Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima / Canticum Canticorum Salomonis / De Natura Sonoris nos. 1 & 2

Album by Krzysztof Penderecki & Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach & London Symphony Orchestra

A compilation of Krzysztof Penderecki’s sonorist works for string orchestra, mixed chorus and large orchestra, emphasising extended techniques, tone clusters and unconventional timbres. It traverses themes of remembrance, biblical text and the nature of sound within the avant‑garde classical tradition.
First released: 19th March 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Anaklasis
    6:04
  2. 2.
    Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
    10:00
  3. 3.
    Fonogrammi
    6:45
  4. 4.
    De Natura Sonoris No. 1
    7:19
  5. 5.
    Capriccio
    11:43
  6. 6.
    Canticum Canticorum Salomonis
    16:52
  7. 7.
    De Natura Sonoris No. 2
    9:08
  8. 8.
    The Dream of Jacob
    7:31

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