Naxos
Penderecki: A sea of dreams did breathe on me...
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- PENDERECKI, KRZYSZTOF
- Artist
- Pasiecznik, Marciniec, Brek, Wit
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Oct 09, 2015
- Catalog #
- 8573062
- UPC
- 747313306275
About
Composed for the final concert of the Chopin bicentenary celebrations in Warsaw in 2010, Krzysztof Penderecki’s Powia?o na mnie morze snów… (A sea of dreams did breathe on me…) is an extended song cycle comparable in scale to the composer’s Eighth Symphony [Naxos 8.570450]. The individual songs, settings of both Romantic and contemporary Polish poetry grouped into larger movements, chart a progression from an almost impressionistic lightness to monumentality, the expressive tenor of the music ranging widely – nostalgic for loss, but also tense and impassioned. Antoni Wit, Polish conductor non-pareil and for over a decade the managing and artistic director of the Warsaw Philharmonic, is at the conductor’s podium leading the orchestra, chorus and soloists gathered together for this grandly-scaled, important project.
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REVIEW:
As one by now expects as a matter of course, conductor Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra provide letter-perfect renditions that also fully capture the spirit as well. While the difficulties of mastering the Polish language (not a particularly mellifluous one for singing) may prove a hindrance to this work entering the standard repertoire, on the basis of musical merits it fully deserves such placement; a stronger piece than the recent and uneven Symphony No. 8, for me this confirms Penderecki’s status as the world’s greatest living composer. Naxos provides excellent recorded sound, and Polish-English texts in the booklet rather than online. Urgently and emphatically recommended.
– Fanfare
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REVIEW:
As one by now expects as a matter of course, conductor Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra provide letter-perfect renditions that also fully capture the spirit as well. While the difficulties of mastering the Polish language (not a particularly mellifluous one for singing) may prove a hindrance to this work entering the standard repertoire, on the basis of musical merits it fully deserves such placement; a stronger piece than the recent and uneven Symphony No. 8, for me this confirms Penderecki’s status as the world’s greatest living composer. Naxos provides excellent recorded sound, and Polish-English texts in the booklet rather than online. Urgently and emphatically recommended.
– Fanfare
Tracklist 21 tracks
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1 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 1. Dzieci w makach (Children among poppies) 02:28
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 1. Dzieci w makach (Children among poppies)
- Duration
- 02:28
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Ewa Marciniec
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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2 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 2. Pod jednym drzewem niezbadanym (Beneath a mysterious tree) 02:51
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 2. Pod jednym drzewem niezbadanym (Beneath a mysterious tree)
- Duration
- 02:51
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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3 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 3. Prośba o wyspy szczęśliwe (Request for the happy isles) 03:07
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 3. Prośba o wyspy szczęśliwe (Request for the happy isles)
- Duration
- 03:07
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
4 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 4. Jesienne lasy poczerwienione (The autumn woods, their leaves already turning) 02:43
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 4. Jesienne lasy poczerwienione (The autumn woods, their leaves already turning)
- Duration
- 02:43
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk, Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
5 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 5. Próżnia (Drzewo samotne) (Emptiness (A solitary tree)) 02:35
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 5. Próżnia (Drzewo samotne) (Emptiness (A solitary tree))
- Duration
- 02:35
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
6 Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 6. Anioł Pański (The Angelus) 02:53
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: The enchanted garden: No. 6. Anioł Pański (The Angelus)
- Duration
- 02:53
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk, Ewa Marciniec, Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
7 Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 1. Niebo w nocy (Sky at night) 02:18
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 1. Niebo w nocy (Sky at night)
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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8 Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 2. Cisza (Silence) 01:56
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 2. Cisza (Silence)
- Duration
- 01:56
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
9 Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 3. Co mówi noc? (What is the night saying?) 03:14
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 3. Co mówi noc? (What is the night saying?)
- Duration
- 03:14
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
10 Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 4. Powiało na mnie morze snów (A sea of dreams did breathe on me) 01:11
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 4. Powiało na mnie morze snów (A sea of dreams did breathe on me)
- Duration
- 01:11
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Ewa Marciniec
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
11 Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 5. O nocy cicha, nocy błękitna (O silent night, blue-hued night) 02:47
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: What is the night saying?: No. 5. O nocy cicha, nocy błękitna (O silent night, blue-hued night)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Ewa Marciniec
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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12 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 1. Requiem: Fortepian Szopena I (Requiem: Chopin's piano I) 02:05
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 1. Requiem: Fortepian Szopena I (Requiem: Chopin's piano I)
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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13 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 2. Widzę kraj jakiś w oddali (I can see some land far away) 02:47
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 2. Widzę kraj jakiś w oddali (I can see some land far away)
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk, Ewa Marciniec
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
-
14 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 3. Fortepian Szopena II (Chopin's piano II) 01:17
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 3. Fortepian Szopena II (Chopin's piano II)
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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15 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 4. Zahuczał wicher (The wind, an autumn wind, howled) 01:26
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 4. Zahuczał wicher (The wind, an autumn wind, howled)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Ewa Marciniec
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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16 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 5. Jeśli Cię zapomnę walcząca Warszawo (If I forget you, fighting Warsaw) 03:09
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 5. Jeśli Cię zapomnę walcząca Warszawo (If I forget you, fighting Warsaw)
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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17 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 6. Pan Cogito myśli o powrocie do rodzinnego miasta (Mr Cogito thinks about returning to his home town) 03:28
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 6. Pan Cogito myśli o powrocie do rodzinnego miasta (Mr Cogito thinks about returning to his home town)
- Duration
- 03:28
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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18 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 7. Fortepian Szopena III (Chopin's piano III) 01:30
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 7. Fortepian Szopena III (Chopin's piano III)
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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19 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 8. Grób Potockiej (Countess Potocka's grave) 01:26
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 8. Grób Potockiej (Countess Potocka's grave)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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20 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 9. Do sosny polskiej znalezionej w jednym z ogrodów w Chatenay (To a Polish pine…) - No. 10. Fortepian Szopena VI (Chopin's piano VI) 04:18
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 9. Do sosny polskiej znalezionej w jednym z ogrodów w Chatenay (To a Polish pine…) - No. 10. Fortepian Szopena VI (Chopin's piano VI)
- Duration
- 04:18
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit
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21 Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 11. Anioł Pański (The Angelus) 06:54
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Part III: I visited you in these near-final days…: No. 11. Anioł Pański (The Angelus)
- Duration
- 06:54
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Performer
- Olga Pasichnyk, Ewa Marciniec, Jarosław Bręk
- Ensemble
- Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Antoni Wit