Henryk Górecki: Miserere
Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding
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Misere, Opus 44 | Chicago Symphony Chorus & John Nelson | 32:42 | Work Only | View In iTunes |
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Amen, Opus 35 | Chicago Symphony Chorus & John Nelson | 6:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Euntes Ibant Et Flebant | Chicago Symphony Chorus & John Nelson | 8:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wislo Moja, Wislo Szara (My Vistula, Grey Vistula), Opus 46 | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), Opus 39: A Ta Nasza Narew (Oh, Our River Narew), lento malinconico | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), Opus 39: Oj, Kiedy No Powislu (Oh, When in Powisle), non troppo | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 1:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), Opus 39: Oj, Janie, Janie (Oh, Johnny, Johnny), molto lento - dolce cantabile | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), Opus 39: Polne Roze Rwala (She Picked Wild Roses), lento sostenuto | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 2:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters), Opus 39, maestoso espressivo | Chicago Symphony Chorus, John Nelson & Lucy Ding | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Gorecki's best
His Third Symphony with Dawn Upshaw may be a better known recording, but I would argue that this collection of compositions represents superior music. The Miserere, which repeats the words "Domine Deus" as the only lyric through most of the 30-minute composition, builds on the same slow crescendo as the Third Symphony. Euntes Ibant Et Flebant is an early religious vocal composition that hints at some of Gorecki's later strengths. The latter half of the recording consists of choral songs inspired by traditional Polish folk melodies. Of these, Wislo Moja, Wislo Szara is the most moving.
Amazing choral music
This album contains some of the most emotionally heart wrenching music that I have ever heard. Every piece is unique. My favorite is Amen, Opus 35. When I hear the voices in this piece it sends chills down my spine. I'm not sure what Gorecki was feeling when he wrote it but to me it is the sound of Heaven and hell colliding in mid air. The 30 second sample of it is from the very begining of the piece and doesn't reveal the thrilling choral climax. I wonder what he would think of this review. Well worth the price. Don't even think about it. Just buy it.
Evocative
This is an amazing work by an amazing composer. Every now and and, genius is mixed with the divine inspiration to create a work that is truly transcendent; this work by Henryk Górecki is one of those works. Much like his better known Symphony no. 3, there is a lachrymose quality to Miserere, but never without brighter allusions to hope and mercy. The imagery is vivid, and the emotions are powerful, almost startling at times. If you are a fan of the aforementioned Symphony no. 3, particularly the Electra Nonesuch recording featuring Dawn Upshaw, you are certain to enjoy this important work. Buy with confidence.
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