Arvo Pärt °1935
Silouans Song
Arvo Pärt °1935
Adam's Lament
Gabriel Fauré 1845–1924
Requiem, Op. 48 (version1900)
duration concert → 1h 35min
including 20min intermission
Kristiina Poska’s fellow countrymen of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir introduce music of Estonian composers like Arvo Pärt everywhere in the world. In “Adam's Lament”, Pärt explores the pain caused by the loss of paradise with bitter undertones and thundering chords. After so much remorse, Fauré’s Requiem almost sounds like a sigh of relief. Fauré’s soft sounds do not evoke an end but a new beginning: a journey to eternal life.
