Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel [IMPORT]

Arvo Part (Composer), Neeme Järvi (Conductor), Tonu Kaljuste (Conductor), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (Performer), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Hans-Ola Ericsson (Performer), Aleksei Lubimov (Performer), Angela Yoffe (Performer), Vadim Gluzman (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Hans-Ola Ericsson, Aleksei Lubimov, Angela Yoffe, Vadim Gluzman
• Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Neeme Järvi, Tonu Kaljuste
• Composer: Arvo Part
• Audio CD (June 28, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0009VI5CK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,845 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Zen, February 2, 2007

By	Brian A. Reynolds (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The ping reminds me of the walking meditation of Thich Nhat Hahn. One walks slowly, but the mind wanders until the bell rings, and in that moment you are brought back to - now. So it is with this piece as the piano and the cello reflect each other in mood and tempo. The mind wanders, then ping - back to this moment.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sui generis, November 10, 2007

By	Mr. Robert Hamilton "Rob Hamilton" (Hazelbrook Blue Mountains Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first heard this CD on ABC Radio when driving to work from the Blue Mountains to Sydney - a weekly 1000 km. Of course once I'd heard it I had to have it! Others have written about the musicological features of this composer's work so there's really nothing I can add to their more informed opinions. It is simply ethereal music from another dimension and after hearing the high-quality BIS production, I'm gradually acquiring more of Part's music and look forward to spending more time learning about the composer as well as enjoying the music, which is, sui generis.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, for the Most Part, January 10, 2009

By	Ken C. (MA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

If you collect Arvo Part CDs like me, you've figured out that they're not unique. That is, certain pieces appear on more than one CD and in different company. This is true of SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL.

The CD's first and fifteenth tracks are renditions of the lovely "Fratres." The first version is for violin and piano, and Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe respectively pick up the tempo a bit. Compare to the more measured performance of the Talinn String Quartet. Equally satisfying.

Also memorable is the final cut, "Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten." This is one of Part's more famous works and deservedly so. The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is up to the task.

The title piece, "Spiegel im Spiegel," is a slow, meditative piece reminiscent of the East. I love to write by it, but you may meditate, read, space out, or sit in a dark room and sip wine by it. You get the idea.

My only disappointment is with the inclusion of the 1964 "Quintettino, Op. 13." It's one of those experimental pieces that sound like an orchestra warming up -- not up to Part's later stuff which is some of the finest being written in the modern age.

Overall, SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL deserves a space on your CD shelf.