Arvo Pärt: Tractus

• Littlemore Tractus

• Greater Antiphons

• Cantique des degrés

• Sequentia

• L’abbé Agathon

• These Words...

• Veni creator

• Vater unser

Maria Listra (soprano)

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

conductor TÕNU KALJUSTE

Tractus emphasizes Arvo Pärt compositions that blend the timbres of choir and string orchestra. From the opening composition Littlemore Tractus, which takes as its starting point consoling reflections from a sermon by John Henry Newman, the idea of change, transfiguration and renewal resonates, setting a tone for a recording whose character is one of summing up, looking inward, and reconciling with the past. Compositions included are Littlemore Tractus, Greater Antiphons, Cantique des degrés, Sequentia, L’abbé Agathon, These Words… and Veni creator. An evocative reworking of Vater unser for choir, strings and piano concludes this album.