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- Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Henryk Górecki to Be Celebrated in Free Memorial Concert at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge
Polish composer Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, who passed away a year ago this week, will be celebrated in a free memorial concert at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge tonight. The all-Górecki program, presented by LPR and the Polish Cultural Institute in New York, features Górecki's Kleines Requiem für eine Polka, performed by Ensemble Signal, led by Brad Lubman, and Quasi una Fantasia: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 64, performed by the JACK Quartet.
- Friday, November 12, 2010
Kronos Quartet's David Harrington Remembers Henryk Górecki
"The three string quartets Henryk Górecki wrote for Kronos are a totally unique body of work," writes Kronos Quartet Artistic Director David Harrington of the composer, who passed away earlier today. "With Already it is Dusk, Quasi una fantasia, and ...songs are sung, Górecki extended a tradition that includes Bach and Beethoven, among many others." Read Harrington's personal remembrances here and see photos of Kronos and the composer.
About this Album
One of the most affecting works of the late 20th century, Symphony No. 3, featuring the London Sinfonetta and soprano Dawn Upshaw, proved spellbinding to a diverse international audience. TIME calls it “a transcendental meditation on mortality and redemption.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
London Sinfonietta
David Zinman, conductor
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Colin Matthews
Recorded May 1991 at CTS Studios, London
Recording Engineer: Tony Faulkner
Assistant: Declan McGovern
Editing and Post-production: Marian Freeman
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Design by John Heiden
Photograph by Gertrude Käsebier
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
