Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra pay tribute to Arvo Pärt, who celebrates his 90th birthday in 2025. Recorded during the 15th Pärnu Music Festival, also entitled ‘Credo’ in honour of Pärt’s groundbreaking work, this vast programme features works from five decades of his compositional career. The Estonian composer has been part of Paavo’s life since childhood and this special album showcases his friend’s iconic legacy through landmark works such as Credo, Fratres and Da pacem Domin

Arvo Pärt’s 2017 a capella work ‘And I heard a voice…’ was composed in memory of the composer’s friend. It focuses on a famous Biblical phrase, translated (in Estonian) as “they may breathe from their labours … they have passed away, but are still with us, in eternal life”. In this world premiere recording, the Ars Nova Copenhagen “create moments of exquisite tenderness and stillness” (BBC Music Magazine, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐). Choir & Organ concluded: “An uplifting disc, superbly executed.” (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) 🎵 LISTEN:

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