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hellomondays t1_iy59yoc wrote

Arvo Part's Fur Alina stills sounds like something new to me. Like I finally understood those friars and priest who lock themselves away for years to obsess over a few pages of holy texts. There's something very deep and mysterious about that piece, it leaves you feeling curious. It's also one of the most difficult piano pieces you can learn because of that. here's a good video of the score lined up with someone performing to that might explain what I mean.

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linearised t1_iy5latu wrote

The recording of "Fratres" with Tasmin Little is my favourite.

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hellomondays t1_iy5vmi8 wrote

She really gets it! The precision with how Every. Single. Note. Commands so much space. My piano teacher in college told me thats how to make sense of Part's works, it's really exhausting to play!

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