Wow to see the great Krzysztof Penderecki in person directing this monumental early work (written in 1961), it's very moving. Penderecki was probably the greatest musician of the Polish avant-garde school in the Karol Szymanowski movement, unfortunately he passed away in 2020 but I miss him very much. I spent a good part of my youth studying the paper scores of his music, including the famous Threnody for the victims of Hiroshima, his absolute masterpiece. Horror cinema has taken over this style of music for years but originally, Penderecki absolutely did not write this music for this purpose (horror cinema being moreover at the time very in its infancy, it will be necessary wait until the 70s/80s for that...).
He was from the Krakow area in Southern Poland and that part didnt see much of the war, at least not like Warsaw, but touring the country, in 2012 it was a very sad place after 50 years of Nazis and Communists. I can understand this music.
This is what you listen to when you wanna feel that nasty feeling in your gut. ( so never) its low frequency promises negative feelings. Listen to adiago for strings. Its heavenly…… and truly is a timeless-masterpiece ❤
Imagine a good top cook gets frustrated with never being able to make something new so he constructs in a special kitchen at far below zero temperature, mysterious castles out of thin frozen layers of fruit and vegetable juices. Those "dishes" are edible and look very tasty but as soon as one touches a wall of a castle, the juice melts before one can eat. Sometimes doing very artistic and "new" things is not what many hungry persons will require or like. Some will focus on the "new" aspect since they are not good eaters and call this progress. Next anyone who doesn't like this, is backward and stupid. That's where it all goes wrong....
