Composer : Arvo Part

Orchestra : NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic

Conductor : Tonu Kaljuste

Genre : Symphony

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All four of Arvo Pärt’s symphonies, newly recorded with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic under the direction of one of Pärt’s most trusted colleagues, Tõnu Kaljuste. Each of the symphonies, as the great Estonian composer has noted, is a world unto itself. Heard in chronological order they also tell us much about Pärt’s musical and spiritual journey, and the very different ways in which he has exercised his craft. Forty-five years separate his Symphony No. 1 (“Polyphonic”) written in 1963 while he was still a student of Heino Eller, from his Symphony No. 4 (“Los Angeles”) written in 2008, by which time he was the world’s most widely-performed contemporary composer.

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About the artist:

The orchestra was founded in 1945. Until 1949 the orchestra was both a symphony and an opera orchestra, next to become the State Opera in Wrocław’s orchestra (and therefore in the years to come symphonic concerts were held irregularly). Finally, in 1954 it became an independent symphony orchestra. In 1994 it adopted the name of Witold Lutosławski in memory of the great composer, and on the opening Wrocław’s new concert hall, the National Forum of Music in 2015, it became the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic. The impressive architectural design by Kuryłowicz&Associates and praised acoustics and theatre design by Artec (now Arup) have allowed to create for the orchestra a unique home, in which during the first two seasons NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic has performed for a public of almost 100.000 people.