Symphony No. 1 "Polyphonic" is the first symphony by

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in pa ...

. The symphony was written in 1963. It is dedicated to Estonian composer Heino Eller. The symphony has two main parts: canons and prelude plus fuga.

Recordings

* ''Arvo Pärt'', BIS (1989);

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra The Bamberg Symphony (German: Bamberger Symphoniker – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie) is a German orchestra based in Bamberg. It is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Germany. The orchestra was formed in 1946 mainly from German musicians e ...

, conductor Neeme Järvi * ''Searching for roots'', Virgin Classics (1997); Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Paavo Järvi * ''Pro & contra. Arvo Pärt'', Virgin classics (2004);

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Estonian National Symphony Orchestra ( et, Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester ''(ERSO)'') is the leading orchestra in Estonia and is based in the capital Tallinn. The orchestra traces it roots to 18 December 1926, the first concert broadcast by Tal ...

, conductor Paavo Järvi * ''The Sound of Arvo Pärt'', Parlophone, Warner (2015); Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paavo Järvi * ''Arvo Pärt. The Symphonies'', ECM (2018); Wrocław NFM Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor

Tõnu Kaljuste Tõnu Kaljuste (born August 28, 1953) is an Estonian conductor. Born in Tallinn, Kaljuste is the son of Heino Kaljuste (1925–1989), an Estonian choral conductor, and Lia Kaljuste, a radio journalist. Tõnu sang in his father's choirs as a chil ...

References

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Part Part, parts or PART may refer to: People *Armi Pärt (born 1991), Estonian handballer *Arvo Pärt (born 1935), Estonian classical composer *Brian Part (born 1962), American child actor *Dealtry Charles Part (1882–1961), sheriff (1926–1927) an ...