- Audio CD (July 1 1997)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Nonesuch
- ASIN: B000005J3D
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #9 in Music > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Upshaw, Dawn
- #75 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Polkas
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Track Listings
| 1. Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, Op. 66: I: Tranquillo |
| 2. Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, Op. 66: II: Allegro impetuoso--marcatissimo |
| 3. Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, Op. 66: III: Allegro--deciso assai |
| 4. Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, Op. 66: IV: Adagio cantabile |
| 5. Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra, Op. 40: I: Allegro molto |
| 6. Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra, Op. 40: II: Vivace |
| 7. Good Night (In Memoriam Michael Vyner), Op. 63: I: Lento (adagio)--tranquillo |
| 8. Good Night (In Memoriam Michael Vyner), Op. 63: II: Lento tranquillissimo |
| 9. Good Night (In Memoriam Michael Vyner), Op. 63: III: Lento--largo: docissimo--catabillissimo |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth it for the harpsichord concerto alone,
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This review is from: Kleines Requiem Fur... (Audio CD)
Those who love minimalist classical music ought to own this. The Harpsichord Concerto alone is worth it; it is a brilliant and rousing piece which will invigorate you with its complex fusion of chaos (from the harpsichord) and structure (from the strings). The other music on the disc is stirring and moving; haunting at times. Gorecki was a brilliant composer, and will be sadly missed (he has died just recently). Listen to this and appreciate.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sublime music by Gorecki!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Kleines Requiem Fur... (Audio CD)
This CD contains some of the best compositions by Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki. Its definatelly one of my favourite CDs. And anybody who says this music is not great must be a totall ignorant as far as contemporary classical music is concerned. "Kleines Requiem.." is a grave and very intense composition. "Concerto for Harpsichord..." is probably the most widely played modern harpsichord concerto since Manuel de Falla's. Writen for and dedicated to Chojnacka , the concerto is addressed to her specific personality and musicality. Gorecki's music is brilliant and unique! - if you love contemporary classical music - you WILL love this CD. Highly recommended!!
1.0 out of 5 stars
A must for HMG lovers, all else remove from shopping cart.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Kleines Requiem Fur... (Audio CD)
Take the Reichian 16th-note ostinato (or the industrial equipment equivalent, the sledgehammer), minimal melodic development, and the sonic capabilities of a modern orchestra in heavy hands, and you've got some difficult listening ahead of you, friend.As this CD contains a sampling of different types of symphonic forms - long sonata, a concerto, I would consider it a suitable representation of the composers body of work. For my ears, I don't hear music that merits recording. I hear a mediocre composition students senior project, hastly constructed due to his focus on his drumming in his rock band, not on study. In fact, as a harpsichordist, I would be embarassed to play the instrument in his Harpsicord Concerto, insinuating that he even came close to the capabilities of my instrument. Think Yanni. My guess is that Gorecki fans would explain to me that my vehemence is exactly what the composer intends, or that I don't understand his work or where he's coming from. My response could only be that I pass on music that requires clairvoyant connection with the composer and doesn't stand without explanation.
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