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Marx and Lenin probably would not have appreciated the irony, but after decades of Communist repression of religion, the former Soviet bloc is the source of a profound outpouring of explicitly Christian expression. This is manifested in the music of such composers as Henryk Gorecki, a Pole, and Arvo Pärt, an Estonian. Part, a refugee from serialism, here writes in a quasi-minimalist style that he calls "tintinnabuli," a sound that echoes medieval composition. A fan of vocal music ("The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all"), he uses choruses to superb effect. This disc includes some of his bes
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Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Release date: 10 March 1997
EAN: 0093046718220 UPC: 093046718220
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Release date: 10 March 1997
EAN: 0093046718220 UPC: 093046718220
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