Orchestral Works Vol. 1

by Krzysztof Penderecki / Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach / Antoni Wit

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Highlighting the composer's groundbreaking early avant-garde period, this volume features intensely chilling, texture-based pieces that deeply defined the Polish Sonorism movement. The masterful performances conducted by Antoni Wit vividly bring to life the terrifying, apocalyptic dissonance that made Penderecki's work heavily sought after by horror film directors.

Genres

  • Modern Classical
  • Symphony

Tracklist

  1. Symphony No. 3: IV. Passacaglia - V. Rondo: Vivace
  2. Symphony No. 2, "Wigilijna" (Christmas Symphony)
  3. Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
  4. Anaklasis