Arvo Part - Kanon Pokajanen
Our Price: $58.11
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.37 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: Arvo PartEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-08-11
Music Label: Ecm Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode I
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode III
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode IV
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode V
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode VI
- Kanon pokajanen: Kondakion
- Kanon pokajanen: Ikos
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode VII
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode VIII
- Kanon pokajanen: Ode IX
- Kanon pokajanen: Prayer after the Canon
Music reviews of Kanon Pokajanen
Music Review: Extended moments of peace and spiritual resonance
Rating: 5 Stars
Arvo Pärt seems to have a direct connection with the spiritual world, so mystic is his output, and nowhere as mystic as this KANON POKAJANEN, Apparently the texts for this work are taken from the Russian Orthodox 'canon of repentance to our Lord Jesus Christ', a work which Pärt describes as follows: 'Many years ago, when I first became involved in the tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, I came across a text that made a profound impression on me although I cannot have understood it at the time. It was the Canon of Repentance. Since then I have often returned these verses, slowly and arduously seeking to unfold their meaning. Two choral compositions (Nun eile ich...., 1990 and Memento, 1994) were the first attempts to approach the canon. I then decided to set it to music in its entirety-from beginning to end. This allowed me to stay with it, to devote myself to it; and, at the very least, its hold on me did not abate until I had finished the score. I had a similar experience while working on Passio. It took over two years to compose the Kanon pokajanen, and the time "we spent together" was extremely enriching. That may explain why this music means so much to me.'
The work is for a cappella chorus and soloists and while most of the composition is meditative choral music of a somber range, there are sudden expansions of emotion that heighten the overall mood of the work. Somehow the purity with which Pärt realizes, develops, and resolves lines of melody finds resonance with everyone no matter their religious background. This music is universal, pure beauty, and emotionally involving. Tõnu Kaljuste, to whom (both choir and conductor) this piece was dedicated deliver a performance that likely will remain the gold standard for this work. Grady Harp, August 10
Description of Kanon Pokajanen
It seems as though every year, mystic Estonian composer Arvo Pärt delivers a new, thoroughly riveting composition. This year, it was Kanon Pokajanen. From the canon of repentance of the Russian Orthodox Church, Part created an a cappella masterpiece, a minimalist work that builds itself gradually, yet completely, upon haunting voices, harmonies, and volume. On this disc, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir delivers a gripping performance, with gorgeous sound quality. It's more than 80 minutes long, but thoroughly rewarding. --Jason VerlindeArvo Pärt's new work, Kanon Pokajanen is an unqualified masterpiece. Although he's previously written music with similar notions of harmonic rhythm and melodic economy, this work successfully incorporates and develops material that in this context easily could become unwieldy. The texts are taken from the canon of repentance of the Russian Orthodox Church, a subject that's occupied the composer for many years. These songs of transformation "invoke the border between day and night ... prophecy and fulfillment, the here and the hereafter." Supervised by the composer, this performance by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is pure gold, and likely will remain the definitive recording. Part's music rises from gentle valleys to impressive dramatic heights; from single voices to full choir. Here is 83 minutes of exquisite a cappella music in which time and space seem one, and rhythms find their place in a perfect synchrony with breathing and heartbeat. Whether any of this is conscious on the composer's part is incidental. Pärt is tuned into something that finds us and touches us all. --David Vernier
Classical CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Classical CDs
Winterscapesby London Philharmonic
Prophetic Voice; Published: 2000-07; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $2.74
Price in other shops:
The Queen, the Bear, & the Bumblebeeby Dini Petty
Children's Group; Published: 2001-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $13.38
Price in other shops:
Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs CdrRelease date: 2000-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $24.97
Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos))by Malcolm Sinclair, Jeremy Siepmann
Naxos; Published: 2003-11; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $35.99
![Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS] Image](/images/Jose-Carreras-Jubileum-Concert-VHS-1584481471-X.jpg){kind=small}
Jose Carreras - Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS]Sling Shot; Release date: 2000-04-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.86
Price in other shops:
![Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS] Image](/images/Tchaikovsky-The-Nutcracker-Nureyev-Park-Royal-Ballet-VHS-156127092X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-09-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.90
Price in other shops:
![Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS] Image](/images/Lonely-Town-Lonley-Street-Sergeant-Early-Dream-VHS-1561270857-X.jpg){kind=small}
Rambert Dance Company - Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-10-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
Winter Music: Composing the Northby John Luther Adams
Wesleyan; Published: 2004-11-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $25.31
Price in other shops:
![Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Puccini-La-Fanciulla-del-West-Santi-Domingo-Neblett-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720382-X.jpg){kind=small}
Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.38
Price in other shops:
![Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Verdi-Falstaff-Giulini-Bruson-Ricciarelli-Nucci-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720358-X.jpg){kind=small}
Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
PassioRelease date: 2000-01-25; Music CD
Best price: $10.10
Price in other shops:
Arvo Pärt: De ProfundisRelease date: 1997-03-10; Music CD
Best price: $13.73
Price in other shops:
A. Part - Very Best of Arvo PartRelease date: 2010-09-14; Music CD
Best price: $8.12
Price in other shops:
Part: Symphony No. 4Release date: 2010-09-07; Music CD
Best price: $10.00
Price in other shops:
In PrincipioPART,ARVO; Release date: 2009-03-03; Music CD
Best price: $10.66
Price in other shops:
LamentateRADIO SYMPHONY ORCHE; Release date: 2005-08-30; Music CD
Best price: $9.32
Price in other shops:
Arvo Part: Te DeumRelease date: 1999-11-16; Music CD
Best price: $10.50
Price in other shops:
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier - Arvo Pärt: Da PacemRelease date: 2006-09-12; Music CD
Best price: $13.84
Price in other shops:
Saulius Sondeckis - Arvo Pärt: LitanyRelease date: 2000-01-25; Music CD
Best price: $11.10
Price in other shops:
Arvo Part: AlinaPART,A.; Release date: 2000-02-01; Music CD
Best price: $10.69
Price in other shops: