Krzysztof Penderecki - Per Coro - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The compositions on the present CD are taken from Krzysztof Penderecki's rich collection of religious choral music and trace his development from 1958 to 1987. InchAus den Psalmen DavidsInch (From the Psalms of David) is Penderecki's first choral composition, which he wrote in 1958. It is one of the three works with which he won all three prizes in a competition sponsored by the Polish Composer's Union. The most important influences are Schoenberg and Stravinsky. With the InchStabat MaterInch Penderecki began his work on the InchSt. Luke's PassionInch. It spans the stylistic spectrum from Gregorian chant to clusters, from major triads to 12-tone chords. The InchAgnus DeiInch was written as one of the first parts of the InchPolish RequiemInch; it was composed spontaneously on 28 May 1981, the day which Cardinal Wyszynski died, the great Polish prelate who was a friend and supporter of the composer. It is a compellingly beautiful piece for 8-part choir written in the sense of old, even ancient church music. Album Tracks 1. Aus Psalmen Davids Psalm XXVIII, 1 Ad Te, Domine, Clamabo 2. Aus Psalmen Davids Psalm XXX, 2 (Choral) Exaltabo Te, Domine 3. Aus Psalmen Davids Psalm XLIII, 2 Quia Tu Es Deus 4. Aus Psalmen Davids Psalm CXLIII, 1 Domine, Exaudi 5. Stabat Mater Und Psalmen No.24 Stabat Mater 6. Stabat Mater Und Psalmen No.7 Psalm Ut Quia, Domine 7. Stabat Mater Und Psalmen No.12 Psalm Miserere Mei 8. Stabat Mater Und Psalmen No.20 Psalm In Pulverem Mortis Deduxisti 9. Sicut Locutus Est Magnificat 10. Agnus Dei Polnischen Requiem 11. Veni Creator Spiritus Hymus (Hrabanus Maurus) 12. Song of Cherubim