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Penderecki: Symphonies & Other Orchestral Works / Antoni Wit [5 CDs]

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-08-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Symphony no 3; Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Fluorescences, for orchestra; De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Lubanska, Anna; Mikolaj, Aga; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pasichnyk, Olga; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

"Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves....continue...

Dresden Childrens' Choir / Sacred Music for a Whole Year / 4 CDs

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Tore weit, for double chorus, SWV Anh. 8 (doubtful; also attrib. to S. Rüling); Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet unter uns, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors,...
Performers: Guldner, Georg; Herrmann, Fritz; Kopcke, Lukas; Lindner, Franz; Morgner, Felix; Polhardt, Philipp; Renz, Christopher; Schenk, Jacob
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: ; Cappella Sagittariana

The transcendent atmosphere of the Kreuzchor Vespers draws a congregation of up to 3,000 to the Kreuzkirche in Dresden. The Dresden Kreuzchor has recorded a...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Lukaskirche, Dresden (2008-06-16_2008-06-20&2009-); Himmelfahrtskirche Dresden (2009-03-23_2009-03-27&2010-); Lukaskirc...continue...

Seid nüchtern und wachet / 20th century masterpieces for chorus

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Max Reger: Geistliche Gesänge, for mixed choir, Op. 138; Sergey Rachmaninov: Vesper Op. 37 "Das groáe Abend - und Morgenlob"; Pablo Casals: O vos omnes; Rudolf Mauersberger: Chorzyklus "D...
Performers: Berndt, Tobias
Conductors: Kegel, Herbert; Boreyko, Andrey

Penderecki: Credo / Antoni Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo, for soloists, boys' choir, chorus & orchestra; Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Bartminski, Rafal; Hossa, Iwona; Lukomski, Remigiusz; Mikolaj, Aga
Conductors: Wit, Antoni

Described by USA Today as "one of Penderecki's most colorful and extroverted [pieces]", the Credo is a sweeping, lavishly scored and highly Romantic setting of...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland....continue...

Masterworks of 20th Century - Penderecki

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenia I; Utrenia II; Polish Requiem; Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint Luke Passion"; Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia
Performers: Hossa, Iwona; Klosinska, Izabella; Kruszewski, Adam; Kusiewicz, Piotr; Malanowicz, Jaroslaw; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Tesarowicz, Romuald; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki is without a doubt one of the most influential and respected composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. This collection contains his most important...continue...

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Penderecki: Complete Choral Works

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2009-07-28

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Magnificat, for bass, 7 men's voices, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra; Stabat Mater, for 3 choruses; Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus; Veni creator, hymn for do...
Conductors: Lukaszewski, Jan

Eternal Strings

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Alla Pavlova: Symphony no 3; Josef Suk: Serenade, Op. 6, E flat major; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade in E major, Op. 22; Krzyszto...

Gemini - Penderecki: Symphony no 2, etc / Polish Radio SO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 2 "Christmas"; Te Deum; Lacrimosa; Magnificat, for bass, 7 men's voices, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra; Kanon
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Hiolski, Andrzej; Lagger, Peter; Ochman, Wieslaw; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Penderecki, Krzysztof
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio/TV Chorus, Cracow; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Cracow

The Gemini Series features an impressive roster of singers, conductors, soloists, and ensembles of international renown, all from the incomparable EMI Classics stable. EMI's rich...continue...

Eternal Penderecki / Wit, Bieler, Tichman, Warsaw National PO et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Polish Requiem; Symphony no 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem"; Divertimento for cello solo; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2; Symphony no 1; Ps...
Performers: Biehler, Ida; Tichman, Nina
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Penderecki: Symphony no 8 / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony no 8 "Lieder Vergänglichkeit"; Dies Irae; Psalms of David
Performers: Brek, Jaroslaw; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kaune, Michaela; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Rehlis, Agnieszka
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

"Antoni Wit's Naxos recordings, particularly those of contemporary music, have been almost uniformly splendid, and this one is no exception. He summons terrific playing from...continue...

Penderecki: Te Deum, Polymorphia, etc / Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Te Deum; Hymne an den heiligen Daniel; Polymorphia; Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Since 1966, with the composition of the St Luke Passion, Penderecki has enjoyed an international reputation for music that blends direct, emotional appeal with contemporary...continue...

Penderecki: Clarinet Concerto; Flute Concerto; Agnus Dei [Special Edition]

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2007-01-30

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Viola; Concerto for Flute for flute (or clarinet) & chamber orchestra; Polish Requiem
Performers: Aguilar, David [Flute]; Ashkenazy, Dmitri
Conductors: Penderecki, Krzysztof

Penderecki: A Polish Requiem / Wit, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem
Performers: Klosinska, Izabella; Minkiewicz, Ryszard; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir

Written for four soloists, large mixed chorus and an orchestra featuring quadruple winds and six horns, 'A Polish Requiem' is among Penderecki's most powerful and...continue...

Penderecki: Te Deum; Lacrimosa (Special Edition)

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2003-06-24

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Te Deum laudamus, for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir & symphonic orchestra; Lacrimosa
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Hiolski, Andrzej; Ochman, Wieslaw; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Penderecki, Krzysztof

Penderecki: Sacred Choral Works / Kuivanen, Tapiola Choir

1 CD / Apex / 2002-02-19

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Stabat Mater, for 3 choruses; Passio et mors domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam "Saint Luke Passion"; Magnificat, for bass, 7 men's voices, boys' chorus, chorus & orchest...
Conductors: Kuivanen, Juha
Ensemble: Tapiola Chamber Choir

Ex Oriente Lux - Choir Masterpieces / Carmina Mundi

1 CD / Audite / 2001-01-01

Works: Knut Nystedt: Adoro te, Op. 107; György Orbán: Cor mundum; Jószef Karai: De profundis; Lajos Bárdos: Libera me, Domine; Sergei Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37; Urmas Sisask: Be...
Conductors: Nickoll, Harald
Ensemble: Carmina Mundi

The compilation of a-cappella choir music presented on this CD demonstrates not only the diversity of origin and descent of 20th Century Western Church music,...continue...

Come, Let Us Worship - Orthodox Music of the 20th Century

1 CD / Beaux / 1999-10-12

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37; Alexander Gretchaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom no 2, Op. 29; Pavel Chesnokov: In Days of Battle, Op. 45; Igor Stravinsky: Credo; Krzysztof Penderecki: Cher...
Conductors: Abalyan, Boris
Ensemble: Lege Artis Chamber Choir

Penderecki: Credo / Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1998-11-13

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Quasthoff, Thomas; Randle, Thomas; Simpson, Marietta; Vargas, Milagro
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chorus; Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

"A magnificent work of searching beauty," wrote The Oregonian music critic following the world premiere performance of Penderecki's "Credo" at the 1998 Oregon Bach Festival....continue...

Penderecki: A Polish Requiem, etc / Pederecki, Stockholm PO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-06-18

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Polish Requiem; The Dream of Jacob
Performers: Gadulanka, Jadwiga; Rappe, Jadwiga; Terzakis, Zachos
Conductors: Penderecki, Krzysztof
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

December Stillness / Dale Warland Singers

1 CD / American Choral / 1995-09-29

Works: Herbert Howells: Long, long ago; Krzysztof Penderecki: Cherubic Hymn; Alf A. Houkom: The Rune of Hospitality; Trond Kverno: Corpus Christi; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Sergei Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op...
Performers: Dymit, Marie Spar; Kienzle, Kathy; Olson, Julie Ann; Van, Jeffrey
Conductors: Warland, Dale
Ensemble: Dale Warland Singers