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PENDERECKI KLOSINSKA KRUSZEWSKI WIT - ST LUKE PASSION CD

PENDERECKI KLOSINSKA KRUSZEWSKI WIT - ST LUKE PASSION CD

GBP 22.46

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PENDERECKI / KLOSINSKA / KRUSZEWSKI / WIT

Title:

ST LUKE PASSION

Genre:

CLASSICAL

SKU:

747313214921

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4 - 8 Business Days

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SKU/Barcode: 747313214921

Krzysztof Penderecki's St. Luke Passion (Passio et mors Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam) is considered by many to be a landmark work in the history of twentieth century. One would not know that from the degree to which the work has been recorded; since its 1965 premiere, the St. Luke Passion has only been recorded in its entirety three times. This includes the original 1966 Polish recording under Henryk Czyz, a recording for Argo under the composer made in 1989, and finally a live performance led by Marc Soustrot for MD&G in 1999. Thus, Naxos' Penderecki: St. Luke Passion, recorded in 2002, is only the fourth entry in the slim Penderecki St. Luke Passion sweepstakes. Conductor Antoni Wit takes the Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra by the hand and leads it through this difficult and treacherous score. Wit is an old hand with anything Penderecki, having already recorded all of Penderecki's orchestral music on three Naxos volumes. Wit manages to keep the orchestra together and in one voice, and the chorus is splendid, ululating, exploding, and wailing ecstatically just as Penderecki requires it to. Vocal soloists Izabella Klosinska, Adam Kruszewski, and Jaroslaw Malanowicz are a bit of a drag on the proceedings. All three seem barely up to their parts and happy just to get through them without bursting their lungs. The recording is also a little distant and balanced toward extremes of volume -- soft passages are barely audible, whereas loud ones tear your head off. Landmark work or not, one can easily see why Penderecki's St. Luke Passion isn't recorded with more frequency. It is big, expensive, and difficult to perform and a real challenge for the listener. Conventional wisdom dictates that Penderecki's own 1989 recording of the St. Luke Passion is the best on records, and the Wit, while good, doesn't quite rise to the challenge. Nevertheless, in a pinch, especially as the Penderecki performance no longer seems to be available, the Naxos is a viable option, and one can't beat the asking price.

1. O Crux Ave
2. Et Egressus
3. Deus Meus
4. Domine Quis Habitabit
5. Adhuc Eo Loquente
6. Ierusalem
7. Ut Quid Domine
8. Comprehendentes Autem Eum
9. Iudica Me Deus
10. Et Viri Qui Tenebant Illum
11. Ierusalem
12. Miserere Mei Deus
13. Et Surgens Omnis
14. Et In Pulverem
15. Et Baiulans Sibi Crucem
16. Popule Meus
17. Ibi Crucifixerunt Eum
18. Crux Fidelis
19. Diidentes Vero
20. In Pulverem Populus
21. Et Stabat Populus
22. Unus Autem
23. Stabant Autem Iuxta Crucem
24. Stabat Mater
25. Erat Autem Fere Hora Sexta
26. Alla Breve
27. In Pulverem Mortis...In Te Domine Speravi
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