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Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No 6 'Chinese Songs'; Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Percussion and Celesta
ACD 270-2 (CD Accord, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (30 July 2021)
Playing time: 47'14"
Tracks: 13
Booklet pages: 94
℗ 2019 CD Accord
© 2019 Polska Filharmonia Kameralna Sopot
Main country of recording: Poland
Country of manufacture: Poland
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Krzysztof Penderecki: Symphony No 6 'Chinese Songs'; Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Percussion and Celesta published on 9 October 2021
Stephan Genz, baritone
Joanna Kravchenko, erhu
Andrzej Wojciechowski, clarinet
Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot
Wojciech Rajski, conductor
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020):
Symphony No 6, 'Chinese Songs' for baritone and orchestra (2008-17, first recording)
Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Percussion and Celesta - a transcription of the 1983 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Recorded 18-19 (Concerto) and 23-25 (Symphony) November 2019 in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ‒ Star of the Sea,
Sopot, Poland