Solo in Arvo Pärt's Symphony No. 3
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 2:00 pm
I had the pleasure of playing Pärt #3 several years ago. It really got me into his music.
The piece has a nice trombone solo towards the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-raHBFcsd2E&t=1117s
In this recording, the trombonist (or conductor?) messes with the time. The unaccompanied measures are taken twice as fast as the accompanied ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjyQYwLNCNA&t=1422s
What's going on here? Is there an interesting bit of Estonian performance practice to be learned? Does Neeme Järvi just dislike long tones?
The piece has a nice trombone solo towards the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-raHBFcsd2E&t=1117s
In this recording, the trombonist (or conductor?) messes with the time. The unaccompanied measures are taken twice as fast as the accompanied ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjyQYwLNCNA&t=1422s
What's going on here? Is there an interesting bit of Estonian performance practice to be learned? Does Neeme Järvi just dislike long tones?