Pärt: Essential Choral Works - Paul Hillier (4 CDs)

The grandeur of simplicity

Paul Hillier possesses a special rapport with the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, with whom he has worked for many years, patiently exploring the different facets of his music. This boxed set assembles this major recording legacy (1996-2012) in its entirety for the first time. It represents a significant milestone in our understanding of Pärt’s unique musical universe, characterised by a purity and inwardness inherited from the great tradition of Gregorian chant.

DE PROFUNDIS
· De Profundis (Psalm 130/129) (8'19)
· Missa syllabica world premiere recording
· Kyrie (2'21)
· Gloria (2'16)
· Credo (3'44)
· Sanctus (1'20)
· Agnus Dei (2'35)
· Ite missa est (0'28)
· Solfeggio world premiere recording (5'14)
· And One of the Pharisees world premiere recording (10'05)
· Cantate Domino (Psalm 95) world premiere recording (2'50)
· Summa (Credo) (6'24)
· Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen
· I. O Weisheit (1'50)
· II. O Adonai (2'52)
· III. O Sproß (1'07)
· IV. O Schlüssel (1'57)
· V. O Morgenstern (2'21)
· VI. O König (1'29)
· VII. O Immanuel (3'26)
· The Beatitudes (5'45)

CD2  DA PACEM
·  Da pacem Domine (5'45)
· Salve Regina (12'51)
· Zwei slawische Psalmen
·  Psalm 117 (3'47)
· Psalm 131 (4'06)
· Magnificat (7'13)
· An den Wassern zu Babel (7'14)
· Dopo la vittoria (11'11)
· Nunc dimittis (6'56)
· Littlemore Tractus (5'27)

CD 3 CREATOR SPIRITUS
· Veni creator (3'20)
· The Deer's Cry (4'39)
· Psalom (5'06)
· Most Holy Mother of God (4'35)
· Solfeggio (4'47)
· My Heart is in the Highlands (8'41)
· Peace upon you, Jerusalem (5'23)
· Ein Wallfahrtslied (9'11)
· Morning Star (3'18)
· Stabat Mater (26'04)

·CD4 I AM THE TRUE VINE
· Bogoróditse Djévo (1'11)
· I Am the True Vine (8'10)
· Ode IX, from Kanon pokajanen (10'36)
· The Woman with the Alabaster Box  (6'30)
· Tribute to Caesar (7'20)
· Berliner Messe Kyrie (3'03)
· Gloria (3'22)
· Erster Alleluiavers (1'03)
· Zweiter Alleluiavers (1'20)
· Veni, Sancte Spiritus (4'02)
· Credo (3'57)
· Sanctus (3'51)
· Agnus Dei (2'28)