℗ 2020 DUX
| Released | June 5, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 25m 12s |
| Record Label | DUX |
| Catalogue No. | DUX1592-93 |
| Genre | Classical (Art Song) |
Górecki: Art Songs
Ewa Guz-Seroka, Jadwiga Rappé, Robert Gierlach, Urszula Kryger
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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3 Songs, Op. 3
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1.1
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No. 1, To Mother
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
1:54 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2, What Bell of Mourning
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
2:39 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3, The Bird
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
0:39 | |||
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2 Sacred Songs, Op. 30
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1.4
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No. 1, Lento sostenuto
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
3:29 | |||
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1.5
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No. 2, Maestoso
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
1:46 | |||
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2 Songs, Op. 42
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1.6
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No. 1, Nocturne
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Urszula Kryger |
5:05 | |||
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1.7
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No. 2, Malagueña
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Urszula Kryger |
3:56 | |||
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Blessed Raspberry Songs, Op. 43
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1.8
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No. 1, Blessed Raspberry Songs
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
4:26 | |||
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1.9
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No. 2, Each Morning, When the Shadows Recede
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
2:19 | |||
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1.10
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No. 3, Compassion
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
4:11 | |||
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1.11
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No. 4, Oh! God...
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
5:36 | |||
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2 Songs of Juliusz Słowacki, Op. 48
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2.1
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No. 1, In Tears, Lord, We Raise Our Hands to You
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
13:04 | |||
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2.2
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No. 2, Lord! Of Whom in the Heavens I Hear
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Robert Gierlach |
6:12 | |||
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3 Songs of Maria Konopnicka, Op. 68
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2.3
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No. 1, Through These Meadows, Across These Fields
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
2:08 | |||
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2.4
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No. 2, When Poland
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
0:57 | |||
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2.5
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No. 3, By the Window, by My Window
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Jadwiga Rappé |
3:01 | |||
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3 Fragments of Stanisław Wyspiański, Op. 69
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2.6
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No. 1, How Can I Find Peace
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Urszula Kryger |
9:02 | |||
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2.7
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No. 2, Can Man be Freed from the Mayhem
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Urszula Kryger |
4:46 | |||
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2.8
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No. 3, Poetry! You Are a Tranquil Siesta
Henryk Górecki; Ewa Guz-Seroka; Urszula Kryger |
10:02 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, in his search for the answer to the question of what music is, thought of two sentences to be the closest to capturing the heart of the problem - the words of Zbigniew Herbert: "art is a transmission of important spiritual experiences" and the thought of Pope John XXIII: "an ordinary thing, but done in an unusual way". The impact of both definitions on the composer's oeuvre is particularly evident in the songs he wrote from his first creative attempts (in the mid-1950s) until 1996.
Although Górecki's songs do not belong to the composer's dominant current, he returned to them regularly, treating them as an important way of articulating the deepest, most personal, intimate experiences.
This album, thanks to excellent soloists valued all over the world and their interpretations, enables the most complete possible way to commune with the art of the outstanding Polish composer.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DUX Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.76 -13.27 to -0.32 | -28.78 -34.50 to -19.98 | -23.80 -30.90 to -16.70 | 14 11 to 18 | |
| 1.1 | No. 1, To Mother | -10.18 | -32.81 | -29.0 | 12 |
| 1.2 | No. 2, What Bell of Mourning | -0.62 | -26.03 | -20.5 | 15 |
| 1.3 | No. 3, The Bird | -7.14 | -29.51 | -25.7 | 14 |
| 1.4 | No. 1, Lento sostenuto | -2.84 | -30.53 | -23.6 | 17 |
| 1.5 | No. 2, Maestoso | -0.76 | -19.98 | -16.7 | 11 |
| 1.6 | No. 1, Nocturne | -0.41 | -28.39 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 1.7 | No. 2, Malagueña | -4.67 | -25.40 | -20.3 | 12 |
| 1.8 | No. 1, Blessed Raspberry Songs | -1.81 | -26.95 | -22.1 | 15 |
| 1.9 | No. 2, Each Morning, When the Shadows Recede | -5.24 | -28.80 | -22.9 | 13 |
| 1.10 | No. 3, Compassion | -0.64 | -22.36 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 1.11 | No. 4, Oh! God... | -6.69 | -31.40 | -25.7 | 15 |
| 2.1 | No. 1, In Tears, Lord, We Raise Our Hands to You | -0.32 | -26.97 | -20.6 | 16 |
| 2.2 | No. 2, Lord! Of Whom in the Heavens I Hear | -3.61 | -28.80 | -23.2 | 15 |
| 2.3 | No. 1, Through These Meadows, Across These Fields | -0.37 | -26.17 | -18.7 | 16 |
| 2.4 | No. 2, When Poland | -8.44 | -30.03 | -26.6 | 12 |
| 2.5 | No. 3, By the Window, by My Window | -12.70 | -34.06 | -30.5 | 13 |
| 2.6 | No. 1, How Can I Find Peace | -9.16 | -33.57 | -29.9 | 16 |
| 2.7 | No. 2, Can Man be Freed from the Mayhem | -13.27 | -34.50 | -30.9 | 14 |
| 2.8 | No. 3, Poetry! You Are a Tranquil Siesta | -1.56 | -30.64 | -26.1 | 18 |