Pärt Resources
by Andrew Shenton
The Pärt Centre is an excellent resource for information about the composer, including his official biography and works lists, along with information about his archive and select information about research and performance.
Selected Books on Pärt
Bouteneff, Peter; Jeffers Engelhardt; and Robert Saler (eds). Arvo Pärt: Sounding the Sacred. New York: Fordham University Press, 2020.
Dolp, Laura (ed). White Light: Arvo Pärt in Media, Culture, and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Shenton, Andrew (ed). The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Pärt. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Shenton, Andrew. Arvo Pärt’s Resonant Texts: Choral and Organ Music 1956–2015. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Recordings of Pärt’s Music
Recordings on the ECM record label were recorded in the presence of the composer and carry his imprimatur.
A comprehensive list of recordings can be found at the Discogs site.
Andrew Shenton is Professor of Music at Boston University.
