Krzysztof Penderecki
Penderecki was a composer of choral and orchestral music, opera, and chamber music in modern harmonic settings.
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Composition Highlights
Title |
Year |
Avg. Duration |
Genre |
Threnody (for the Victims of Hiroshima), for 52 strings |
1959 |
09:20 |
Orchestral |
St. Luke Passion (Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Lucam), for 3 voices, narrator, choruses & orchestra |
1965 |
01:12:57 |
Choral |
String Quartet No. 1 |
1960 |
06:45 |
Chamber Music |
String Quartet No. 2 |
1968 |
08:02 |
Chamber Music |
Song of the Cherubim (Ize Cheruwimy), for chorus |
1986 |
06:40 |
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 |
06:41 |
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 |
15:05 |
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 |
33:32 |
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 |
03:17 |
Vocal Music |
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