Pärt: Stabat Mater (SACD)

Composer: Arvo Pärt
Artists: Gloriæ Dei Cantores
Conductor: Richard K. Pugsley
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Gloriæ Dei Cantores
Release Date: February 29, 2020

Modest about his achievements yet authentically convinced about the role of his music in today’s world, Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) is today’s most performed “classical” composer. For the past forty years, Pärt’s compositions have shown and spoken the influence of multiple layers and global influences – the music of the Orthodox Church, bells, Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, a compositional technique he developed called “tintinnabuli,” and silence. 

This recording offers a unique cross-section of Pärt’s choral works, revealing the heart, soul, and mind of a true master of his language in both text and music. Gloriæ Dei Cantores, under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley, is dedicated to promoting the best of sacred choral music.

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