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Chor Des Bayerichen Rundfunks / Muchner Rundfunkorchestra, Peter Dijkstra: Arvo Pärt: Te Deum
ByPärt has provided settings for many traditionally sacred texts such as Passio Domini ("Passion of Our Lord"), Te Deum (from Te Deum Laudamus "Thee, O God We Praise"), Stabat mater (from Stabat mater dolorosa "The Sorrowful Mother Stood"), Magnificat ("My soul magnifies" Canticle of Mary), Miserere ("Lord Have Mercy") and the traditional Mass -Berliner Misse (Berlin Mass). The present offering by Peter Dijkstra and the Chor Des Bayerichen Rundfunks / Muchner Rundfunkorchestra, programs Pärt's settings of Te Deum and Berliner Messe with the secular Wallfahrtsleid (Pilgrim's Song) and Dopo la vittoria (After the Victory).
The sound drawn from the Chor Des Bayerichen Rundfunks by Dutch conductor Peter Dijkstra is sumptuous and powerful. Te Deum is grand and stately, melding the old of plainchant with the new of Pärt's own Tintinnabuli. Thematically manifold with shifting sonority, this Te Deum explodes with its simple message and method. The Mass is a simpler and more restive affair, quietly brimming with adoration and repose. The "Kyrie" shimmers with its undulating volume and tempi. The "Sanctus" is almost impressionistic in its stark simplicity.
Stark simplicity is the charm of Pärt's more recent compositions and Dijkstra guides Pärt's efforts into a concentrated beam of beautiful.
Track Listing
Te Deum; Wallfahrtsleid (Pilgrim’s Song); Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass): Kyrie; Gloria; Dopo la vittoria (After the Victory); Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass): Credo; Sanctus; Agnus Dei.
Personnel
Chor Des Bayerichen Rundfunks / Muchner Rundfunkorchestra, Peter Dijkstra: conductor.
Album information
Title: Arvo Pärt: Te Deum | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: BR Klassik
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