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2023-10-20 14:52:23
There have been a couple of interesting examples recently of conductors filling in the blanks of their respective symphony cycles. Antoni Wit recorded all but one of Krzysztof Penderecki‘s eight symphonies with the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, issued on a series of five discs by Naxos in the noughties.… The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: ici
2021-07-05 23:03:59
Born in Warsaw in 1977, Borowicz studied at the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy where he received his doctorate in conducting. He has previously held positions as Assistant Conductor of the Warsaw National Opera, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra — plus Chief Conductor of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Prior to his new […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2020-11-23 14:46:52
Penderecki, 2020
This Week in Classical Music: November 23, 2020. Penderecki. When three year ago we published an entry on , the great Polish composer was alive and, as we thought then, well. Penderecki died earlier this year, on March 29th, not of Covid-19, but after a long illness. Our previous entry stopped at 1975 and we mentioned that around that time Penderecki’s music changed in many significant ways: before that he was an exponent of the avant-garde, exploring new sonorities, new instruments and textures, whereas after 1975 he moved to much more traditional, melodic 19-century idiom. It’s interesting to note that the Grove article on Penderecki is divided into “Music up to 1974” and “Music after 1975.” By the mid-1970s Penderecki was spending much of his time in the US, where he held a Yale University residence. This was a life unknown to regular Polish citizens. Despite all the censorship and […]
2018-11-11 00:00:00
Choral Music of the 20th Century
As I have done for other posts here, I've searched for an idea in the recordings I own – in this case Ligeti's Requiem and Schmidt's oratorio – and then I've added some other CDs coming from a public library.For today's centenary I have collected some sacred choral music written after the First World War.There are three famous Polish names and Arvo Pärt is not alone representing Estonia. Arvo Pärt (1935)Miserere (1989)Sarah Was Ninety Years Old (1976/90)The Hilliard Ensemble, Western Wind ChoirFestina Lente (1988/90)Orchester der Beethovenhalle BonnDennis Russel DaviesECM Records, 1430, 847 539-2 (1991)[flac, cue, log, scans]Arvo Pärt (1935)Litany (1994)The Hilliard Ensemble, Tallin Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTõnu KaljustePsalom (1985/95); Trisagion (1992/95)Lithuanian Chamber OrchestraSaulius SondeckisECM Records, 1592, 449 810-2 (1996)[flac, cue, log, scans] Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)Miserere (1981)Amen (1975); Euntes ibant er flebant (1972)Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Lyric Opera ChorusJohn NelsonWisło moja, Wisło szara (1981); Szeroka Woda (1979)Lyra Chamber ChorusLucy […]
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