Penderecki: Sacred Choral Works

Krzysztof Penderecki (Composer), Juha Kuivanen (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Juha Kuivanen
• Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
• Audio CD (February 19, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Apex
• ASIN: B00005OBR1
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,638 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stabat Mater, for 3 choruses

2. St. Luke Passion (Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam), for 3 voices, narrator, choruses & orchestra: Miserere

3. St. Luke Passion (Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam), for 3 voices, narrator, choruses & orchestra: In pulvere

4. Magnificat, for bass, 7 men's voices, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra: Sicut locutus est

5. Agnus Dei, for chorus

6. Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus

7. Veni creator, hymn for double chorus

8. Benedicamus Domino, for 5 male voices

9. Benedictus, for chorus

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow..., March 4, 2003

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PianoMuse (PA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Penderecki: Sacred Choral Works (Audio CD)

Before I bought this CD, I was only aquainted with Penderecki's "Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima". These choral works are definatly as intense.
Penderecki uses various techniques, such as speaking, whispering, making staccato hissing-like sounds, and tone clusters to make his music express every emotion of the text. The very intense text of the Stabat Mater calls for emotions so complex, that sometimes even music cannot express them, so Penderecki looks for other ways. He is sure to make your hair stand on end, and intrigue you and absorb you into his world.
The Recording is very good, as is the choir. I would definatly recommend this CD, if you are either a fan of Penderecki, or are looking for something very new.