Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 03
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Composer: Krzysztof PendereckiConductor: Antoni Wit
Orchestra: The National Polish Symphony Orchestra in Katowice
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-03-14
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No. 2: Moderato
- Symphony No. 2: Allegretto
- Symphony No. 2: Lento
- Symphony No. 2: Tempo I
- Symphony No. 2: Allegretto
- Symphony No. 4: Adagio
- Symphony No. 4: Piu animato
- Symphony No. 4: Tempo I
- Symphony No. 4: Allegro
- Symphony No. 4: Tempo II
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Free Music Review: The dark, brooding Neo-Romantic
Hit: 5 Stars
Penderecki, who was viewed as a god in avant-garde circles, shocked them utterly with his St. Luke Passion, employing traditional forms and harmonies (yes, even minor and major chords). Obviously, he went backwards further, as if searching for his roots, in his Symphony No. 2, his most romantic/traditional work.
Penderecki's symphonies all display the common trait of despair, dark undercurrents, and unresolved sombreness that would have made Shostakovich cry. Indeed, the codas are always resigned, never victorious. His music is not about happiness and the joys of life, but more about fate and the horrors of death.
His music also contains threads of Shostakovich irony in the fast passages, combined with his trademark of using descending chromatic scales in the melodies, as if falling into doom. (The tragic history of 20th century Poland must have had a strong influence on Penderecki's music).
Symphony No. 2, with its recurrent quote of Silent Night (the symphony is subtitled 'Christmas'), is relatively more wistful than the other symphonies, but still, the sense of tragedy is to be found everywhere in the work. I especially admire Penderecki's masterful use of the sonata form (both symphonies are in one movement). Climaxes build up surely and inevitably, and satisfaction is always rewarded, especially the tragic march, replete with howling horns and tolling bells, rooted in traditional harmonies. The heart of the work is of course the haunting adagio in the middle.
Symphony No. 4, subtitled 'Adagio', is a slightly more rigorous work, opening with grim calls from trumpets and poundings from lower strings. It is not that slow, as the title suggests, but the symphony does contain slow, introspective quasi-cadenzas for different instruments. There is an interesting use of roto-toms in the latter part of the work (also used in the fiery Symphony No. 3). Again, the symphony ends fatefully.
Wit and his Polish orchestra play with much power and feeling. The sound is more than good. For those who want to investigate Penderecki's mature neo-Romantic style, Symphony No. 2 would be the first place to start with. Penderecki is especially recommended for all lovers of Shostakovich.
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