![]() ![]() ![]() The composer’s interest was focused on large-scale musical forms, in particular the symphony. 2) and Boris Pergamenschikow ( Concerto grosso). Numerous compositions from a variety of genres originated from direct cooperation with outstanding soloists including Anne-Sophie Mutter (2nd violin concerto Metamorphosen, among others), Mstislav Rostropovitch ( Concerto per violoncello ed orchestra no. This was supplemented by the Ciaccona in memoriam Johannes Paul II in 2005 which commemorated the Polish Pope. The composer dedicated other movements of this work to the Polish victims of Auschwitz and the Warsaw uprising in 1944. Extensive political-social associations can also be found in the Polish Requiem which he began in 1980 with the composition of the Lacrimosa which is dedicated to Lech Walesa. For Penderecki, these associations in content are not merely an abstract concept, but also in their instrumental tonal colouring and dramatic sounds emotionally comprehensible for listeners. Threnos for 52 string instruments, composed in 1960, is dedicated to the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and the piano concerto Resurrection was composed as a reaction to the terror attacks of 11 September 2001. Penderecki composed several of his works in remembrance of catastrophes in the 20th century. Penderecki gained an international reputation as the conductor of both his own compositions and other works. In 1972, Penderecki was appointed as rector of the State Academy of Music in Krakow and also taught at Yale University in the USA from 1973 to 1978. His first opera The Devils of Loudon based on a book by Aldous Huxley received its premiere at the Hamburg State Opera House in 1969. The Polish composer taught at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen from 1966 to 1968. Penderecki gained a reputation with a wider public with the premiere of the St Luke Passion in Münster Cathedral in 1966. With the first performance of Anaklasis for 42 string instruments at the Donaueschingen Festival in 1960, he became part of the international avant-garde. One year later, Penderecki won all three available prizes at the II Warsaw Competition for Young Composers. From 1954, he studied composition with Artur Malewski and Stanislas Wiechowicz at the Krakow Academy of Music where he was subsequently appointed as professor in 1958. ![]() He received violin and piano tuition at a very early age and entered the Conservatoire in Krakow when he was 18. Krzysztof Penderecki was born on 23 November 1933 in Dębica (Poland). I have continued to adhere to both principles … my current creative output is a synthesis. At the same time, I have closely studied the forms, styles and harmonies of past eras. …and for fun, the weirdest opera video recordings.I have spent decades searching for and discovering new sounds. Interesting recordings that didn’t make it onto the other lists Personal favourite recordings of 21st century operas Most interesting recordings of Mozart works Also, if it matters to you, there’s a note on, mainly, audio technology and how I relate to it at the bottom of the CD review page. It’s a long list so I wrote some posts designed to guide readers to the the disks I find most worthwhile (originally written in April 2015 and sporadically updated). Recital and documentary type disks are grouped at the end. ![]() The basic structure of this page is an alphabetic index, by composer and work, of all the DVD and Blu-ray reviews that have appeared on Opera Ramblings. ![]()
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