Last year, Estonia's world-famous composer Arvo Pärt was the most-performed contemporary composer in the world once again, ...

Indiana University joined a global tribute Friday night as the Byrnes Institute honored Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday with a ...

For years, Arvo Pärt has been one of the most performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Calle Hesslefors/ullstein bild via Getty Images Pärt emerged from a period of personal artistic ...

Pierce hasn’t been alone in declaring a fidelity to Pärt. In 2009, former Public Image Ltd bassist Jah Wobble cited Pärt as his choice of Sunday morning music. He was moved to tears while listening.

The laureates for the 2023 Polar Music Prize have been revealed. They are Chris Blackwell, who founded Island Records, one of the U.K.’s most successful independent labels; Angélique Kidjo, dubbed ...

Górecki became the fastest-selling living classical composer when Nonesuch’s recording of his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw, was championed by the just-launched Classic FM ...

Since finding his artistic voice in the late 1960s, Arvo Pärt has opened a window into a world of spiritual ideals and aspirations, and attracted many fans along the way. The music on this new disc -- ...

The low-pitched drones, pinging bells and blossoming voices that populate the sacred choral and instrumental works on Tractus tend to lower my blood pressure. The music allows room to breathe deeply.

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has long been the recording darling of Manfred Eicher and ECM Records. The label has released no fewer than eleven volumes of his music, including the record under current ...

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Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Pärt emerged from a period of personal artistic crisis in 1976. In a ...