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Kanon Pokajanen
Classical · 1998 · 11 tracks

Kanon Pokajanen

Arvo Pärt

A massive, two-hour a cappella cycle for choir. Deeply spiritual, rhythmically patient, and recorded with the immense natural reverb of a cathedral.

1998 · ECM New Series

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A profound, ascetic journey through repentance that finds light in the depths of solemnity.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode I
7:33
02
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode III
11:44
03
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode IV
7:13
04
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode V
8:00
05
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VI
8:19
06
Kanon Pokajanen: Kondakion
2:22
07
Kanon Pokajanen: Ikos
2:58
08
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII
7:13
09
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VIII
8:44
10
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode IX
8:14
11
Kanon Pokajanen: Prayer After the Canon
11:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The profound depth of the subterranean bass voices opening Ode I, grounding the entire two-hour experience in gravity.
The sudden, piercing clarity of the sopranos during Ode VI that feels like a physical beam of light hitting a dark room.
The final, sustained silence following the Prayer After the Canon, where the room's natural decay becomes part of the music.
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