Krzysztof Penderecki (born November 23, 1933 in Debica) is a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these works exhibit novel compositional techniques. Since the 1970s Penderecki's style has changed to encompass a post-Romantic idiom.
Some recent sleevenotes
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In the last couple of years I’ve found myself writing more and more
sleevenote essays. I’ve said in the past that this is one of my favourite
mediums for w...
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