Arvo Pärt's Speech from his Musical Diaries

[@lb3598]

the greatest and deepest composer of our times and a beautiful soul. discovering arvo pärt changed my life.

[@youluvana]

Everyone should listen to Spiegel im Spiegel, without distractions. It will introduce you to yourself and makes you realize that sadness is a figment of your imagination.

[@Bati_]

Along with Steve Reich

[@Scriabin_fan]

How has your life changed because of his music?

[@sergioazevedo7390]

That is the best thing you can say to an artist

[@jeanlucchauvet3430]

Moi aussi

[@Teknofobe]

"The most sensitive musical instrument is the Human Soul. The second, the Human voice". Bravo. How very true. Such a brilliant composer!

[@luisjaviersj]

A genius musician, but a wise and humble man.

[@TheSweetnLoe]

This brings tears to my eyes, it is so beautiful.

[@rul4522]

Arvo is so right that it brings tears to my eyes! What a wonderful man he is.

[@Tamara-qd5dc]

If there a modern composer who inherited the soul of music from Bach - that is Arvo Part.

[@antoinepetrov]

Bach and Tarkovsky converted me, but Pärt solidified my faith. God help him and give him the strength to write more music

[@thomasromano9321]

Tarkovsky? Who's that?

[@peterlepahin]

​@@thomasromano9321 a great film director!

[@Hendrix312002]

The man truly is a gift and as a result, his music is also.

[@paulk8072]

Orthodoxy manifest. God bless Arvo Part. Humility realised. I love this man. And imagine this strong feeling toward a man, how much more must we love Christ who is God. Arvo Part helps to see how beautiful God is. Love from a Latvian Australian.

[@Philotimoman33]

Nice pfp of Agios Paisios

[@rul4522]

We all say God for the sake of having no other name for…..

[@ToBrowseAwhile]

At the V and A Museum, 2018 listening through headphones in the beautiful Music Room to his voice accompanied by his music, (an abridged version of his speech) was a most moving experience. I spent the whole afternoon there, listening over and over. It was an engulfing sensory artistic experience. What beauty of sight and sound!

[@deninreresan]

A very good and wise speech. I like it as I also like Your beautiful music very much. You really reach the soul. Thank You! Kenneth Olofsson Sweden

[@BladeDoomer86]

My favourite contemporary composer by far.. i rediscovered classical music thanks to him, and i can't stop listening to his compositions anymore!

[@MrDrummer316]

Kev Musicluva exactly the same thing happened to me my friend, about 20 years ago. Keep safe and well.

[@sergiobetti1515]

condivido

[@lilyo382]

W profile picture too

[@umsrce1412]

Arvo himself said in an interview that the following book explains his music: "While Pärt was perfectly happy to answer my questions about his work list, which pieces had been withdrawn for revision, and so on, he responded to questions about his music by giving me Archimandrite Sophrony’s weighty hardback tome, "Saint Silouan the Athonite". “If you want to understand my music,” he told me, “read this.” The music, you inferred, must speak for itself."

[@skaana2324]

Thanks for this explanation! I will buy the book from Amazon

[@leonardoscupoli1097]

it's profound wisdom

[@heartmind4267]

St. Silouan's writings are profound! The inspired words draw everyone into a deeper and richer intimacy with the Source of all life.

[@lessthandust]

that's true

[@Zaleskee]

Glory be to GOD!

[@jeanlucchauvet3430]

Que Dieu lui prête encore vie longtemps….. Nous perdrons beaucoup lorsque son heure viendra.

[@charlessomerset9754]

"The most sensitive musical instrument is the human soul." I weep everytime. While I doubt the origins and validity of his faith. I must confess the profound liberation of light, and its simple example.

[@visancristian8450]

He is Orthodox, you can t climb above. What you feel in him is the orthodox ethos.

[@NikPPD]

Dear Charles, could you please explain why you say this about his faith? Thank you!

[@charlessomerset9754]

@@NikPPD That was written poorly. I meant to say that I did not share in the origins and validity of Christianity. Not that I questioned his faith or its validity. I respect everyone's faith.

[@crescenzodicecco3310]

Music is my friend. On July25th 1976, Arvo Pärt was sitting in a Monastery yard on a bench, in the shadow of the bushes, with a notebook. A little girl around the age of ten approaches him and asks "What are you doing? What are you writing there? "I'm trying to write music but it's not turning out well," He replies, and quite unexpectedly she replies, "Have you thanked God for this failure already? " The most sensitive musical instrument is the human soul. The next... is the human voice. One must purify the soul until it begins to sound. A composer is a musical instrument, and, at the same time, a performer on that instrument. The instrument has to be in order to produce sound. One must start with that not the music. Through the music the composer can check whether his instrument is tuned and to what key it is tuned. God knits man in his mothers womb, slowly and wisely. Art should be born in a similar way. To be like a beggar when it comes to writing music whatever, however and whenever God gives. We shouldn't grieve because of writing little or poorly, but because we pray little and poorly... and lukewarmly. We live in the wrong way. The criterion must be everywhere and only humility.

[@maxpitchkites]

This man must be a living saint.

[@coreylapinas1000]

Definitely. God used him to save me from a great aesthetic error.

[@rogeraraujo4900]

@@coreylapinas1000 Pärt is the divine living answer to dodecaphonism, serialism and random composition. Please, listen to his piece "Credo", it's just his soul giving up all these worldly and sinful styles. Order! Silence! Humility! He's a gift to academic music.

[@NikaMcLeod]

Deeply beautiful words, thank you.

[@heartmind4267]

very humble

[@tatalito]

Arvo..the GREATEST one...amazing human being..amazing composer..

[@danielbitsch-during5936]

Priceless. Such profundity..

[@krzysztofswiderek1295]

Pure soul and pure and simple music. So touches heart.

[@richardjordan3735]

This video is soul moving and spirit invigorating! I wept and wept at the Power of Yeshua's Love that Arvo Emanates. He is humble and truly understands the Kindness of our Blessed God! I also was charged to love the music and ministry that God has given me with as much if not greater fervency and shed some tears at the times when I've done a perfunctory job at stewarding these precious gifts!! This video awakened me and reminded of the treasure of music God has given me in my house of clay; to pursue with all of my heart too! I want feel music like Arvo...in some ways I already do. I am just a little behind on the Theory of it all but God's Grace is Sufficient and IS helping me achieve this very end! For His Kingdom and Glory, Amen! God Bless Arvo Part and preserve him through and through by Christ our Lord Amen!

[@geokaker9630]

Richard Jordan Become Orthodox!

[@richardjordan3735]

@@geokaker9630 Thanks! I'm a catechumen!

[@geokaker9630]

@@richardjordan3735 Excellent! :D

[@enriqueivanlopezcasillas5402]

You've been baptized already? :)

[@klangtidsfanger9636]

What a remarkable gift for penetrating what words in reality can't say!

[@hongdawu2323]

I remember Medtner talked similar viewpoint about human soul and tuning thing in his book The Muse and The Fashion.

[@caili999]

Arvo Part is a Saint.

[@ellingn3788]

A wise man, and the biggest composer since Bach.

[@samuel0851]

Indeed.

[@OUTBOUND184]

Quite so

[@-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805]

I've been crying for 6:48 minutes straight. Sincere and heartwarming words.

[@aaahhhh00]

same here

[@jeremymarino6250]

Thank you for uploading this. This is fantastic.

[@yakovlevatv868]

Привет. У вас очень хороший канал, спасибо Вам за видео! Успехов и процветания! Лайк

[@amadeoorellana6863]

the music here is his voice,we dont need that soundtrack ,

[@irynash.685]

Yes,that’s the way it is

[@ronnieDshman18]

Gotta thank the good lord for my terribly written rock n roll

[@aryanz66]

Thank You

[@andreferreira6425]

um homem genial .

[@lisaashworth6596]

This is beautiful but please lower the volume of the music as it drowns out his voice at times sadly.

[@nelohagen]

So beautiful OMG😢

[@sehn-bockingen120]

Although the music is nice, I personally would remove it. There is already all the music you can wish for in Arvo Pärt's words. Also, silence is music, too.

[@Tables-zm7db]

John Cages song "4:33" is straight silence for 4:33 minutes and it's beutiful, listen if you havent before

[@youluvana]

When did he learn English? And how many languages does he speak now? That's amazing.

[@alisa_po]

I heard him speak Estonian, English, German and Russian. Maybe he knows something else.

[@davidschulz6565]

Thank you. Forgive me, please

[@NightLetterLondon]

music is far too loud. we're listening to a speech not a concert. doing both at the same time means neither is heard properly. redo it.

[@meegomae]

dont speak loud when somebody need prayer

[@AndreAs-su3ss]

Is there any contradiction between your speech and your music? I heard the beautiful music, read the subtitles of this beautiful speech and saw the truest expression of Europe. God bless your children ...

[@silvawestera]

What does he mean with music (or composing?) also being a painful thorn in his flesh that makes him sober and teaches humility? Maybe he means the pain of trying to write a good or perfect composition? And that this pain helps him realize he needs to lower his expectations or realize the unimportance of what's good or bad to be sober again and let his soul write the music? Or is it another pain he's talking about?

[@Hany323]

I understood it differently. If you look at it in an Orthodox Christian perspective, of which he is being given this reward, the thorn in his flesh is that of being united to his lord and creator Jesus Christ, through the music. His music is transcendent and brings us to know the creator and know ourselves, and with it, sobriety and humility follow as we come to the truth.

[@Olive117]

저런 음악을 만들어내는 사람의 영혼은 이미 이세상의 것이 아니라고봄

[@elbastardodeltitan7111]

Master.

[@nakdag1617]

Where can we find the full speech? Is it available online sonwhere on video??

[@lessthandust]

The original version of this video I took from here: vimeo.com/221011528 Here you have a better quality! Enjoy ;)

[@nakdag1617]

@lessthandust thank you! Do we have the full speech without edits and music anywhere online?

[@ezra8055]

This is a great video BUT I didn't like the music insertion. I think it would be much more profound if it were to have only Arvo Pärt's speech, mostly due my failure to devote my concentration to both things at the same time. Nonetheless thank you very much for the upload and have a nice day :)

[@lessthandust]

Thanks for your opinion. But I cannot split the two audio tracks because in the original version (from vimeo) his speech is also inserted with Silouans Song. But on vimeo the audio quality of his speech is better..

[@ezra8055]

Thanks for the reply. And I saw the vimeo version that you linked in one of the other comments and it looks better. I understand the need for the changes. Thank you again for the upload :)

[@davido3109]

Esdras Everard yes I agree with you... maybe thay can do a better mix with the music in more subtil way, no so important to Arvo Pärt's speech.

[@richardjordan6518]

In my case as I sit by a piano and watching this and hearing this Testimony of the Power and Majesty of God I am deeply moved and have lifted up my soul to The King of Majesty for purification! The word and symbol of this video has produced and effect in me in holiness! I'm in tears! The music is instrumental, God intended this way! It might be a bit high decibel wise but it is accomplish what God intended it to do, for me at least! Thanks for your love offering! Glory be To God!@@lessthandust

[@Onionbaron]

Ars longa Vita brevis

[@jiong-tyx]

That's explain why his music is so beautiful😂

[@francescofiermonte6347]

I love this composer, when I listen to his works, they flow away with serenity and inner peace. The music you hear what song is it?

[@lessthandust]

Silouans Song

[@francescofiermonte6347]

@@lessthandust Thank's

[@henrycadman5564]

I have a feeling that this is what all Christians should be like.

[@Safe-and-effective]

You can start by setting the example for those around you.

[@henrycadman5564]

@Safe-and-effective I’m doing the best I can haha

[@charlessiewerdt2832]

One doesn't need the hypothesis of god to be able to make good music. But one does need soul for sure, that is spirituality, which is much more than believe and religion.

[@mmgw2791]

Wow. Just wow.

[@p.jacobs643]

Probably the most annoying use of music I've ever witnessed!

[@lessthandust]

Thank you for your honesty!:) It's a very poor producing quality because I had to replace the Silouan Song with another version because otherwise I would infrige copyright laws - that's why. The original version of this video I took from here: vimeo.com/221011528

[@thombaz]

@@lessthandust Thank you, great job.

[@kovarilaszlo3146]

great content, but very poor producing quality, please try to improve on it.

[@lessthandust]

I had to replace the Silouan Song with another version because otherwise I would infrige copyright laws - that's why. The original version of this video I took from here: vimeo.com/221011528 Here you have a good quality! Enjoy ;)

[@lasarelight]

lessthandust humility and grace you are 💖

[@richardjordan6518]

great work again! @@lessthandust

[@richardjordan6518]

just be thankful you have the opportunity to witness such sublimity and humility! I got the message loud and clear though it wasn't perfect! You wouldn't even been able to witness this if KZbin wasn't free still think about that! be grateful! Man!

[@paulwhetstone0473]

German piety is the worse! I dig Arvo’s music, though. It’s too bad he never rocks the funk.

[@rogeraraujo4900]

CHAD 21st century christian.

[@TRUTHorSTFU]

WHY, OH WHY, is the background music SOOOOOO LOUD? We cannot hear what Mr. Part is saying!

[@hopemaker5982]

I agree! I wanted to hear this gentle man’s voice & couldn’t.