Arvo Pärt: Da Pacem

In "Da Pacem," the noted Arvo Part scholar Paul Hillier once again leads the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in another spectacular effort-- one that earned this CD a Grammy for Best Choral Performance of 2006 and universal critical acclaim.
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Henyrk Gorecki: Miserere

After the Elektra recording of the Third Symphony, this is probably the finest Gorecki experience available in the recorded audio realm.
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Arvo Pärt: Te Deum

It is rare that a studio recording can capture the brilliance and emotion of a truly special live performance. In their recording of Part, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir does not dissapoint.
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John Tavener: Children of Men - Original Motion Picture Score

The critically acclaimed apocalyptic 2006 British film “Children of Men” received three Oscar nominations and won three British Academy Film and Television Arts awards. What might surprise some is that the film carries a deep Christian undercurrent.
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Oratorio Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc (DVD)

Richard Einhorn: Voices of Light (original motion picture score for The Passion of Joan of Arc)

Despite being written almost eight decades after the making of this film, Richard Einhorn's score is a perfect fit to the film. Effective, moving, and well-deserving of the critical acclaim it has garnered over the years, it is difficult not to think that the marriage of film and score was not somehow divinely intended.
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Henryk Gorecki: Symphony no. 3 "Sorrowful Songs"

Gorecki: Symphony no. 3

The Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) is one of the best-selling pieces of the 20th century, while also being one of the most recorded works of the modern era. Reverent, tragic, and unflinching in its post-modern stylings, the third symphony earned composer Henryk Gorecki as much criticism as it did praise.
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Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna

Whenever I am seeking to introduce somebody to new music, or perhaps blunt their opinion of modern art, I turn to composers like Lauridsen to show the way. Often shunned by modernists, Lauridsen's music certainly represents a clear continuity in the history of sacred music while remaining fresh and engaging to the modern ear.
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