Henryk Mikolaj Górecki

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1950s - 1990s

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20th Century, Contemporary

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Henryk Mikolaj Górecki

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Górecki became world famous in 1993 because a recording of his Symphony No. 3 achieved popularity and opened the way for other Eastern European composers.
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Compositions

Year Title Avg.
1975 Amen for chorus, Op. 35 06:12 Choral Sacred music
1979 Beatus vir, for baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38 29:47 Orchestral Cantata
1968 Cantata, for organ, Op. 26 13:08 Keyboard Cantata
1969 Canticum Graduum, Op. 27 10:15 Orchestral
Choros I, for strings, Op. 20 17:09 Choral Open Form
1957 Concerto for 5 instruments & string quartet, Op. 11 11:57 Concerto
1980 Concerto for harpsichord (or piano) & orchestra, Op. 40 07:59 Concerto Concerto
Concerto Notturno, for violin & orchestra 15:46 Concerto Concerto
1992 Concerto-Cantata, for flute & orchestra, Op. 65 21:22 Concerto Concerto
1973 Dances (3) for orchestra, Op. 34 14:27 Chamber Music Dance
2009 Divertimento, for string orchestra 13:05 Orchestral Divertimento
1958 Epitafium, for mixed choir & instrumental ensemble, Op. 12 04:37 Choral
1972 Euntes Ibant et Flebant, for chorus, Op. 32 08:24 Choral Motet
2009 Farewell, for string orchestra 04:37 Orchestral
1986 For you, Anne-Lill, for flute & piano, Op. 58 10:03 Chamber Music
1998 Fragments (3), for string orchestra & celesta ad lib. 11:26 Orchestral Suite
1962 Genesis 1: Elementi for violin, viola & cello, Op.19/1 12:16 Chamber Music
1962 Genesis 2: Instrumental songs, Op 19/2 08:03 Vocal Music
1963 Genesis 3: Monodramma for soprano voice, metal percussion & 6 double basses, Op. 19/3 Vocal Music
1990 Good Night, requiem for soprano, alto flute, 3 tam-tams & piano, Op. 63 26:55 Vocal Music Requiem
1990 Intermezzo, for piano, WoO [1990] 02:41 Keyboard Intermezzo
1999 Intermezzos (3), for 2 clarinets & string orchestra 09:23 Concerto Intermezzo
1993 Kleines Requiem for a Polka, for piano & 13 instruments, Op. 66 24:05 Keyboard Polka
1984 Lerchenmusik, for clarinet, cello & piano, Op. 53 ("Recitatives & Ariosos") 41:36 Chamber Music Trio
1997 Little Fantasia, for violin & piano, Op. 73 11:42 Chamber Music Fantasy
2000 Lobgesang (Song of Praise), for chorus, Op. 76 08:22 Choral Sacred music
1984 Lullabies (3), for chorus, Op. 49 Choral Lullaby
1985 Marian Songs (5) for chorus, Op. 54 26:43 Choral
1981 Miserere, for chorus, Op. 44 33:10 Choral Sacred music
1970 Musiquette 4, for trombone, clarinet, cello & piano ("Trombone Concerto"), Op. 28 14:20 Chamber Music Concerto
1969 Muzyka staropolska, Op. 24 25:34 Orchestral
Nocturne for orchestra 20:29 Orchestral Nocturne
1985 O Domina Nostra, for soprano & organ, Op. 55 22:08 Vocal Music
2000 Overture, for string orchestra 09:03 Orchestral Overture
1963 Pieces (3) in the Olden Style, for string orchestra 09:30 Orchestral
1986 Piesni koscielne (Church Songs) (21), for chorus 40:24 Choral Sacred music
1955 Preludes (4), for piano, Op. 1 07:48 Keyboard Prelude
1988 Przybadz Duchu Swiety (Come Holy Spirit), for chorus, Op. 61 11:17 Choral Hymn
1965 Refren, for orchestra, Op. 21 15:56 Orchestral
1971 Sacred Songs (2), Op. 30 05:08 Vocal Music
2000 Salve, Sidus Polonorum, for chorus, Op. 72 26:12 Choral
1957 Sonata for 2 violins, Op 10 15:57 Chamber Music Sonata
1956 Sonata No.1 for piano, Op. 6 10:56 Keyboard Sonata
Sonatina in one movement for violin & piano, Op. 8 02:24 Chamber Music Sonatina
1999 Songs (5) from Kurpie, for chorus, Op. 75 19:24 Choral
1956 Songs (3), Op. 3 04:46 Vocal Music Art Song
1988 String Quartet No. 1 ("Already It Is Dusk"), Op. 62 15:35 Chamber Music Quartet
1990 String Quartet No. 2 ("Quasi una Fantasia"), Op. 64 32:10 Chamber Music Quartet
1994 String Quartet No. 3 ("...songs are sung"), Op. 67 51:14 Chamber Music String Quartet
1986 Swiety Swiety Swiety 06:17 Choral
1959 Symphony No. 1, Op 14 "1959" 17:37 Symphony Symphony
1972 Symphony No. 2, for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra ("Copernicana"), Op. 31 33:31 Symphony Symphony
1976 Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs") 53:47 Symphony Symphony
2006 Symphony No. 4, for orchestra with obbligato organ and piano ("Tansman Episodes"), Op. 85 35:43 Symphony Symphony
1979 Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), for chorus, Op. 39 13:13 Choral Part Song
1955 Toccata for 2 pianos, Op. 2 03:34 Keyboard Toccata
1987 Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60 09:05 Choral Sacred music
1963 Trzy tance w dawnym stylu, for string orchestra 09:33 Chamber Music
1996 Valentine Piece, for flute & little bell, Op. 70 04:51 Chamber Music Character Piece
1956 Variations for violin & piano, Op. 4 09:44 Chamber Music Variations
1981 Wislo Moja, Wislo Szara (My Vistula, Grey Vistula), folksong for chorus, Op. 46 04:29 Choral Folk Song Arrangement
Work(s) Overview Miscellaneous (Classical)
1960 Zderzenia-Scontri, Op 17 16:28 Orchestral
1985 Zdrowas badz Maryja (Hail Mary), for chorus, Op. 54/3 04:19 Choral Sacred music