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Nonesuch Releases New Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood CD on March 13

Mar. 09, 2012

Nonesuch Releases New Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood CD on March 13

Nonesuch drops the highly anticipated collaborative album of Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood on Tuesday, March 13. The album pairs iconic works of Penderecki, Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia, with the recent Greenwood works, 48 Responses to Polymorphia and Popcorn Superhet Receiver, both inspired by the music of the great Polish composer. Fortunately, those chomping at the bit to indulge in this sumptuous offering from two of the most revered musical heavyweights of the last half-century, don’t have to wait until March 13, as the album is streaming in full on NPR’sFirst Listen now. In addition, the album is the subject of an in depth New York Times Magazine feature article.

NPR’s Anastasia Tsioulcas, host of NPR’s classical music blog Deceptive Cadence, writes:

How do you capture the energy—both positive and negative—of the past 50 years by using instruments perfected in the 18th century and made of wood, glue and horsehair? Here, they both choose to use a seemingly antiquated vehicle—orchestral strings—to convey the noise, chaos and energy of our time. The results are ear-tingling.

Concertgoers in London can hear the complete program performed live by the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra—the group featured on the Nonesuch recording—led by Penderecki and Marek Moś in a concert at Barbican Hall in London on Thursday, March 22. The performance is part of the tenth Kinoteka Polish Film Festival. For more information, go to www.barbican.org.uk.  

Listen to the album on NPR, here. Read the New York Times Magazine article, here.

Pre order the album at www.nonesuch.com.

Learn more on the music of Krzysztof Penderecki and Jonny Greenwood at www.schott-music.com and www.fabermusic.com.

Jonny Greenwood
Popcorn Superhet Receiver (2005)
for string orchestra
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18'

48 Responses to Polymorphia (2011)
for 48 solo strings
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19'

Krzysztof Penderecki
Polymorphia (1961)
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10' 

Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960)
for 52 strings
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8' 

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