Lacrimosa No. 2
| Lacrimosa No. 2 | |
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| by Krzysztof Penderecki | |
 The composer in 2008 | |
| Text | Lacrimosa, from the Requiem mass |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | 2018 |
| Performed | 6 October 2018 |
Lacrimosa No. 2 is a sacred composition for soprano, women's choir and chamber orchestra by Krzysztof Penderecki, completed in 2018, setting the liturgical text Lacrimosa from the Requiem mass.
History[edit]
Penderecki wrote Lacrimosa No. 2 on a commission by the Pomeranian Philharmonic. He set the liturgical text Lacrimosa from the Requiem mass which he had set first in his Polish Requiem,[1] for a soprano soloist, women's choir and chamber orchestra. The world premiere was performed on 10 October 2018,[2] on the occasion of the unveiling of the Monument to the Victims of the Pomeranian Crime of 1939 in Toruń, Poland, by soprano Iwona Hossa, the Chór Żeński Uniwersytetu Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego, and the Pomeranian Philharmonic, conducted by Kai Bumann..[3] It was published by Schott. The duration is given as two minutes.[3][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Kosńska, Małgorzata. "Krzysztof Penderecki". culture.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Krzysztof Penderecki: Lacrimosa No. 2 (2018)" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
- ^ a b "Lacrimosa No. 2". Schott Music. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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