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PENDERECKI, KRZYSZTOF - Kosmogonia

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Cold Spring CSR238CD Release Year: 2017 Note: re-issue of LP from 1974 with four of PENDERECKI's early orchester works: most intense, atonal, choir-filled, suspenseful compositions: KOSMOGONIA (1970) - originally composed for the 25th anniversary of the United Nations (!), ANAKLASIS (1960), FLOURESCENCES (1962), DE NATURA SONORIS II (1971) "...with aggressive barrages from brass and percussion, dissonant woodwind chords, spoken and hissing sounds, fervent strings, swirling organ, climactic choral and solo vocals." Price (incl. 19% VAT): €12.00 More Info Unnerving, intense, bloodcurdling, sinister, dramatic – the music of “Kosmogonia” features Penderecki’s famous, unorthodox instrumental techniques, and some of the darkest music ever composed. Hailed by The Guardian as “Poland’s greatest living composer”, Krzysztof Penderecki is the maestro behind the unforgettable, disturbing music on The Shining (including ‘De Natura Sonoris No. 2’, featured here). A complex tapestry of sound with striking use of pizzicato and flexatone, with aggressive barrages from brass and percussion, dissonant woodwind chords, spoken and hissing sounds, fervent strings, swirling organ, climactic choral and solo vocals. Krzysztof Penderecki’s unique music has featured in films such as: The Shining, The Exorcist, Children Of Men, The People Under The Stairs, Shutter Island, and many more. Thanks to the estate of Krzysztof Penderecki, Cold Spring are honoured to present this masterpiece in digital format for the first time since the 1974 vinyl release. Sympathetically remastered for CD by Denis Blackham and Martin Bowes. Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki Performed By: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic, Warsaw Tenor: Kazimierz Pustelak Soprano: Stefania Woytowicz Bass: Bernard Ładysz Chorus Master: Jozef Bok Conductor: Andrzej Markowski Mastered By: Denis Blackham (Skye Mastering) Final Mastering: Martin Bowes (The Cage) Graphic Design: Abby Helasdottir coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/kosmogonia-csr238cd www.coldspring.co.uk