Orient Occident

by Arvo P盲rt

Orient Occident cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 September 2002
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Estonia
  • Length: 47:17
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Masterfully illustrating the composer's tintinnabuli technique, the collection bridges Eastern and Western spiritual traditions through stark, crystalline string arrangements. The recording highlights profound choral reverence and an uncompromising dedication to holy minimalism.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, acoustic, choral, symphonic, melodic, majestic, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Ein Wallfahrtslied (8:49)
  2. Orient & Occident (7:05)
  3. Como cierva sedienta: I (7:16)
  4. Como cierva sedienta: II (4:09)
  5. Como cierva sedienta: III (5:36)
  6. Como cierva sedienta: IV (3:27)
  7. Como cierva sedienta: V (10:53)

Credits

  • T玫nu Kaljuste - conductor
  • Helena Olsson - soprano vocals
  • Arvo P盲rt - Primary Artist

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