like two people whose paths seem to cross

What I think is most intriguing about Arvo Pärt’s music is how honest and clear it is. How is it possible that so few notes can make one’s heart tremble?

“It could be like a break in the radio. Such signals sometimes sound as if they lasted an entire life. Or future, or past, outside time. Like I said: a blade of grass has the status of a flower. To see in this tiny phrase, something more than just the black and white key...”