The new album of music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is a warm blanket of comfort in troubled times. Luciano Rossetti/ECM Records hide caption
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Simone Dinnerstein and Philip Glass. Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Arvo Pärt's four symphonies — newly recorded for ECM — trace a 45-year journey the composer took in finding his true style. Birgit Püve/ECM Records hide caption
Osmo Vänskä conducts the Minnesota Orchestra in Havana, Cuba in May 2015. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is the subject of a new documentary. Accentus Music hide caption
The Tallis Scholars sing the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Eric Richmond hide caption
Tallis Scholars: Nunc dimittis
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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, creator of contemplative music, photographed in 1990 by influential patron Betty Freeman. Betty Freeman/ECM Records hide caption
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's music is celebrated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a performance of his choral work Kanon Pokajanen at the Temple of Dendur. Kristian Juul Pedersen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Music By Arvo Pärt, From The Met Museum
The young pianist Inon Barnatan plays Debussy and Ravel with striking assurance. Avie Records hide caption
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner's Monteverdi Choir has been named the best choir in the world by Gramophone magazine. Courtesy of the Monteverdi Choir hide caption
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt in a recording session. Peter Adamik hide caption
Dale Warland says the music of Durufle and Part transcends religious ties. iStock hide caption
Dale Warland's Transcendent Choral Sound
Arvo Part's "Magnificat": Songs for Politkovskaya
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Arvo Part: Ethereal and Spiritual
Stripping Away Words: Arvo Part's Summa
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Heartfelt Music from Arvo Part
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