Penderecki: Credo
Iwona Hossa (soprano 1), Aga Mikołaj (soprano 2), Ewa Wolak (alto), Rafał Bartminski (tenor) & Remigiusz Łukomski (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Antoni Wit
In charge of the Warsaw Philharmonic and big vocal forces, Antoni Wit conducts with authoritative fervour, bringing out the dark, brass-heavy colour. The soprano Iwona Hossa leads a well-balanced...
Penderecki: Credo
Iwona Hossa (soprano 1), Aga Mikołaj (soprano 2), Ewa Wolak (alto), Rafał Bartminski (tenor) & Remigiusz Łukomski (bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Antoni Wit
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In charge of the Warsaw Philharmonic and big vocal forces, Antoni Wit conducts with authoritative fervour, bringing out the dark, brass-heavy colour. The soprano Iwona Hossa leads a well-balanced...
About
Described by USA Today as ‘one of Penderecki’s most colorful and extroverted [pieces]’, the Credo is a sweeping, lavishly scored and highly Romantic setting of the Catholic profession of faith.
Its use of traditional tonality alongside passages of choral speech, ringing brass and exotic percussive effects marks it as a potent Neo-romantic masterpiece.
Composed more than 30 years earlier, the short avant garde Cantata recalls the sound world of Ligeti and celebrates the survival, over 600 years, of the Jagellonian University near Kraków.
Contents and tracklist
- Remigiusz Lukomski (bass), Iwona Hossa (soprano), Aga Mikolaj (soprano), Ewa Wolak (alto), Rafal Bartminski (tenor)
- Warsaw Boys Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir
- Antoni Wit
- Recorded: 29 September - 1 October 2008
- Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland
- Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir
- Antoni Wit
- Recorded: 9 September 2008
- Recording Venue: Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Awards and reviews
December 2010
In charge of the Warsaw Philharmonic and big vocal forces, Antoni Wit conducts with authoritative fervour, bringing out the dark, brass-heavy colour. The soprano Iwona Hossa leads a well-balanced vocal quintet
