Arvo Pärt

A new album of music by the 88-year-old Estonian mystic seems to put an arm around you and whisper, "In troubled times, music can help."

A new album of the Estonian composer's four symphonies trace the path of a brave artist who risked throwing it all away to reinvent himself.

Arvo Pärt is probably best described as a touchstone composer of the 20th Century. His work has shaped a branch of minimalist composition both for…