Penderecki - Threnody, Symphony No.1, etc | EMI - 20th Century Classics 6784242

Penderecki - Threnody, Symphony No.1, etc

Label: EMI - 20th Century Classics

Cat No: 6784242

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 9th January 2012

Contents

Artists

Wanda Wilkomirska (violin)
Felicja Blumental (harpsichord)
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Krakow Philharmonic Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Krzysztof Penderecki

Works

Penderecki, Krzysztof

Anaklasis
Canticum canticorum Salomonis
Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra
Cello Concerto no.1
De natura sonoris II
De natura sonoris I
Emanations
Fonogrammi
Miniatures (3) for clarinet and piano
Partita
Symphony no.1
The Dream of Jacob
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Artists

Wanda Wilkomirska (violin)
Felicja Blumental (harpsichord)
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Krakow Philharmonic Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Krzysztof Penderecki

About

Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) first came to international prominence with his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima of 1960. This lead to more success with the choral work St Luke's Passion. Now established as one of Poland's most important modern composers, Penderecki was at the forefront of a 1960s resurgence of avant-garde music from a country which at the time was under a repressive communist government. Hollywood has made wide use of Penderecki's work in films like The Shining, The Exorcist, Shutter Island, Fearless and Children of Men.

The works in this set all date from 1959-74, at a time when the composer was at the height of his new-found celebrity. Many of these 1970s recordings were made within just a year or so of their completion, quite a rare occurence for contemporary music at the time.

Contents:
CD 1
- Anaklasis for Strings & Percussion
London Symphony Orchestra / Krzysztof Penderecki

- Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
- Fonogrammi
- De Natura Sonoris No.1

- Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra
Wanda Wilkomirska (violin)

- Canticum Canticorum Salomonis
Krakow Philharmonic Chorus

- De Natura Sonoris No.2
- The Dream of Jacob
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra / Krzysztof Penderecki

CD 2
- Emanations for Two String Orchestras

- Partita for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra
Felicja Blumental (harpsichord)

- Cello Concerto No.1
Siegfried Palm (cello)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Krzysztof Penderecki

- Symphony No.1
London Symphony Orchestra / Krzysztof Penderecki

- Three Miniatures for clarinet and piano
Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Alfons Kontarsky (piano)

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