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Penderecki: Orchestral Works Volume 3: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.554592).(Review)
Penderecki: Orchestral Works Volume 3: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.554592)
Penderecki first started composing his Symphony No. 2 on Christmas Eve, 1979, and the work has been subtitled Christmas Symphony. It contains musical allusions to the hymn, Silent Night, but would certainly not be taken by most listeners as "Christmas music." Of Penderecki's symphonies, this one is the most easily accessible for most listeners, making this disc a good starter disc for those classical music fans who would like to take a chance on some fairly contemporary symphonic music. Those who are comfortable with the symphonies of Shostakovitch, for example, should feel comfortable with the Penderecki Second, although the two composers sound quite a bit different. The overall mood of the Second is dark and somber, but there is an undercurrent of hope, a glimmer of light, but no neat, happy ending.
The Fourth, completed about a decade ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Penderecki: Orchestral Works Volume 3: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4...