Górecki: Miserere - Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon / Decca Audio CD 2012 / 478 3537
UPC 028947835370
Miserere, Op. 44 (sample) is a choral work composed in 1981 by Henryk Górecki for large (120 voices) a cappella mixed choir. The text comprises five words: 'Domine Deus Noster' (Lord our God), which are repeated for the first ten sections, resolved by a chorus of 'Miserere nobis' (Have mercy on us) in the eleventh and final section. Both lines of text are sung as imploring pleas. A typical performance lasts 35 minutes.
Górecki composed the work in 1981 in protest to government intervention against the Polish Solidarity trade union - specifically, in response to the government-sanctioned assault of activists in Bydgoszcz. After martial law was enacted in December of that year, performance of the piece became impossible, and the piece was not performed until 1987. The first performance took place on 10 September 1987 in St. Stanisłaus Church Włocławek, and a day later in Bydgoszcz, with Stanisław Krawczyński [pl]conducting the Bydgoszcz Philharmonic Choir.
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Decca – 478 3537 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Sep 3, 2012 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Contemporary |
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Tracklist:
1
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Lobgesang, Op.76
Glockenspiel – Theresa Dimond
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7:50
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Miserere, Op.44 |
(33:17) |
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I Lento. Blagalnie - |
3:00 |
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II Lento. Blagalnie. Dolce Cantabile - |
2:17 |
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III Lento. Blagalnie. Poco Espressivo - Poco Più Lento. Dolce - |
2:31 |
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IV Lento. Blagalnie. Molto Espressivo - Più Lento - |
2:28 |
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V Meno Mosso. Lento Molto Tranquillo - Blagalnie, Czule - |
3:50 |
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VI Molto Lento - Poco Più Mosso Ma Lento Assai. Blagalnie, Trochȩ Zawodząco - |
4:29 |
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VII Molto Lento - Lento Maestoso - Più Lento - |
3:08 |
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| 9 |
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VIII Lento. Blagalnie, Affettuoso - |
1:19 |
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IX Poco Più Mosso. Lento Moderato Molto Espressivo, Molto Appassionato - A tempo, Ma Dolcissimo Cantabilissimo I Bardzo Czule - Pochissimo Più Largo - |
4:29 |
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| 11 |
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X Lento - Sempre Poco A Poco Stringendo E Aumentare La Tensione E L'Espressione - Con Grande Tensione E Massima Espressione - A Tempo, Ma Subito Sempre Poco A Poco Allargando E Tranquillo - |
3:05 |
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XI Lento. Tranquillissimo, Canabilissimo, Dolcissimo. Blagalnie |
2:41 |
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Pieśni Maryjne, Op.54
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(26:55)
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I Matko Niebieskiego Pana |
3:38 |
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II Matko Najświȩtsza! |
10:27 |
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III Zdrowaś Bądź, Maryja |
3:20 |
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VI Ach, jak Smutne Roztanie |
4:49 |
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V Ciebie Na Wieki Wychwalać Bȩdziemy |
4:41 |
- Choir – Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Composed By – Henryk Górecki
- Conductor, Liner Notes – Grant Gershon
- Engineer – Fred Vogler
- Liner Notes – Adrian Thomas
- Liner Notes [Translated By] – Christiane Frobenius, Dennis Collins
- Mastered By – Scott Sedillo
- Producer – Chris Hazell
