Arvo Pärt

Arvo Pärt (born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer, often identified with the school of minimalism. He is best known for his choral works.

Well-known Works

Works for Voices

• Our Garden, Cantata for children's chorus and orchestra (1959/2003)
• An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten for voices or choir and organ or ensemble (1976/1984)
• Missa syllabica for chorus and organ (1977)
• Summa for chorus (1977)
• Sarah Was Ninety Years Old for three voices, percussion and organ (1977/1990)
• De profundis for chorus, percussion and organ (1980)
• Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem for soloists, vocal ensemble, choir and instrumental ensemble (1982)
• Es sang vor langen Jahren for alto, violin and viola (1984)
• Wallfahrtslied for tenor or baritone and string quartet or string orchestra (1984/
• Stabat Mater for 3 voices and string trio (1985)
• Miserere for soli, choir and ensemble (1989)
• Magnificat for chorus (1989)
• Te Deum for chorus, string orchestra and tape (1984-5, rev 1992)
• Berlin Mass for chorus and organ or string orchestra (1992)
• Litany for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1994)
• Kanon Pokajanen (1996)
• Triodion for chorus (1998)
• Como cierva sedienta for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1998)
• Cantiques des degrés for chorus and orchestra (1999/2002)
• Cecilia, vergine romana for chorus and orchestra (1999/2002)
• Which Was the Son of... (2000)
• Nunc Dimittis for chorus (2001)
• Zwei Wiegenlieder for two women?s voices and piano (2002)
• In Principio for chorus and orchestra (2003)
• L'Abbé Agathon for soprano, four violas and four celli (2004/2005)

Instrumental Works

• Nekrolog for orchestra op.5 (1960)
• Symphony No.1 for orchestra op.9 (1963)
• Perpetuum mobile for orchestra op.10 (1963)
• Pro et Contra, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1966, for Mstislav Rostropovich)
• Symphony No.2 for orchestra (1966)
• Symphony No.3 for orchestra (1971)
• Für Alina for piano (1976)
• Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte ... for piano, wind quintet, string orchestra and percussion (1976)
• Fratres (1976 and on, many versions)
• Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka for piano (1977)
• Arbos for brass and percussion (1977/1986)
• Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten for string orchestra and bell (1977)
• Tabula Rasa, Double Concerto for two violins, string orchestra and prepared piano (1977)
• Spiegel Im Spiegel for violin or cello and piano (1978)
• Psalom for string orchestra (1985/1995/1997)
• Festina Lente for string orchestra and harp (1988)
• Summa for violin, two violas and cello (or string orchestra (1990/1991)
• Silouans Song for string orchestra (1991)
• Trisagion for string orchestra (1992)
• Mozart-Adagio for violin, cello and piano (1992/1997, from Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major (K 280))
• Concerto piccolo über B-A-C-H for trumpet, string orchestra, harpsichord and piano (1994)
• Darf ich ... for violin, bells and string orchestra (1995/1999)
• Mein Weg for 14 string players and percussion (1999)
• Orient & Occident for string orchestra (2000)
• Lamentate for piano and orchestra (2002)
• Passacaglia for violin and piano (2003)