The reclusive Arvo Part is now the second-most-performed classical composer in the world - Michael Putland/Getty Images This week, the world’s best-known living religious composer, the reclusive ...

A delicate veil of voices floats on the air at the Kennedy Center, filling the packed concert hall with the captivating music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. His pieces carry the listeners along at ...

Since finding his artistic voice in the late 1960s, Arvo Pärt has opened a window into a world of spiritual ideals and aspirations, and attracted many fans along the way. The music on this new disc -- ...

One of the greatest and most enigmatic composers of the late 20th century is made considerably more accessible in "Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue." Both an interview and a study of the creative ...

Of all the longstanding relationships built between its artists and Manfred Eicher, the musical partnership of ECM Records' founder/primary producer and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt—who turned 80 years ...

While most contemporary composers aim to challenge our mind, Estonian composer Avro Part strives to touch our soul. Admiration for his music extends far beyond classical music circles, attracting such ...

In her essay, “The Aesthetics of Silence,” Susan Sontag writes that “the artist who creates silence or emptiness must produce something dialectical: a full void, an enriching emptiness, a resonating ...

Pierce hasn’t been alone in declaring a fidelity to Pärt. In 2009, former Public Image Ltd bassist Jah Wobble cited Pärt as his choice of Sunday morning music. He was moved to tears while listening.

The BBC Radio 3 producer who introduced the second of the day's three concerts (featuring the BBC Singers) made an especially astute observation about Pärt's music: “Simple on the page, but taxing to ...

At least since his debut recording for the ECM label, Tabula Rasa (1984), Arvo Part has occupied a unique position in the world of music. He has been called the "Mystic of Minimalism," a term which ...