Pärt über Bach

Simone Lamsma

Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson

Violinists Simone Lamsma and Candida Thompson explore connections between J.S. Bach and Arvo Part on their new release Part uber Bach with Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Arvo Part's groundbreaking Tabula Rasa is presented alongside Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin in the version for 2 violins, and Part's own Collage uber B-A-C-H, written in 1964 wherein the Estonian master intertwines his own modernist music with phrases from J.S. Bach's music.

"Turning to Bach was for me a way of stating my position regarding my experience with twelve-tone music. In my state of extreme discomfort at that time I wanted to prove to myself how beautiful Bach's music was, and how hateful mine was. [---] I was convinced that through this musical sacrifice I could gain a clearer vision of my own contradictions." - Arvo Part.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) , Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Bach, J S: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21, Erster Teil: Sinfonia
Pärt: Tabula Rasa
Pärt: Collage on B-A-C-H
Bach, J S: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R (Version for Two Violins)
Pärt: Silouan's Song