Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa
by Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer; Dennis Russell Davies / Staatsorchester Stuttgart; The 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saulius Sondeckis / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke
Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa by Keith Jarrett / Gidon Kremer; Dennis Russell Davies / Staatsorchester Stuttgart; The 12 Cellists Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saulius Sondeckis / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke
Year: 1984
Release date: 1984-09-01
Overall rank: 1,514th
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Year: 1984
Release date: 1984-09-01
Overall rank: 1,514th
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Top albums of 1984 (22nd)
Top albums of of the 1980s (233rd)
Best albums of all time (1,514th)
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Overall rank: 1,514th | 1980s rank: 233rd | 1984 rank: 22nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 81/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 31/95 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 11/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  BozoTyrannus | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 99/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 89 Music Albums of 1984 | 10/89 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 75 Music Albums of 1984 | 17/75 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 54 Music Albums of 1984 | 4/54 | 5 |
| 2026 | Glitterboiii | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 73/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 155 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,124 | |||
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zonrod 09/30/2012 14:13 | #51483 | TOP COMMENT
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“I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This one note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence, comforts me. I work with very few elements - with one voice, two voices. I build with primitive materials - with the triad, with one specific tonality. The three notes of a triad are like bells and that is why I call it tintinnabulation”- Arvo Pärt
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gussteivi 03/24/2012 23:14 | #38881 | TOP COMMENT
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Judging by the number of charts Tabula Rasa appears on here, one might think it's the greatest piece of classical music ever made. I can assure you it's not, not by a long shot, though it is quite nice.
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This is just too sublime and awesome, so I can't even believe if this really exists
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juro00134 03/16/2016 22:15 | #162043 | TOP COMMENT
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"Fratres" and "Tabula rasa" are the MVP's here, and the latter is simply the most beautiful classical piece ever composed. The title piece is an emotionally raw outpouring of catharsis and stuns with its deceptively simple composition style. A must-hear for anyone interested in classical music, its quality and place in the musical canon are indisputable.
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Haunting minimalism. There are just a few minimalist pieces that stick out above the rest and this is the best of them.
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