Polski Chór Kameralny, Jan Łukaszewski – Henryk Górecki: Church Songs, Op. 84 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Polski Chór Kameralny, Jan Łukaszewski – Henryk Górecki: Church Songs, Op. 84 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:39:00 minutes | 909 MB | Genre: Classical
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Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (1933–2010) achieved an international success in the mid-1990s, with his Symphony No. 3, “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”. Since then, Gorecki’s name has been associated almost exclusively with this piece. However, his music is much more than this one brilliant work. Gorecki never looked at musical fashions, but consistently created his own sound universe. In the 1980s Gorecki, feeling misunderstood, stepped back from the official concert life in Poland. He reached out to simple folk and church melodies, making their choral arrangements. He treated them with a great devotion and humility. In 1985, the composer drew on traditional church songs collected in the 19th-century Śpiewnik kościelny (Church Songbook) by Jan Siedlecki. He first selected five songs from it, which made up the cycle of five Marian Songs, Op. 54, for mixed choir a cappella. A year later, Gorecki decided to compile other church songs of various character and associated with different liturgical seasons. This led to a collection of twenty Church Songs for a cappella choir today known as his Op. 84. Apart from two, the songs were not published during composer’s lifetime. This album by the Polish Chamber Choir led by Jan lukaszewski offers this choral gem for the first time sang in Latin.

Tracklist:

01. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: O Virgo Maria (06:38)
02. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Sicut parvi amplectamur (04:39)
03. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Veni, o mater terrae (10:09)
04. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: O mater sempter alma (07:49)
05. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Nunc avemus et laudemus (02:20)
06. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Ave, carmina milia (04:37)
07. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: O stella caeli (00:58)
08. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus (02:24)
09. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Domine Deus (12:47)
10. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Popule meus (08:54)
11. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Pie Jesu, pastor alme (04:18)
12. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Jesu Christe, frater noster (04:58)
13. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Pater noster, omnipotens Deus (04:45)
14. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Ave, lauderis (01:04)
15. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Christi crux (02:45)
16. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Jesus Christus resurrexit (03:10)
17. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Beati qui eligunt Joseph (06:00)
18. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Salve mater matris Jesu (03:41)
19. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Jam conclamamus (04:01)
20. Polski Chór Kameralny & Jan Łukaszewski – Górecki: Audi clamantes, audi plorantes (02:54)

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