Gorecki / Wit / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Antoni Wit Conducts Henryk Gorecki CD

A leading figure of the Polish avant-garde in the slowly cooling, post-Stalin atmosphere, Henryk Gorecki's uncompromising early, surrealist, musical language gave way to the mystic and timeless scores from the 1970s onwards, including his symphonies. The contemplative and emotionally draining Symphony No. 3 achieved unprecedented popularity years after it's composition. This overview provides an essential look into one of Poland's greatest masters of that country's turbulent 20th century.

1. Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile - Zofia Kilanowicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch 2. Lento E Largo - Tranquillisimo - Zofia Kilanowicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch 3. Lento - Cantabile Semplice - Zofia Kilanowicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch 4. I. - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice 5. II. - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice 6. III. - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice 7. Beatus Vir, Op. 38 - Various Performers 8. I. - Various Performers 9. II. - Various Performers 10. Tranquillo - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 11. Allegro Impetuoso - Marcatissimo - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 12. Allegro - Deciso Assai - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 13. Adagio Cantabile - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 14. Recitativo: Lento - Carol Wincenc/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 15. Arioso: Lento Assai Tranquillissimo - Cantabile - Dolce - Carol Wincenc/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 16. Concertino: Allegro - Carol Wincenc/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 17. Arioso E Corale: Lento - Tranquillo Cantabile - Dolce - Carol Wincenc/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 18. Allegro Molto - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 19. Vivace Marcatissimo - Anna Gorecka/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 20. Presto, Marcatissimo - Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 21. Andante Cantabile - Tranquillo - Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 22. Presto - Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra