Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'

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The performance itself has all the necessary gusto and flamboyance. The new ending does little or nothing to tone down the aggressive exuberance of the original, an American commission which... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2013 More…

Release Date: 2nd Sep 2013
Catalogue No: 98018
Label: Hänssler
Length: 37 minutes

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Penderecki: Piano Concerto 'Resurrection'

Work length37:46

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Florian Uhlig (piano)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw
Lukasz Borowicz
Recorded: 25–27 January 2013
Recording Venue: Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Track length10:06

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Track length5:34

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Only recently has Krzysztof Penderecki turned to the piano as a solo instrument. The first sketches for this concerto were made in 2001 and had a lighter character, similar to his Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra. Since the work was scheduled to be premiered in New York following the attack on the World Trade Center, Penderecki decided to present a much more serious work. The work is conceived in a broad formal layout reminiscent of a Mahler symphony transformed into a piano concerto. The work’s title "Resurrection" was also conceived as a response to the events of September 11th, 2001. But this is not a resurrection in the religious sense; rather the title refers to the universal human desire for a fresh start, for a new birth. To underscore this idea, the composer employs a pealing of bells at the work’s climax. In 2007, Penderecki’s score underwent a major revision and it is this even longer version that is performed on this recording.

Florian Uhlig has often played the concerto both under the direction of Penderecki himself as well as with other conductors throughout the world. This recording is particularly close to his heart.

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October 2013

The performance itself has all the necessary gusto and flamboyance. The new ending does little or nothing to tone down the aggressive exuberance of the original, an American commission which while in progress turned (it would appear) into a defiant riposte to the horrors of 9/11

27th September 2013

Uhlig's performance has all the virtuosic, staminal and expressive necessaries and more besides, and his substantial orchestral support is equally, unflaggingly impressive.

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