Penderecki
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[the Penderecki's] not the sort of music that comes off if played half-heartedly, and the Royal String Quartet, with a detailed, clear recording, give it a natural precision and direction...[the... —
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These utterly fearless unaccompanied singers bring precision to the most complex textures while retaining a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart, imbuing it with an engaging sense of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Penderecki: Complete Music for String Quartet & String Trio
John Mills (violin), Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (viola), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Tippett Quartet
The ebb and flow of the confessional Quartet No. 3...is navigated with an assurance that speaks to their inside-out assimilation of all six scores. To have such a comprehensive programme vividly... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Penderecki: St Luke Passion
Lucas Meachem (baritone), Slawomir Holland (narrator), Sarah Wegener (soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Warsaw Boys Choir, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Nagano’s soloists are uniformly excellent and his choral singers exceptional in their unfailing commitment. A definitive recording of a modern masterpiece. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Juno Awards, 2021, Nominated - Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Contemporary
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Penderecki: Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2, etc.
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis
London Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Penderecki: Fonogrammi, Partita & Horn Concerto
RecommendedUrszula Janki (flute), Jennifer Montone (horn), Michal Pindakiewicz (electric guitar), Konrad Kubicki (bass guitar), Barbara Witkowska (harp), Jerzy Cembrzynski (double bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
the performances of the earlier pieces here are better recorded and generally better played than in the composer’s own recordings made when the techniques demanded by the music were clearly... —
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Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Classical Compendium
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Heupel’s interpretation of [Penderecki’s Per Slava] is especially convincing, laying bare the music’s fissured surfaces while maintaining its overall formal shape…He also manages to capture... —
