Slippedisc comfort zone (9): Arvo Pärt’s highland fling
Daily Comfort ZoneWho knew?
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The Tintinnabuli-Fling
Unsure what you mean by “Who knew” Norman… many of us have been aware of this piece for many years. Time to buy a radio?
No highlands in Estonia, for sure….
I always thought a Fling was something to dance to, kilts swirling. Maybe the wrong heading?
But they have the biggest Loch in Europe.
Loch Peipus
https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Peipus
And one of the best living conductors.
Graeme Jervis
Sorry, Loch Peipus is the second largest Loch within the Euro-zone.
The Euro-zone is the biggest Loch.
It’s a bog.
I find this a rather ponderous setting.
I much prefer Respighi’s more idiomatic version.
Beautiful video, too.
“Who knew?”
Arvo Part fans all over the world, that’s who knew.
(Yes I know there is an umlaut in his name. I’m just too keyboard un-savvy to accomplish it.)
This piece is something one couldn’t have imagined beforehand. I love the way the voice stays on one note
throughout. There is just something — magical.
He doesn’t sound very happy about it.
I prefer Elsa Torp’s version in The Great Beauty