{"product_id":"arvo-part-alina-381705","title":"Arvo Pärt – Alina (ECM)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArvo Pärt’s \u003cem\u003eAlina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together two pieces that helped define the composer’s mature voice: \u003cem\u003eFür Alina\u003c\/em\u003e, written in 1976, and \u003cem\u003eSpiegel im Spiegel\u003c\/em\u003e. Recorded in July 1995 at Frankfurt’s Festeburgkirche with violinist Vladimir Spivakov, cellist Dietmar Schwalke, and pianists Alexander Malter and Sergej Bezrodny, the album holds a distinctive place in both Pärt’s discography and ECM’s New Series catalogue. For listeners coming to Pärt through later choral or orchestral works, this is a direct route back to the quiet source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe focus is deliberately narrow, and that is the point. \u003cem\u003eFür Alina\u003c\/em\u003e is presented as the breakthrough work that symbolically opened the path to the music that followed, while \u003cem\u003eSpiegel im Spiegel\u003c\/em\u003e appears in both violin-and-piano and cello-and-piano versions, letting you hear how Pärt’s spare materials change shape with different voices. The performances are attentive rather than demonstrative, giving the music’s stillness real weight instead of turning it into atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2026 LP is notable because it marks the album’s first appearance on vinyl. That makes sense for a recording so centred on space, resonance, and close listening: music that asks you to follow its flow patiently, and rewards that patience with unusual clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst time on vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCardboard single-pocket jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 4-page insert with liner notes by Hermann Conen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/arvo-part-vinyl-records\"\u003eArvo Pärt\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e ECM New Series\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_europe\"\u003eEurope\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chamber-music\"\u003eChamber Music\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary\"\u003eContemporary\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/minimal\"\u003eMinimal\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arvo+P%C3%A4rt+Spiegel+Im+Spiegel\"\u003eSpiegel Im Spiegel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arvo+P%C3%A4rt+F%C3%BCr+Alina\"\u003eFür Alina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arvo+P%C3%A4rt+Spiegel+Im+Spiegel\"\u003eSpiegel Im Spiegel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arvo+P%C3%A4rt+F%C3%BCr+Alina\"\u003eFür Alina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Arvo+P%C3%A4rt+Spiegel+Im+Spiegel\"\u003eSpiegel Im Spiegel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"ECM New Series","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488639381569,"sku":"5160593","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/2-spivakov-v-bezrodny-s-malter-a-schwalke-d-arvo-part-alina.webp?v=1787903422","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/arvo-part-alina-381705","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}