Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten by Arvo Part
“"The cantus was composed as an elegy to mourn the December 1976 death of the English composer Benjamin Britten. Pärt greatly admired Britten, whom he described as possessing the "unusual purity" that he himself sought as a composer"...."When Britten died, Pärt felt that he had lost hope of meeting the only contemporary composer whose musical outlook, he believed, resembled his own".”
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"The cantus was composed as an elegy to mourn the December 1976 death of the English composer Benjamin Britten. Pärt greatly admired Britten, whom he described as possessing the "unusual purity" that he himself sought as a composer"...."When Britten died, Pärt felt that he had lost hope of meeting the only contemporary composer whose musical outlook, he believed, resembled his own".
Take 5 minutes, stop whatever you're doing, listen to this.
two descending violins written in memory of a kindred spirit - very pretty. Listen loud.
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Like fucking napalm raining from the sky
It's not the sort of thing I find myself listening to usually, but there's something about it that's sad and beautiful. Fuck. I sound like an angsty teen! I still like it! No take backs. ;)
Minimal contemporary classical doesn't get much better than this. Stunning.
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