{"product_id":"2601466","title":"Various - Tractus [VINYL]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe take every step to ensure your vinyl purchase is delivered to you in the same pristine condition as when it leaves our packing area. We have selected very robust 12 inch mailers in order to protect your valuable vinyl throughout its journey to your doorstep. Even when handled incorrectly, your item should still arrive in tip-top condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTractus\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes Arvo Part compositions that blend the timbres of choir and string orchestra. New versions predominate, with focused performances from the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Tonu Kaljuste's direction that invite alert and concentrated listening. From the opening composition\u003ci\u003e Littlemore Tractus, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich 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 \u003ci\u003eLittlemore Tractus, Greater Antiphons, Cantique des degres, Sequentia, L'abbe Agathon, These Words... \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Veni creator\u003c\/i\u003e. An evocative reworking of \u003ci\u003eVater unser\u003c\/i\u003e for choir, strings and piano concludes this album. Recorded in Tallinn last year and produced by Manfred Eicher, \u003ci\u003eTractus\u003c\/i\u003e extends the line of definitive Arvo Part albums begun on ECM New Series with the epochal \u003ci\u003eTabula rasa\u003c\/i\u003e in 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Listra: soprano (L'Abbe Agathon)\u003cbr\u003eEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir\u003cbr\u003eTallinn Chamber Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eTonu Kaljuste: conductor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54477760233857,"sku":"2601466","price":69.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0028948591671.jpg?v=1752609491","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2601466","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}