Label: Polskie Nagrania - Muza (Poland, August 2006)
Catalogue Number: 868
Genuine, Brand New, absolutely exclusive and very limited edition set of one
analog vinyl record and one audio CD with highlights of Penderecki's
masterpieces. Only 250 copies were printed, each is individually numbered.
Tracks:
Side A
Dies Irae - Oratorio dedicated to the Memory of Those Murdered at Auschwitz, for
solo voices: soprano, tenor, bass; mixed choir and orchestra
Lamentatio (4'52)
Apocalypsis (5'33)
Apotheosis (13'52)
Stefania Wojtowicz - soprano
Wieslaw Ochman - tenor
Bernard Ladysz - bass
Cracow Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Janusz Przybylski - chorus master,
Henryk Czyz - conductor
Recorded: in 1967 at the Holy Mary Church in Warsaw, Poland
Side B
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 strings instruments (9'7)
Psalm for David for mixed choir and percussion (10'10)
Lacrimosa from Polish Requiem (5'4)
(1) National Philharmonics Symphonic Orchestra, Witold Rowicki - conductor.
Recorded in December 1967.
(2) National Philharmonics Symphonic Orchestra, Andrzej Markowski - conductor.
Recorded in January 1966.
(3) Jadwiga Godulanka - soprano, Polish Radio and Television Choir in Cracow;
Bronislawa Wietrzny - chorus master, Antoni Wit - conductor. recorded in April
1985.
About:
"Choosing the selection of the tracks on this album I desired to have them
re-live again the experience previously available only on vinyl record and
remind all those extraordinary performers of my own music" Krzysztof Penderecki,
2006


