Pärt über Bach - Amsterdam Sinfonietta & Simone Lamsma

'Tabula rasa' is one of the first pieces Pärt wrote in the characteristic minimalist, quiet style for which he became so famous. 'The sounds are there to surround the silence', Pärt said of his tintinnabuli style. In the long period that preceded this, Pärt was in a deep crisis. In the search for a new style, he incorporated other musical styles into collages.