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Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 6 ("Chinese Songs") is actually his final work in the genre, having been completed after the Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 8 in 2017. The work has not been performed or recorded much, but conductor Antoni Wit, a Penderecki specialist, makes a good case for it here with the Nörrkoping Symphony Orchestra. The symphony is definitely inspired by Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and could easily be programmed with it. Penderecki sets translations into German by Hans Bethge of Chinese poetry, just as Mahler did; Penderecki sets eight poems to Mahler's six, and none overlap with Mahler. His treatment of the orchestra is quite Mahlerian, with the orchestra divided up into small groups of instruments and not really coming together as a whole. Penderecki enters new territory with actual aspects of Chinese music, including erhu solos that are not entirely convincingly spliced in from Hong Kong. Surely, it was possible to find an erhu player in Sweden, but the work itself is intriguing. Somehow, it seems uncharacteristic of Penderecki, which might or might not be a point of interest. As preface to the symphony, there are two concertos, a trumpet concerto and a Concerto doppio for violin, cello, and orchestra; both of these are in a Shostakovich vein, with the double concerto a bit more astringent. Baritone Jarosław Bręk, who passed away before this album was released, gives beautifully controlled performances in the symphony. This album landed on classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2023, partly because it rounds out Wit's cycle of Penderecki symphonies but also due to the intrinsic interest of the main attraction.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Guerrier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Guerrier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Guerrier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Guerrier, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Aleksandra Kuls, MainArtist - Hayoung Choi, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Li Po, Lyricist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Hsiao-ling Hsin, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Li Po, Lyricist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Du Fu, Lyricist - Hsiao-ling Hsin, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Li Qingzhao, Lyricist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Li Qingzhao, Lyricist
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Anonymous, Lyricist - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Hsiao-ling Hsin, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Zhang Ruoxu, Lyricist - Hsiao-ling Hsin, MainArtist
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Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Krzysztof PENDERECKI, Composer - Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - SCHOTT MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Jarosław Bręk, MainArtist - Du Fu, Lyricist
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Album review
Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 6 ("Chinese Songs") is actually his final work in the genre, having been completed after the Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 8 in 2017. The work has not been performed or recorded much, but conductor Antoni Wit, a Penderecki specialist, makes a good case for it here with the Nörrkoping Symphony Orchestra. The symphony is definitely inspired by Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and could easily be programmed with it. Penderecki sets translations into German by Hans Bethge of Chinese poetry, just as Mahler did; Penderecki sets eight poems to Mahler's six, and none overlap with Mahler. His treatment of the orchestra is quite Mahlerian, with the orchestra divided up into small groups of instruments and not really coming together as a whole. Penderecki enters new territory with actual aspects of Chinese music, including erhu solos that are not entirely convincingly spliced in from Hong Kong. Surely, it was possible to find an erhu player in Sweden, but the work itself is intriguing. Somehow, it seems uncharacteristic of Penderecki, which might or might not be a point of interest. As preface to the symphony, there are two concertos, a trumpet concerto and a Concerto doppio for violin, cello, and orchestra; both of these are in a Shostakovich vein, with the double concerto a bit more astringent. Baritone Jarosław Bręk, who passed away before this album was released, gives beautifully controlled performances in the symphony. This album landed on classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2023, partly because it rounds out Wit's cycle of Penderecki symphonies but also due to the intrinsic interest of the main attraction.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra Antoni Wit
- Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
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