Conductor(s): Wit, Antoni
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.572031
Barcode: 747313203178
Release Date: 04/2009

PENDERECKI, K.: Utrenja (Warsaw Philharmonic, Wit)

Penderecki’s Utrenja was inspired by the Orthodox liturgy for Holy Saturday with its focus on the lamentation of Christ’s death and the Easter Sunday morning service commemorating the Resurrection. The composer remarks that ‘Utrenja is a combination of pure, a cappella vocal writing and orchestral effects (for strings and percussion) very much connected with electronic music’. Enthusiastically received by audiences, it stands beside his Polish Requiem (8.557386-87) and St Luke Passion (8.557149) as one of the towering masterpieces of modern Polish music.

Tracklist

Penderecki, Krzysztof
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
1I. Troparion06:13
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
2II. Songs of Praise16:38
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
3III. Irmos06:36
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
4IV. Canon of the Holy Saturday, Song 902:13
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
5V. Irmologion (Stichira)08:33
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Penderecki, Krzysztof
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Warsaw Boys Choir (Choir)
6I. The Gospel02:35
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
7II. Stichira06:39
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
8III. Psalm with Troparion08:22
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
9IV. Passover Canon, Songs 1 and 303:43
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
10V. Passover Canon, Song 802:50
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
11VI. Kontakion02:41
Hossa, Iwona (soprano)
Rehlis, Agnieszka (mezzo-soprano)
Kusiewicz, Piotr (tenor)
Nowacki, Piotr (bass)
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Boys Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
12VII. Ikos01:43
Bezzubenkov, Gennady (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
13VIII. Passover Canon, fragments06:04
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:14:50