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Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 26 episodes and was first played on 2 March 2014.

Krzysztof Penderecki (born 23 November 1933 in Dębica; died 29 March 2020 in Kraków) was a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these works exhibit compositional techniques that were novel for their time. From the mid-1970s onward, Penderecki's style changed to encompass a post-Romantic idiom.

He won prestigious awards including Grammy Awards in 1987 and…

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Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
Krzysztof Penderecki
EMI Classics2012
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
Krzysztof PendereckiEMI Classics2012
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Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima
Penderecki, Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus
EMI Classics2001
Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima
Penderecki, Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Kraków Philharmonic ChorusEMI Classics2001
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Je T'aime, Je T'aime
Krzysztof Penderecki
EmArcy, Universal Music Jazz France2008
Je T'aime, Je T'aime
Krzysztof PendereckiEmArcy, Universal Music Jazz France2008
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Humus - The Life Exploring Force
Penderecki, Don Cherry, The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra
Philips1971
Humus - The Life Exploring Force
Penderecki, Don Cherry, The New Eternal Rhythm OrchestraPhilips1971
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Threnody To the Victims Of Hiroshima
K. Penderecki
Polskie Nagrania Muza1989
Threnody To the Victims Of Hiroshima
K. PendereckiPolskie Nagrania Muza1989
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De Natura Sonoris II
Krzysztof Penderecki
Cold Spring2017
De Natura Sonoris II
Krzysztof PendereckiCold Spring2017
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Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima
Krzysztof Penderecki
Nonesuch2012
Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima
Krzysztof PendereckiNonesuch2012
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Lento (Tempo I)
Penderecki, Grigori Zhislin, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Naxos2011
Lento (Tempo I)
Penderecki, Grigori Zhislin, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni WitNaxos2011
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Trauermusik
Hindemith, Britten, Penderecki, Kim Kashkashian, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Dennis Russell Davies
ECM Records, ECM New Series1993
Trauermusik
Hindemith, Britten, Penderecki, Kim Kashkashian, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Dennis Russell DaviesECM Records, ECM New Series1993
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Daisy McKee
Penderecki, Don Cherry, The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra
Klimt Records2011
Daisy McKee
Penderecki, Don Cherry, The New Eternal Rhythm OrchestraKlimt Records2011
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