Symphony no.4 "Tansman episodes," op.85 (2016)/ Henryk Górecki, London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Andrey Boreyko (dirigent)

Nonesuch Records releases the late Henryk Góreckis final composition, Symphony No. 4, Tansman Episodes. The recording was made during the 2014 world premiere performance at Royal Festival Hall with co-commissioner London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrey Boreyko. The piece, which pays homage to Góreckis fellow Polish composer Alexsander Tansman, was incomplete at the time of Góreckis 2010 death and thus missed its previously scheduled premiere. However the score had precise indications for orchestration, which Góreckis son Mikolaj, also a composer, used to complete it. The Daily Telegraph said the piece caps Górecki's reputation as an orchestral composer, but it also contains some surprises. The music … features some brutal juxtapositions of massively powerful music with slow, intimate passages for solo instruments, including prominent parts for piano and organ. (bron: Nonesuch)