Musical Globe

Arvo Pärt is the most performed living composer in the world and known for his minimalistic style that employs his self-invented compositional technique: tintinnabuli. Pärt is often considered to be something of a recluse and he and his work have rarely been documented on film. Nevertheless, it becomes clear in this documentary, that this characterization of Pärt as a hermit is somewhat inaccurate and above all, misses the point. We get to know Arvo Pärt as a composer combining an incredible sensitivity with humour and energy in his work. One of the discoveries of That Pärt Feeling is, that it’s not through words and his person that this great artist communicates, but simply through music. What he wants to say and what he means is written in the notes. Pärt’s intense collaboration with the Cello Octet Amsterdam forms the heart of this documentary, which shines a bright light on Pärt’s universe.