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.:: Performed by the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir with various soloists, and composed in 1969-1970, Jutrznia I (Utrenya I: The Entombment of Christ) is a magnificent contemporary oratorio in five parts for two mixed choirs, five solo voices and symphony orchestra is a spine-tingling evocation of deep religious and otherworldly experience; the text is taken from Old Church Slavic writings concerning the Russian Orthodox liturgy of Great Saturday and Vespers of Good Friday.
The elegant choral and orchestral material consists of tone clusters with major/minor chords embedded in them, wordless drones, chants in the rhythmically repeated chord style of the Russian Orthodox Church and ecstatic reaching for the highest notes in the soloists' range. Whispered speaking, percussive and brass punctuations, random rushing sounds, steely bow cymbal sustains, and more, take us into an inter-dimensional world of boundless interior and exterior.
The second part of the diptych (of which Utrenya I: The Entombment of Christ is the first part), Jutrznia II (Utrenya II: The Resurrection of Christ), composed during 1970-71, is for five vocal soloists, boys choir, two mixed choirs and symphony orchestra. In contrast to Utrenya I, this work is one of unrestrained joy and wonder, the spirit of a more earthy world of two thousand years ago projected onto a contemporary landscape of cosmic dimensions. A remarkable and moving set of works.
.:: Krzysztof Penderecki has been an exceptional phenomenon in the history of music, not only in that of Polish music, but of the history music in general. In twentieth-century music, no one has had a career quite like his. And no one shot to the top so quickly, either! The story of his career is perhaps only comparable to that of Igor Stravinsky. And like Stravinsky, there were twists and turns on the path of Krzysztof Penderecki's musical career.
He enjoyed success from the very start. When the results of the second Competition of Young Composers were decided in 1959, it turned out that Penderecki's compositions (submitted under different pseudonyms) had taken the first, second and third prizes, that the winner was Krzysztof Penderecki, an unknown 28-year-old assistant professor at the Composition Department of the State Musical Academy in Krakow.
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8 comments:
thanks. such scary music. very very scary.
yeah, scary… but awesome and beautiful at the same time, don't you think ???
I'm sorry to Inform you, but the download link is not working. Do you have another link?
yeah… thanx.
well, the thing is that the host service i used to upload the files of the blog is closed now… which means all my files are pretty much dead.
i'm looking for a nice host service right now and some people have suggested me some great options.
so, please be patient i'm working on it.
thanx
I was gonna say "never mind" because I learned that you do know. I just have to say, "Good luck" and I hope that you do find a better place for it. Thanks!
how come I downloaded the file and could not get it from the compressed file? What is worse now, I cannot delete the folder from my PC. Is this a virus or something? Please, reply my message!!!
hey anonymous !!!
well first of all, this is not a virus. secondly i dont know why this folder acts this way.
i'va been having problems with this specific album, dont know why. i think i'm reposting it again soon.
thanx
hi... nice blog,.. keep in touch..
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