SKU: HL.49034129

ISBN 9790200224139. 7.5x10.75x0.155 inches.

SKU: HL.49032528

ISBN 9783795702656. 8.25x9.0x1.139 inches. German.

Der Rang Krzysztof Pendereckis im gegenwartigen Musikleben ist unbestritten. Wolfram Schwinger, eng befreundet mit dem Komponisten, lasst den Leser im ersten Teil des Buches auf sehr personliche Weise am Leben und Schaffen Pendereckis teilnehmen, fuhrt ihm den Alltag eines Kunstlers vor Augen, der aus der Beanspruchung durch Verpflichtungen in aller Welt Anregung und schopferische Kraft empfangt.Im zweiten Teil des Buches setzt sich der Autor ausfuhrlich mit den einzelnen Werken Pendereckis auseinander. Er vermittelt damit dem Fachmann interessante Einblicke in die Werkstatt des Komponisten und eroffnet dem interessierten Laien neue Zugange zu dessen Schaffen. Dabei werden die Verbindungen von Pendereckis Kompositionen zur musikgeschichtlichen Tradition ebenso deutlich wie seine Neuerungen hinsichtlich der Klangerzeugung und Kompositionstechnik.

SKU: HL.49045995

ISBN 9790001203692. UPC: 842819100195. 8.25x11.75x0.184 inches. German.

The history of the symphony is full of curiosities, ranging from works that are extremely long or scored for extensive instrumental forces to those of dubious authorship. There are also famous symphonies labelled as No. 0, works with alternate or multiple opus numbers, and a wealth of 'unfinished' symphonies. Krzysztof Pendereckis 6. Sinfonie can also be included in this category, since his Seventh and Eighth were completed decades ago. This work is comprised of eight songs on Chinese texts connected by solo intermezzos played on the Chinese stringed instrument,erhu. As in his two preceding works, the focus here is on vowels. This work, however, is scored for smaller orchestral forces and possesses a more intimate chamber music character, at times with greater melancholy than before. Penderecki has declared this symphony to be his farewell from the genre, although we know from experience that anything is possible with symphonies.

SKU: HL.49045992

ISBN 9790001203708. UPC: 842819100218. 8.0x11.5x0.418 inches. German. Lieder Der Verganglichkeit 3 Soloists (SMezBar), Mixed Choir and Orchestra Study Score.

The form of this work is not so much based on the classical symphony, but is closer to a song cycle structure which has now grown toinclude 13 movements for choir and orchestra. The Romantic characteristics and form of the 8th Symphony are both reminiscent of Gustav Mahlers choral symphonic works and his Lied von der Erde. Krzysztof Penderecki here extends and augments his expressive musical material, for example through cluster techniques and glissandi, possibilities which he has been systematically exploring since the 1950s. He has compiled the texts from poetry by Eichendorff, Rilke, Brecht, Kraus, Hesse, Goethe, Bethge and von Arnim on the theme of forests and trees, which has long been close to his heart as demonstrated by his private arboretum near Luslavice ('my personal Ithaca') containing over 1500 species of trees.

SKU: HL.49046041

ISBN 9790001164405. UPC: 841886031111. 9x12 inches.

Krzysztof Penderecki wrote this piece in 1963 as a contribution to the flute method Skola na flet by Eugeniusz Towarnicki, considered the first Polish flute method.

SKU: HL.49044869

ISBN 9790001159319. UPC: 888680708856. 8.0x11.5x0.046 inches. Latin.

Krzysztof Penderecki's new choral work is a musical setting of Psalm 3. The complex setting for eight-part mixed a cappella choir is juxtaposed with a difficult part for solo tenor. In Latin.

SKU: HL.49018115

ISBN 9790001147163. 9.0x12.0x0.052 inches. Latin.

Penderecki's St. Luke's Passion is one of the most important chorals works of the 20th century. It is the first convincing piece that combines avant-garde techniques with liturgical content. At one moment's notice it made Penderecki famous and an internationally acclaimed composer.