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‘I am very happy to be able to release another album of works by Krzysztof Penderecki. The extensive collection of my recordings of his music consists – above all – of major works that I often had the opportunity to perform during the composer’s lifetime and in his presence. The works on this new album, however, were composed in the last period of his life, and there was no possibility to consult with Penderecki himself about performing them. But my many years of experience in studying and working with him allowed me to give them a shape that I think would have satisfied the composer.’
– Antoni Wit
Krzysztof PENDERECKI (1933–2020)
Symphony No. 6 ‘Chinese Songs’ 1
Trumpet Concertino 2
Concerto doppio 3
Jarosław Bręk, Bass-baritone 1 • Hsin Hsiao-ling, Erhu 1David Guerrier, Trumpet 2
Aleksandra Kuls, Violin 3 • Hayoung Choi, Cello 3
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra • Antoni Wit
Penderecki’s Symphony No. 6 ‘Chinese Songs’ is an intimate, chamber-scale work for bass-baritone and orchestra. It sets eight Chinese poems in German adaptations linked with interludes for the two-stringed erhu. It proved to be Penderecki’s last completed symphony and is imbued with great pathos as well as melodic beauty. The Trumpet Concertino is taut, spirited and full of dextrous interplay between the soloist and orchestra. His single-movement Concerto doppio for violin, cello and orchestra, is a work of keen unpredictability.
IV. Die wilden Schwäne (The Wild Swans)
Sweden’s Norrköping Symphony Orchestra is regarded as one of the most exciting orchestras in Scandinavia. Through foreign tours and extensive recordings, it has developed a large following and is well respected internationally. Founded in 1912, the orchestra today comprises 85 musicians and maintains a special place in the region’s cultural life. The orchestra’s main repertoire consists of works by the great Romantic-era composers, from Beethoven to Mahler, but places equal importance on performing 20th-century works and Swedish/Nordic music.
‘Seven Gates of Jerusalem’
Pasichnyk • Mikołaj • Marciniec • Ochman • Tesarowicz • Carmeli
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Wit
– Penguin Guide
– BBC Music Magazine
The Awakening of Jacob • Anaklasis • De natura sonoris
Janik • Montone • Stefańska
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra • Wit
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