Hilliard Ensemble - Arvo P?rt: Passio
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Artist: Hilliard EnsemblePerformer: Michael George
Performer: Catherine Duckett
Performer: Elisabeth Wilson
Composer: Arvo Part
Conductor: Paul Hillier
Performer: David James
Performer: Melinda Maxwell
Performer: Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
Performer: Lynne Dawson
Performer: Gordon Jones
Performer: John Potter
Performer: Elizabeth Layton
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-01-25
Music Label: Ecm Records
Soundtracks:
- Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem
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Free Music Review: One of my favorite religious pieces ever
Hit: 5 Stars
One is never sure what to expect when listening to contemporary music. I am into contemporary art music of all types (Ligeti, Nono, Schoenberg, etc.). I saw that P?rt was popular (this cd was displayed in stores that I go to), so I decided to get a hold of this cd. I wasn't sure if it was going to be minimalist, like Reich or Glass, or more avant garde like Nono or Penderecki.
To be sure, if one needed to categorize it, this cd would fall into the more minimalist style. After all, the cd consists of one track for an hour and ten minutes, and for the most part, it all sounds the same. However, it develops in a way that although seems the same (same sort of tonic range, for example), it is done in a manner that keeps your attention by not playing short loops like Glass or Reich (which can be mind-numbingly repetitive), but more developed sections. This is my first experience with P?rt, and listening for seventy minutes only made me want to listen to more, as if the piece wasn't long enough!
For me this peice is reminiscent of Bach's Mass in Bminor, because of its intensity (if you can imagine the first movement of the Mass going on for over an hour instead of twelve minutes). However, it is distinctly modern, and cannot be mistaken (by an educated listener) as belonging to a previous period. Another modern peice that it reminds me of is Gorecki's Third Symphony (which only has one voice, while this has a choir (as the chorus), a quartet (as the evangelist), a tenor (Pilate) and bass (Jesus)). The multitude of voices also gives a much more intense experience than the Gorecki peice.
That said, this peice is very accessible to the average listener. The slow tempo of the peice really adds to the somber nature of the narrative, and might fit well to be performed along a passion play (the music and the text certainly brought the images of the passion to my mind in perfect way for me).
Arvo P?rt: Passio Poster
You might expect that P?rt's meditative, detached style--with little distinction between consonance and dissonance, or overt emotion--wouldn't wear well through a 70-minute Passion in Latin without even a break between tracks. (Actually, there's just one.) The roles are distinguished only by scoring: the Evangelist's narration is taken by four singers and a few instruments in various combinations; Pilate is a deliberate tenor; Jesus, a cavernous bass singing very slowly. However, if you listen calmly and attentively, this work will transport you. When Jesus sings (slowly, on a simple five-note scale), "It is finished," and the Evangelist quartet intones on a single note, "And bowing his head he gave up the spirit," it's heartbreaking. The choir's huge crescendo through the final nine-word prayer is stunning. --Matthew WestphalClassical Music CDs
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