Lux aeterna Festival Opening
Arvo Pärt in Portrait
The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt embodies in its meditative urgency a firm belief in a supersensory power. It is, therefore, a perfect choice for the opening concert of the third edition of the »Lux aeterna« festival.
Star Estonian conductor Kristjan Järvi once described the music of his countryman as »thoroughly sincere and honest«, placing it on the same level as Bach and Mozart’s spiritual works.
Latvian maestro Sigvards Kļava conducts vocal and instrumental works by Pärt that speak directly to the heart and soul. These include his famous string piece »Fratres« – a great musical in- and exhalation – and his partly folkloristic choral work »Adam’s Lament«, which was awarded a Grammy in 2014.
Performers
Chor des Lettischen Rundfunks
Sinfonietta Rīga
conductor Sigvards Kļava
Programme
Arvo Pärt
Solfeggio
Fratres / Fassung für Violine, Streicher und Schlagwerk
Nunc dimittis für gemischten Chor a cappella
Salve Regina für gemischten Chor, Celesta und Streichorchester
Da pacem Domine / für Chor und Streichorchester
– Interval –
Arvo Pärt
Silouan’s Song »My Soul Yearns after the Lord«
Wallfahrtslied für Männerchor und Streichorchester
Adam's Lament für Chor und Streichorchester
Estnisches Wiegenlied / für Frauenchor oder zwei Frauenstimmen und Streichorchester