Beatus vir : op. 38 (31:08) -- Symphony no. 2 : "Copernican", op. 31. First movement (16:35) ; Second movement (19:27).
Note
The 1st work for baritone solo, chorus and orchestra, composed in honor of the return of Pope John Paul II to Krakow in 1979; the 2nd work for soprano and baritone solos, chorus and orchestra, composed to celebrate the quincentenary of Copernicus.
Text of the 1st work from Psalms; text of the 2nd work consists of brief excerpts from Psalms and Copernicus' De revolutionibus orbium caelestium, Liber I.
Event (note)
Recorded Nov. 18-19, 2000, Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, Katowice.
Language (note)
Sung in Latin.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj, 1933-2010.
Title
Symphony no. 2 [electronic resource] : Beatus vir / Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki.
Imprint
[S.l.] : Naxos, p2001.
Performer
Zofia Kilanowicz, soprano ; Andrzej Dobber, baritone ; Polis Radio Choir ; Silesian Philharmonic Choir ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) ; Antoni Wit, conductor.
Event
Recorded Nov. 18-19, 2000, Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, Katowice.