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In this special double album released on the day of Pärt's 80th birthday, Manfred Eicher revisits episodes of their shared musical quest, creating new associations from juxtapositions of pieces in this personal dramatic sequence, and inviting the listener to rediscover the music. Composer Arvo Pärt and producer Manfred Eicher have been pursuing their fruitful collaboration for over thirty years. Mr. Eicher launched ECM New Series in 1984 as a platform for the dissemination of Pärt's music, revealing the Estonian composer to the world with Tabula Rasa. Since that landmark album, all the early recordings of Pärt's major works have been released by ECM, with the close collaboration of the composer. Among the compositions he has chosen are the legendary early recordings released by ECM of Es sang vor langen Jahren, Für Alina, Mein Weg, Kanon Pokajanen, Silouans Song, Fratres, Alleluia-Tropus, Trisagion, Beatus Petronius, Wallfahrtslied/Pilgrims' Song, Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, Magnificat, Festina Lente, Lamentate, Stabat Mater, Da Pacem Domine as well as an unreleased version of Most Holy Mother of God.