Since 1966, with the composition of the St Luke Passion (Naxos 8.557149), Penderecki has enjoyed an international reputation for music that blends direct, emotional appeal with contemporary compositional techniques. The neo-Romantic choral work, Te Deum, was inspired by the anointing of Karol Wojtyla as the first Polish Pope in 1978. Although Penderecki’s recent choral works have tended to be similarly monumental in scale, he has written several of a more compact nature, such as Hymne an den heiligen Daniel, whose opening ranks as one of the composer’s most affecting. This disc closes with two works for strings: the experimental Polymorphia from 1961, and the expressive Chaconne, written in 2005 as a tribute to the late Pope John Paul II.

Krzysztof Penderecki

Te Deum

Klosinska, Izabela, soprano
Rehlis, Agnieszka, mezzo-soprano
Zdunikowski, Adam, tenor
Nowacki, Piotr, bass
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor


Te Deum laudamus - 00:13:02
Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus - 00:07:53
(Boze cos Polske - ) Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine 00:15:51
Hymne an den Heiligen Daniel

Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor


Hymne an den Heiligen Daniel 00:12:14
Polymorphia

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor


Polymorphia 00:10:48
Polish Requiem: Chaconne

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor


Polish Requiem: Chaconne 00:07:18



Total Playing Time: 01:07:06