Paul Hillier - Arvo Part: Essential Choral Works (CD)

The grandeur of simplicity Paul Hillier possesses a special rapport with the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, with whom he has worked for many years, patiently exploring the different facets of his music. This boxed set assembles this major recording legacy (1996-2012) in it's entirety for the first time. It represents a significant milestone in our understanding of Pärt's unique musical universe, characterised by a purity and inwardness inherited from the great tradition of Gregorian chant. A pioneer of 'historically informed' performance, Philippe Herreweghe recorded a extensive selection of Bach's finest cantatas with harmonia mundi - versions now regarded as milestones in the works' discography. This boxed set provides an opportunity to rediscover that legacy in it's entirety: twenty years (1987-2007) in the service of one of the Kantor's richest and most indispensable bodies of work.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. De Profundis (Psalm 129)
2. Kyrie
3. Gloria
4. Credo
5. Sanctus
6. Agnus Dei
7. Ite Missa Est
8. Solfeggio
9. And One of the Pharisees
10. Cantate Domino (Psalm 95)
11. Summa (Credo)
12. NR. 1 O Weisheit
13. NR. 2 O Adonai
14. NR. 3 O Sproß
15. NR. 4 O Schlüssel
16. NR. 5 O Morgenstern
17. NR. 6 O König
18. NR. 7 O Immanuel
19. The Beatitudes

Disc: 2

1. Da Pacem Domine
2. Salve Regina
3. Psalm 117 (116)
4. Psalm 131 (130)
5. Magnificat
6. An Den Wassern Zu Babel
7. Dopo la Vittoria
8. Nunc Dimittis
9. Littlemore Tractus

Disc: 3

1. Veni Creator
2. The Deer's Cry
3. Psalom
4. Most Holy Mother of God
5. Solfeggio
6. My Heart Is in the Highlands
7. Peace Upon You, Jerusalem
8. Ein Wallfahrtslied
9. Morning Star
10. Stabat Mater

Disc: 4

1. Bogoróditse Djévo
2. I Am the True Vine
3. Ode NR. 9
4. The Woman with the Alabaster Box
5. Tribute to Caesar
6. Kyrie
7. Gloria
8. Erster Alleluiavers
9. Zweiter Alleluiavers
10. Veni, Sancte Spiritus
11. Credo
12. Sanctus
13. Agnus Dei