Pärt turns 70.

September 11, 2005 7:54 PM

Today the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt turns 70. To celebrate this occasion, Estonian Radio Klassika Raadio will be broadcasting his music all month, as well as a comprehensive documentary series on his life and works. The first segment of the series airs today and is entitled "I Thirst For Music". Listen.
posted by derangedlarid (16 comments total)

Arvo Pärt deserves recognition. I was hooked the first time I heard his stuff. The climax of "Miserere" makes every hair of mine stand up every time I hear it.

Unfortunately I cannot yet get this link to work.
posted by squarehead at 8:07 PM on September 11, 2005

excellent. love his work, thanks.
posted by brautigan at 8:09 PM on September 11, 2005

Pärt is magnificent. Thanks!
posted by homunculus at 8:09 PM on September 11, 2005

Rather, it's not the link I'm having trouble with, but the real player streaming audio. Any suggestions?
posted by squarehead at 8:10 PM on September 11, 2005

yes i'm glad to see this as well , one of my personal favorites.
posted by nola at 8:19 PM on September 11, 2005

NB! The times given are all local (GMT + 2 hours; summertime + 3 hours)!

It is being broadcast at 21:00 local time. That's 1:00 pm EST, yes? Is my math right?
posted by squarehead at 8:25 PM on September 11, 2005

Thanks for the heads up!
An increasingly bitter Kyle Gann on Pärt.
posted by hototogisu at 8:29 PM on September 11, 2005

I love a bit of Pärt thank you.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 8:35 PM on September 11, 2005

Arvo Pärt on suurepärane!

Veljo Tormis is also pretty good, if you like Estonian music that's somewhat classical and somewhat minimalistic (at times). First time I heard Kust ma tunnen oma kodu (How do I recognize my home), I was quite hooked. I think they worked together at one point, too.
posted by taursir at 11:12 PM on September 11, 2005

Yes! Pärt is a vocal arranging genius...
posted by punkbitch at 11:34 PM on September 11, 2005

Thanks for the head's up! My SO is much appreciative. I'm going to try and rip the stream for posterity and put it up for others to enjoy... no guarantee to the quality, however.

Fratres from Tabula Rasa is still my fave.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:59 AM on September 12, 2005

Hurrah for Pärt! Hearing his Te Deum for the first time, on the radio while vacationing in eastern North Carolina, was quite an experience. Thanks for the post!
posted by musicinmybrain at 5:06 AM on September 12, 2005

Uh, for the math-disinclined such as myself, is that 4:00pm or 3:00pm EST (is it still summer over there)? Or some other time, EST?
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 5:08 AM on September 12, 2005

It was MeFi that introduced me to Pärt - among the best recommendations from that thread. thanks for this post.
posted by mdn at 6:10 AM on September 12, 2005

Oh, it looks like they'll be putting the programs on their website in October. Nice!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 6:53 AM on September 12, 2005

I ♥ Arvo Pärt!
posted by cytherea at 11:37 PM on September 12, 2005