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Zbigniew Preisner - Requiem for my friend [1998]

Posted By: retan

Date: 26 Aug 2009 19:10:59

Requiem for My Friend: (Zbigniew Preisner) In the mid-1990's, Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner was working on a collaboration with his close associate, director Krzysztof Kieslowski, and screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz that would have produced the kind of massive operatic concert at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece that Vangelis and others had strived to create through the years. Their collaboration was quite fruitful, yielding the films and scores for the Colours Trilogy (Blue, White, and Red) as well as Dekalog and The Double Life of Veronique…
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…Preisner's other notable film scores of the previous ten years had included the highly acclaimed At Play in the Fields of the Lord and The Secret Garden. His work on this new massive concert piece was only halfway completed when Kieslowski passed away in 1996, changing the focus of work from strictly the operatic concert to one that combined that material with a requiem written in the memory of Kieslowski. Attaching the 30-minute "Requiem" to the original concert material titled "Life," the combined pieces would subsequently be performed around Europe. By 1999, a performance of the material was recorded for international distribution on album, and while the two halves definitely speak towards different goals, they offer a treat to Preisner collectors and those who enjoy the phenomenal sound quality that well-recorded live performance albums can often yield. The first half of the album, the "Requiem," exists in nine movements and was composed for a smaller ensemble of a soprano, organ, two countertenors, tenor, bass, string quintet and percussion. It was recorded in Warsaw Cathedral and the Emaus Church in Cracow, and the effect of the large recording facility on the acoustics is stunning. Consisting of some weighty choral performances in Latin and Polish, the "Requiem" movements are extremely protracted and restrained. Very lengthy sequences of near silence and the solemn solo organ can be difficult to enjoy outside of a live performance, and its success on album relies upon the gorgeously recorded operatic voices. When they are silent, "Requiem" is surprisingly lacking in sustained spirit.
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Tracklist
Part One: Requiem

• 1. Officium (3:46)
• 2. Kyrie Eleison (6:12)
• 3. Dies Irae (4:51)
• 4. Offertorium (3:19)
• 5. Sanctus (2:51)
• 6. Angus Dei (1:49)
• 7. Lux Aeterna (1:56)
• 8. Lacrimosa (3:24)
• 9. Epitaphium (3:03)

Part Two: Life

The Beginning:
• 10. Meeting (5:18)
• 11. Discovering the World (2:50)
• 12. Love (2:24)

Destiny:
• 13. Kai Kairos (9:43)

Apocalypse:
• 14. Ascende Huc (2:18)
• 15. Veni et Vidi (2:45)
• 16. Qui Erat et Qui Est (4:26)
• 17. Lacrimosa – Day of Tears (4:03)

Postscriptum:
• 18. Prayer (3:16)

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