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Creators:
Arvo Pärt (Composer)
Paul Hillier (Conductor)
Hilliard Ensemble (Orchestra)

Recording label: ECM New Series
EAN: 0042283710924
Binding: Audio CD
Release Date: 2000-01-25
Universal product code (UPC): 042283710924
Number of discs: 1

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You might expect that Pärt'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 Westphal

Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem - A. PART

Publishers: ECM New Series