Krzysztof Penderecki

Biography by Erik Eriksson

Polish composer of choral and orchestral music, opera, and chamber music in modern harmonic settings.
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Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Threnody (for the Victims of Hiroshima), for 52 strings	1959	09:22	Orchestral
St. Luke Passion (Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam), for 3 voices, narrator, choruses & orchestra	1965	01:14:32	Choral
String Quartet No. 1	1960	06:56	Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 2	1968	07:58	Chamber Music
Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus	1986	06:41	Choral
Polish Requiem, for SATB, chorus & orchestra	1980	01:35:19	Choral
Prelude for clarinet solo in B flat major	1987	03:24	Chamber Music
De Natura Sonoris II, for orchestra	1971	09:28	Orchestral
Violin Concerto No. 1	1976	40:25	Concerto
Cadenza, for viola solo	1984	06:42	Chamber Music Concerto
Miniatures (3) for clarinet & piano	1956	04:05	Chamber Music
De Natura Sonoris I, for orchestra	1966	07:28	Orchestral
Magnificat, for bass, 7 men's voices, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra	1973	45:17	Choral
Quartet for clarinet & string trio	1993	15:10	Chamber Music
Agnus Dei, for chorus	1981	06:54	Choral
The Dream of Jacob, for orchestra	1974	07:48	Orchestral
Symphony No. 2 ("Christmas Symphony")	1979	33:16	Symphony
Stabat Mater, for 3 choruses	1962	07:40	Choral
Miniatures (3) for violin & piano	1959	04:18	Chamber Music
Benedicamus Domino, for 5 male voices	1993	03:15	Vocal Music