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For Arvo is a 2025 album by Latvian pianist Georgijs Osokins, released on the Deutsche Grammophon label to celebrate the 90th birthday of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The album was released on September 5, 2025, across all formats, with a release date of September 11, 2025, for some specific editions to coincide with the composer's actual birthday.
Album Details
Artist: Georgijs Osokins
Title: For Arvo
Release Date: September 5, 2025 (general release)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Content: The album features a comprehensive collection of Arvo Pärt's music for solo piano, including original works and Osokins's own transcriptions of other famous Pärt pieces, such as "Fratres" and "Lamentate: Fragile e conciliante".
Recording: The music was recorded on a century-old "Blue Steinway" piano to achieve a specific, rich sound.
Significance
The album is a personal tribute from Osokins to Pärt and Baltic piano culture. Osokins aimed to explore the transition in Pärt's style from complex avant-garde compositions to his signature, minimalist "tintinnabuli" sound. The project received input from Pärt himself and from Gidon Kremer, a renowned Pärt specialist and Osokins' mentor.
Singles
A first single from the album, "Variations for the Healing of Arinushka", was released digitally on May 9, 2025, followed by "Für Alina" and "Hymn to a Great City" (a duet with Martha Argerich).