Tabula Rasa: Concerto for 2 Violins

The music of **Arvo Pärt** (b. 1935) has attained prominence as an emblem of the shift from atonality to a new post-modern style, one based as much on music of the past as music of the present and future. *'Tabula Rasa'* stands as one of Pärt's most widely-performed compositions, as well as a fine example of his mature style.

The solo writing seems at times to recall the magnificent sound of *Bach's* con¬certi, in which the two soloists' parts are intertwined. One hears quite clearly **Pärt's** distinctive and visionary voice in this passionate piece, declaring him a significant musical voice, one of the most distinctive composers to emerge from Eastern Europe in this century.