A Portrait is a two-disc set presenting a chronological survey of the composer's major works produced to coincide with his 60th birthday in 2004. The music is accompanied by a full booklet essay that puts all the extracts in the context of Tavener's Gnostic musical journey of self-discovery, through Russian Orthodoxy to an all-embracing spirituality. Includes the premiere recording of Prayer of the Heart, featuring Icelandic singer Björk and the Brodsky Quartet and a recorded interview with the composer.