The Polish Requiem is one of the largest works of the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderetsky .
| "Polish Requiem" | |
|---|---|
| for soloist, choir and orchestra | |
 Record of the Polish Requiem under the direction of Krzysztof Penderetsky | |
| Composer | Krzysztof Penderecki |
| The form | and |
| Time and place of composition | 1980 - 2005 |
| First performance | September 28, 1984 |
| Duration | 98 minutes |
"Polish Requiem" was written for several decades ( 1980 - 2005 ). In 1980, its first fragment appeared - “Lacrimosa”, written in memory of the Gdansk dockers who were shot during the rebellion against the totalitarian regime ten years earlier; the composer dedicated this music to Lech Walesa and the Solidarity alliance led by him. In 1981, Agnus Dei appeared, dedicated to the memory of Cardinal Wyszynski , deeply revered in Poland; in 1982 - “Recordare Jesu pie”, written on the occasion of the rank of blessed priest Maximilian Kolbe , who in 1941 , saving another prisoner, voluntarily went to death in Auschwitz . In 1984, on the fortieth anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation , Dies Irae was created (different from the 1967 essay ). The first edition of the Polish Requiem was first performed in Stuttgart in September 1984 under the direction of Mstislav Rostropovich .
In 1993, the composer added to the score “Sanctus” (in this form the “Polish Requiem” was performed at the Penderetsky Festival in Stockholm on November 11, 1993 under the direction of the author).
In 2005, Penderetsky added to the Requiem Chacon for a string orchestra in memory of Pope John Paul II .
Structure
- Introitus
- Kyrie
- Dies irae
- Tuba mirum
- Mors stupedit
- Quid sum miser
- Rex tremendae
- Recordare Jesu pie
- Ingemisco tanquam reus
- Lacrimosa
- Sanctus
- Benedictus
- Chaconne
- Agnus dei
- Lux aeterna
- Libera me, Domine
- Święty Boże
- Libera animas
Performances and recordings
The first performance of the Polish Requiem (without the later Sanctus and Chaconne) took place on September 28, 1984 - Mstislav Rostropovich conducted the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra .
Records of the “Polish Requiem” were made under the direction of Anthony Wit [1] , Krzysztof Penderetsky [2] . Both records - without the later Chaconne, which was later separately recorded by Anthony Wit [3] .
Fragments of the "Polish Requiem" (Chacon) are heard in the film of Andrzej Wajda " Katyn ". [four]