One of the composer’s most popular pieces is this orchestral work written in memory of the composer Benjamin Britten. Because of Soviet restrictions, Pärt had limited experience with Britten’s music until 1980, after he had emigrated to Austria, but he felt a kinship with what he felt was the purit...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten was written by Arvo Pärt.
Terje Tønnesen and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi and the Baltic Sea Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Paavo Järvi and the Orchestre de Paris
Leif Segerstam and the Turku Philharmonic
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