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Krzysztof Penderecki - Polish Requiem & Dies Irae (1989)

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Krzysztof Penderecki - Polish Requiem & Dies Irae (1989)

Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem & Dies Irae (1989)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 475 MB

"I always seek the form first. That is the most important thing." (Krzysztof Penderecki)

"The Polish Requiem" (Polskie Requiem) of Krzysztof Penderecki, for for a quartet of soloists, choir and symphony orchestra, combines modern idiom with tradition. Penderecki makes use of the vast possibilities of contemporary compositions in this missae pro defunctis (Mass for the Death), taken from the Church's Latin liturgy and Polish religious tradition. This exclusive 2-CD set also includes Oratorio "Dies Irae" dedicated to the Memory of Those Murdered at Auschwitz, for solo voices: soprano, tenor, bass; mixed choir and orchestra.

    Tracklist

    Disc: 1

    1. Requiem aeternam
    2. Kyrie
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Dies Irae: Tuba mirum - Mors stupebit - Liber scriptus
    5. Quid sum miser - Rex tremendae
    6. Recordare, Jesu pie Swiety Boze, Swiety mocny
    7. Ingemisco tanguam reus - Preces meae - Confutatis
    8. Lacrimosa
    9. Agnus Dei

    Disc: 2
    1. Lux aeterna
    2. Libra me, Domine
    3. Libra animas (Finale)
    4. Dies Irae: I. Lamentatio
    5. Dies Irae: II. Apocalypsis
    6. Dies Irae: III. Apotheosis

    Polish Requiem (recorded in 1985 at the Center of Art in Katowice, Poland):
    Jadwiga Godulanka, soprano
    Jadwiga Rappe', alto
    Henryk Grychoniak, tenor
    Carlo Zardo, bass
    Polish Radio and Television Choir in Cracow
    Cracow Philharmonic Choir
    Bronislawa Wietrzny and Stanislaw Krawczynski, chorus masters
    Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra
    Henryk Czyz, conductor

    Dies Irae (recorded in 1967 at the Holy Mary Church in Warsaw, Poland):
    Stefania Wojtowicz, soprano
    Wieslaw Ochman, tenor
    Bernard Ladysz, bass
    Cracow Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
    Janusz Przybylski, chorus master
    Henryk Czyz, conductor
Polskie Nagrania: PNCD 021