Arvo Pärt is one of the most popular, most performed living composers. He's beloved worldwide for his signature sound – a spacious, meditative music that tends to sound timeless. But there's a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, Arvo Pärt has been one of the most performed contemporary classical composers in the world. Calle Hesslefors/ullstein ...

In the 1970s, the Estonian developed a totally unique style that earned Soviet censorship but made Pärt one of the most performed living classical composers in the world today. For the Estonian ...

The Estonian-born composer celebrates his 80th birthday today. Tom Service selects 10 of his works to listen to, some familiar, some less so. Arvo Pärt is 80 today. And, to celebrate the music of ...

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