - Ode I: O Jesus the Son of God, Have Mercy upon Us 04:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Introduction: ad libitum - Ode I: O Jesus the Son of God, Have Mercy upon Us
- Duration
- 04:20
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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2 II. Ode II: O Most Holy Birth-giver of God, Save Us 04:10
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Ode II: O Most Holy Birth-giver of God, Save Us
- Duration
- 04:10
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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3 III. Ode III: O Holy Saint Nicholas, Pray to God for Us - Coda: ad libitum 05:07
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Ode III: O Holy Saint Nicholas, Pray to God for Us - Coda: ad libitum
- Duration
- 05:07
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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4 Tribute to Caesar 05:33
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Tribute to Caesar
- Duration
- 05:33
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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5 Nunc dimittis 06:16
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Nunc dimittis
- Duration
- 06:16
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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6 Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII: Memento 07:37
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII: Memento
- Duration
- 07:37
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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7 I am the true vine 06:50
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I am the true vine
- Duration
- 06:50
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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8 The Woman with the Alabaster Box 05:26
- Track
- 8
- Title
- The Woman with the Alabaster Box
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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9 Dopo la vittoria (After the Victory) 10:39
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Dopo la vittoria (After the Victory)
- Duration
- 10:39
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison
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10 Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother of God and Virgin) 01:28
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother of God and Virgin)
- Duration
- 01:28
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- The Elora Singers
- Conductor
- Noel Edison