Arvo Pärt: Running Collection

This article is a running collection of some of my favorite online items related to the composer Arvo Pärt.

Arvo Pärt grinning, holding a banana to his ear like a telephone, dark foliage behind him

Documentary: And Then Came The Evening and Morning (1990)

It is my understanding this is a collection of a few different projects stitched together into one.

The editing is interesting, and the film provides glimpses into Pärt’s working style and inner thought processes. Also interesting is the ambience of his world in the late 80’s & early 90’s.

A few notes:

  • early 1990’s Germany, street photography
  • sax + synth session @ 24:40
  • banana joke (“ya ne slyshu”) @ 29:15
  • reflections @ 45:00