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And I Heard a Voice is a 2025 album of choral works by Arvo Pärt, performed by the Estonian vocal ensemble Vox Clamantis and conducted by Jaan-Eik Tulve. The album was released on the ECM New Series label on September 5, 2025, to mark the occasion of Pärt's 90th birthday on September 11, 2025.
Album Details
Artist: Arvo Pärt
Performers: Vox Clamantis, conducted by Jaan-Eik Tulve
Label: ECM New Series
Release Date: September 5, 2025
Recorded: Haapsalu Cathedral, Estonia
Featured Works
The album highlights some of Pärt's recent choral compositions as well as revisiting earlier masterpieces. The repertoire reflects the composer's deep affinity for sacred texts and plainchant.
The tracklist includes:
Nunc dimittis (2001)
O Holy Father Nicholas (2021)
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen (1988)
Für Jan van Eyck (2019)
Kleine Litanei (2015)
And I heard a voice... (2017) (The title track, Pärt's only sacred choral work in Estonian)
Critical Reception
The album has been praised for its "hauntingly authentic and superbly sung" interpretations, which convey a profound sense of stillness and transcendence through Pärt's characteristic tintinnabuli technique. Critics have noted the "profound beauty and great musicality" of the recording, considering it a fitting tribute for the composer's 90th birthday.