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St. John passion / [music] by Arvo Pärt ; produced and directed by Christopher Swann ; a Christopher Swann Associates production in association with Monarda Arts for Channel 4.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Pärt, Arvo, composer.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Standardized Title:
- Johannespassion
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Passion music.
- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Holy Week music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (74 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany : Monarda Arts, 1988.
- Language Note:
- Program presented in English; sung in Latin.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Arvo Pärt's St. John Passion stands foremost among the large number of works which can be assigned to the liturgical period of the Passion, for he takes up the narrative tradition of the Christian liturgy yet dramatises the Passion story to reveal historical and even timeless aspects as well. What most clearly distinguishes his works from other liturgical compositions is the silence, the many pauses. The missing notes are in some ways more important than those which have been composed. 'Silence is always more perfect than music. One must just learn to hear this.' (Arvo Pärt). Resounding through Durham Cathedral, Arvo Pärt's St. John Passion is performed by the world-renowned Hilliard Ensemble, the Western Wind Choir and numerous soloists (including John Potter as Pilate and Michael George as Christ) under the overall direction of Paul Hillier.
- Participant:
- John Potter, Michael George, Evangelist Quartet (Mary Seers, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Gordon Jones) ; Hilliard Ensemble (solo voices and instruments) ; Western Wind Choir ; Paul Hillier, conductor ; introduced by Paul Gambaccini.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed January 04, 2022).
- Written in 1982.
- For tenor and bass soloists, solo vocal ensemble, SATB chorus, oboe, bassoon, violin, cello, and organ.
- Recorded Durham Cathedral.
- OCLC:
- 1292095915
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