“Vater Unser”
About this Piece
Vater Unser, Pärt’s setting of the Lord’s Prayer, “was a spontaneous work written for boy’s voice and piano in 2005. Dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI, it was performed at the Vatican celebration on the 60th anniversary of his ordination in 2011. The text is intoned with childlike simplicity over gently oscillating violins punctuated by a placid bass line.