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Krzysztof Penderecki

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A Polish Requiem (2)
Adagio for strings (arr. Penderecki from Symphony no.3) (1)
Agnus Dei (1)
Anaklasis (1)
A sea of dreams did breathe on me: 3 songs of reflection and nostalgia (2)
Aus den Psalmen Davids (2)
Basn o pieciu braciach (1)
Bede Cie Wiebil (1)
Benedictum Dominum (1)
Cadenza for solo viola (arr. C Edinger) (1)
Cadenza for solo viola (7)
Cadenza for soprano saxophone (1)
Cadenza for violin solo (1)
Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc anoos fundatae (1)
Canticum canticorum Salomonis (1)
Capriccio for Siegfried Palm (1)
Capriccio for oboe and 11 strings (1)
Capriccio for oboe and string orchestra (1)
Capriccio for solo violin (2)
Cello Concerto no.2 (6)
Cherubic Hymn (1)
Ciaccona in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II (violin and viola) (1)
Ciaccona in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II (1)
Clarinet Concerto (1)
Clarinet Quartet (version for flute and string trio) (1)
Clarinet Quartet (7)
Concertino for trumpet and orchestra (1)
Concerto for flute or clarinet and chamber orchestra (arr. B Dus for soprano saxophone) (1)
Concerto for flute or clarinet and chamber orchestra (2)
Concerto for horn and orchestra 'Winterreise' (1)
Concerto grosso no.1 for 3 cellos and orchestra (2)
Concerto grosso no.2 for 5 clarinets and orchestra (1)
Credo (3)
De natura sonoris II (2)
De natura sonoris I (1)
De profundis (1)
Der unterbrochene Gedanke (The interrupted thought) (5)
Dies Irae (3)
Dies illa for 3 soloists, choir and orchestra (1)
Divertimento for solo cello (2)
Double Concerto for violin, viola (cello) and orchestra (arr. M Frackiewicz as Accordion Concerto) (1)
Double Concerto for violin, viola (cello) and orchestra (2)
Duo Concertante for violin and double bass (4)
Dziady (1)
Ecloga VIII (1)
Epitaph Artur Malawski in Memoriam for strings and timpani (1)
Fluorescences (2)
Flute Concerto (2)
Fonogrammi (1)
Horn Concerto 'Winterreise' (2)
Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert (1)
Hymne an den heiligen Daniel (1)
In pulverem mortis (1)
Intermezzo (2)
Izhe Xeruvimy (2)
Kaczka pstra (1)
Kaddish (2)
Kosmogonia (1)
La Follia for solo violin (3)
Largo for cello and orchestra (1)
Magnificat (3)
Miniatures (3) for clarinet and piano (6)
Miniatures (3) for violin and piano (2)
» no.1
Miserere (1)
Missa brevis (3)
My tez pastuszkowie (We too are shepherds) (2)
Nieboska komedia (1)
Nie ma konca wielkiej wojny (1)
O gloriosa virginum (2)
O krasnoludkach i sierotce Marysi (1)
Partita for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass-guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (2)
Partita (1)
Per Slava (6)
Piano Concerto 'Resurrection' (3)
Pieces in the Old Style (3) (3)
» Aria
Polskie Requiem (Polish Requiem) (1)
Polymorphia (1)
Prelude for solo clarinet (3)
Preludium (1)
Przygody warszawskiego misia (1)
Sarabande (3)
Serenade for string orchestra (1)
Serenata for 3 cellos (1)
Seven Gates of Jerusalem (1)
Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano (2)
Sinfonietta no.2, for clarinet and strings (arranged from clarinet quartet) (1)
Sinfonietta no.2, for clarinet and strings (version for oboe) (1)
Sinfonietta no.3 'Leaves of an Unwritten Diary' (1)
Sinfonietta (1)
Sonata for cello and orchestra (2)
Song of the Cherubim (3)
St Luke Passion (4)
Stabat Mater (2)
String Quartet no.1 (7)
String Quartet no.2 (6)
String Quartet no.3 'Leaves of an unwritten diary' (5)
String Quartet no.4 (3)
String Trio (9)
Strophen (2)
Suite for solo cello (2)
Symphony no.1 (2)
Symphony no.2 'Christmas Symphony' (3)
Symphony no.3 (3)
Symphony no.4 (2)
Symphony no.5 'Korean' (2)
Symphony no.6 'Chinese Songs' (2)
Symphony no.7 'Seven Gates of Jerusalem' (2)
Symphony no.8 'Songs of Transience' (2)
Tanz (version for solo cello) (1)
Tanz for solo viola (2)
Te Deum (1)
The awakening of Jacob (1)
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (6)
Tomcio Paluch i wilk (1)
Utrenja (1)
Veni creator (4)
Viola Concerto (arr. Piotr Przedbora for guitar and orchestra) (1)
Viola Concerto (2)
Violin Concerto no.1 (5)
Violin Concerto no.2 'Metamorphosen' (3)
Violin Sonata no.1 (4)
Violin Sonata no.2 (3)
Violoncello totale (1)

Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (born 23 November 1933) is a Polish composer and conductor. The Guardian has called him Poland's greatest living composer. Among his best known works are his Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, St. Luke Passion, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis, four operas, eight symphonies and other orchestral pieces, a variety of instrumental concertos, choral settings of mainly religious texts, as well as chamber and instrumental works.

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Irrberge: Penderecki, Debussy, Weinberg, Poulenc
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Reger - 3 Suites for Viola Solo
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Penderecki - Chamber Music Vol.3
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Penderecki - Sacred Choral Works
Penderecki - Sacred Choral Works

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Pawel Gusnar: Saxophone Varie Vol.4
Pawel Gusnar: Saxophone Varie Vol.4

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(Chopin University Press)

Penderecki - Symphony no.6 ‘Chinese Songs’, Trumpet Concertino, Concerto doppio
Penderecki - Symphony no.6 ‘Chinese Songs’, Trumpet Concertino, Concerto doppio

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Roots: Pieces in Folk Style
Roots: Pieces in Folk Style

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(Haenssler Classic)

Reinecke & Penderecki - Flute Concertos
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Penderecki in Memoriam: Polish Works for Chamber Orchestra
Penderecki in Memoriam: Polish Works for Chamber Orchestra

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Penderecki - Complete String Quartets, Clarinet Quartet, String Trio
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Sarah Traubel: De Profundis
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(Aparte)

Penderecki - Piano Concerto ‘Resurrection’, Symphony no.2 ‘Christmas’
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Duo Kallos: Conversations
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Stabat Mater: Dvorak, Penderecki, Schubert, Vivaldi, Pergolesi
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