Recordings of musical greetings
Arvo Pärt’s musical greetings are unique miniature works created to congratulate, greet, or give thanks. The book dedicated to these pieces, Gratefully. Heartfelt. With Love: Musical Greetings from Arvo Pärt (2025), offers an overview of 74 greetings and five Christmas cards composed over nearly 50 years. As part of the book, 48 greetings and one Christmas card were specially recorded. In addition, the collection includes two archival recordings from 2011 and 2012.
The greetings are performed by Arvo Pärt, Maarja Tyler, and Karin Rõngelep (piano; Arvo Pärt Centre); the vocal ensemble Vox Clamantis, conducted by Jaan-Eik Tulve (Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord); and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste (House of the Brotherhood of Blackheads). The sound engineers were Kaspar Karner (2021) and Tammo Sumera (2024–2025).
1. Susan Bradshaw (Maarja Tyler, Karin Rõngelep)
2. Iguumenja Varvara (Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve)
3. Helle Mustonen (Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve)
4. Lucia Gunz (Maarja Tyler)
5. Eduard Tubin (Maarja Tyler)
6. Lotte Leischbaum and Immanuel Pärt (Maarja Tyler)
7. Alfred Schlee (Maarja Tyler)
8. Vladimir Nelsson-Vogt (Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve)
9. Willy Hans Rösch (Maarja Tyler)
10. Tõnu Kaljuste (Tallinna Kammerorkester, Tõnu Kaljuste)
11. Helga de la Motte-Haber (Maarja Tyler)
12. Eric Marinitsch (Maarja Tyler)
13. Götz Bierling – gb (Maarja Tyler)
14. Götz Bierling – 12.02.2009 gb (Maarja Tyler)
15. Dorothea Frantz (Maarja Tyler)
16. Sandrine Willems and Benoît Peeters (Maarja Tyler)
17. Kammerorchester Schloss Werneck (Tallinna Kammerorkester, Tõnu Kaljuste)
18. Daan Manneke (Maarja Tyler)
19. Marcel Faust (Maarja Tyler)
20. Barbara Richter (Maarja Tyler)
21. Manfred Eicher (Maarja Tyler)
22. Rainer Böhlke (Maarja Tyler)
23. Dennis Russell Davies (Maarja Tyler)
24. David and Mirjam James (Maarja Tyler)
25. Thomas Daniel Schlee (Maarja Tyler)
26. Otto Tomek (Maarja Tyler, Karin Rõngelep)
27. Kristi Jõeäär (archive recording, Arvo Pärt)
28. Eneli Meresmaa (Maarja Tyler)
29. Ruti Einpalu (archive recording, Arvo Pärt)
30. Father Enzo Bianchi (Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve)
31. Angelika Schneider (Maarja Tyler)
32. Helge Saks (Maarja Tyler)
33. Karin Laansoo (Maarja Tyler)
34. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Maarja Tyler)
35. Kai, Peeter, Emma and Eva Kutman (Maarja Tyler)
36. Väino Kaldoja (Maarja Tyler, Karin Rõngelep)
37. Aivar Mäe (Maarja Tyler)
38. Ulvi Pechter (Maarja Tyler)
39. Nicholas George Reeves and Deborah Elizabeth Martin (Maarja Tyler)
40. Helga Morczynski (Maarja Tyler)
41. Nora Pärt (Maarja Tyler)
42. Aleksandra Dolgopolova (Arvo Pärt)
43. Toomas Siitan (Maarja Tyler)
44. Tarvo Puri (Arvo Pärt)
45. Evan Howel Sharp and Christina Maria McBride Sharp (Maarja Tyler)
46. Ranno Tingas (Arvo Pärt)
47. Monica and Ott Kaukver (Maarja Tyler)
48. President Kersti Kaljulaid (Arvo Pärt)
49. Wonderful Holidays, Bright Christmas! (Maarja Tyler)