Creed and Variations: Tracing the Divergence of Christian Traditions in Select Piano Works of Arvo Pärt, Olivier Messiaen, and J. S. Bach



“Each composer, by applying his gifts to his convictions, created a music with a unique potential for beauty. To compare them is to compare the fruits of different trees, sprung from different soils. In this sense, music allows us to speak of theology more graciously than we otherwise might; while the Christian must choose his allegiance, the performer need not.”
