Arvo Pärt at 90
Film Programme
Saturday, 4 October at 2pm
24 Preludes For A Fugue is an authorised documentary about Arvo Pärt. A portrait made of precious moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer’s life, the film features rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections.
Director Dorian Supin succeeds in revealing Arvo Pärt’s musical thinking. His work opens a door on the inner world of one of the most spiritually intense composers of our life. The documentary is enhanced by excerpts from major musical works such as Tabula rasa, Für Alina, Fratres, Orient & Occident, Cecilia, vergine romana and Como cierva sedienta.
With English subtitles.
Saturday, 4 October at 4pm
Dorian Supin’s third documentary film of Arvo Pärt steps closer to the composer, showing him in a domestic setting as a composer, husband, father and grandfather. The title Even if I lose everything refers to an entry in Arvo Pärt’s musical notebooks, which the composer browses in the film, together with Immo Mihkelson. The musings and recollections inspired by the notes in these journals, in parallel with domestic scenes, shed light on the composer’s life and creative philosophy, painting a personal, in-depth picture of Arvo Pärt. The film’s soundtrack includes excerpts from Pärt’s works.