PENDERECKI : Canticum canticorum Salomonis • Kosmogonia (Antoni Wit) (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The range of Penderecki’s music is exemplified by this disc, which presents five works written over a period of nearly 40 years. Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert was composed in 1997 and evokes the martyred eighth-century Bishop of Prague through spare but fervent gestures. More austere, but intense in its focus, is Song of the Cherubim, whilst Canticum Canticorum Salomis is a richly sensuous exploration of the Song of Songs. Kosmogonia explores a complex sound tapestry. Strophen (1959) was a breakthrough work—spare, intricate and marvellously tensile. Naxos
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Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)

1    Hymne An Den Heiligen Adalbert (1997)    5:48
2    Song Of The Cherubim (1986)    6:34
3    Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (1973)    19:04
4    Kosmogonia (1970)    18:26
5    Strophen (1959)    7:26

Bass Vocals – Tomasz Konieczny
Chorus – Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Conductor – Antoni Wit
Narrator – Jerzy Artysz
Orchestra – Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Olga Pasichnyk
Tenor Vocals – Rafał Bartmiński