Note of warning: If you are in a perfectly good mood, do NOT listen to this music. This music will take you to a dark place and will probably drive you insane. The music can be thematic and beautiful one minute, dark and menacing the next. When it hits dark mode (which is throughout most of this set) it is very unrelenting which no doubt led to their exposure in such classic films such as The Shining and The Exorcist, as well in recent films, Children of Men, Shutter Island, etc. The composer's darker and more menacing pieces are attributed largely to their religious origins (most of Penderecki's work was commissioned by the Roman Catholics), especially Symphony No. 7 - St. Luke's Passion. Symphony no. 6 is not included because as of this date it has yet to be recorded.

Here is the MOST COMPREHENSIVE and ABSOLUTE BEST of Polish composer, Krzysztof Penderecki. I would not advise listening to this all in one pass. Too much Penderecki all at once could cause temporary or irreparable insanity.

For newcomers to Penderecki, I would recommend checking out the scores in the "Orchestral Works" folder. That'll help determine if you're ready to handle his style enough to proceed to his Symphonies and Concertos. This set took years to compile to this size so when you download, please say thanks. That's all I ask. Also, please support the composer by purchasing his CD's.


Albums:

2 Concerti
A Polish Requiem
Cello Concertos
Chamber Music
Sacred Choral Works
Clarinet and Flute Concertos & Agnus Dei
Concerto per viola ed orchestra
Credo (re-uploading)
Greenwood/Penderecki Collaboration
Music for Clarinet & String Quartet
Orchestral Works
Sextet*
String Quartets*
Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8
Three Pieces in Old Style/Serenade/Intermezzo/Sinfoniettas/Oboe Capriccio*
Utrenja
Violin Concertos
Violin & Horn Concertos*
Violin Sonatos Nos. 1 & 2
*new albums

ALL 320 MP3, Total pack size: 2.54gb~3 RAR's

EVERYTHING BUT CREDO

https://mega.co.nz/#!I0EAkSZL!jn-ITF_JIKfA641SYgg-SamSSh3aIYY-gCGpOSdjci4
https://mega.co.nz/#!Bs9UEIYL!-zgS-J3mi-JAbINDi46RGSb7qu5NgcoA9kurbk5RBUI
https://mega.co.nz/#!N80gRYiT!7Y32AqpxicxvXX22MaftHOYZJ5p47yQxHCdCUqI e0O0

CREDO LINK



https://mega.co.nz/#!Eo9hHYRD!8NhOOOiXhG-K1zpifKWdgklk0fOY04CHVW14c0JZUwI

For Penderecki newcomers I recommend the Naxos CD of his 3rd symphony which also features his famous Threnody.

This collection is about as complete as I could get it and includes pretty much every piece listed under Penderecki's composition list on Wiki except for his operas,the horn concerto, a non-Youtube ripped version of Penderecki's Sextet and several other pieces are rather hard to locate as well. If anyone has those CDs and wouldn't mind uploading, please be my guest.

I know that. ^^

There is also a Orchestral Works series by Naxos. In it, the CD with the 3rd symphony also contains Threnody. That's what I wanted to say. :)
I also got the Penderecki-conducted version which you can find on the soundtrack CD to Children of Men. Both nice. :)

I know that. ^^

There is also a Orchestral Works series by Naxos? In it, the CD with the 3rd symphony also contains Threnody. That's what I wanted to say. :)
I also got the Penderecki-conducted version which you can find on the soundtrack CD to Children of Men. Both nice. :)

I'll check it out. I found two albums I forgot to add. I've included them in the list. I'm sure there is more Penderecki music floating around somewhere but considering I've managed to track down almost every piece listed in Penderecki's music profile on Wiki. It's about as complete as it's gonna get considering some pieces haven't seen an official album release but it's very very few pieces.

I love the Penderecki pieces in The Shining, so I'll be definitely be giving these a listen. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing! glad to see some love for Penderecki! love the use of his music in films, and have also been listening to some of his concert work, just heard "St Luke Passion" the other day. Definitely some challenging stuff. I've also been listening to composers like George Crumb, Arvo Part (his music is a lot more pleasant, less terrifying), Gorecki, etc. Worth the while for those who are wanting to stretch their musical muscles and explore pretty wild material.

TANKS MY ENGLISH VERY BAD

Trying out the "Orchestral Works" album.

Thanks for the work in compiling this collection!

Trying out the "Orchestral Works" album.

Thanks for the work in compiling this collection!

If you make it through the complete Orchestral Works album (which by the way is not a single album but rather a compilation I made with the gathered cues I found), I highly recommend the Cello Concertos. Those are my top-favorite works of Penderecki. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Great upload, i'll be taking everything, starting with the Orchestral scores like it was advised.
I know him from The Shining Score but i still haven't use my time getting deep into his style so i can't give my opinion, but i'll be sure to say something after some pieces ^^

Thanks for this awesome post. Penderecki is one of my favorite composer.
Also Gy�rgy Ligeti has similar great music too.

thanks for the shares

Nice.
And I want to brag about knowing Penderecki personally :D

Is this lossless?

Good idea, the music posted in the movies you quotes are indeed haunting, gonna give it a try! thanks!

Is this lossless?

Never mind.

Thanks.

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Penderecki finally gets the thread he deserves! Do you have his Piano Concerto? It seems to be the only thing I can't find on this list, and I can upload it if you don't have it.

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Penderecki finally gets the thread he deserves! Do you have his Piano Concerto? It seems to be the only thing I can't find on this list, and I can upload it if you don't have it.

The Piano Concerto is in the "2 Concerti" folder. It's title is Resurrezione.

The Piano Concerto is in the "2 Concerti" folder. It's title is Resurrezione.
Well, then this really is the complete collection until Symphony 6 is done, GJ. You should get the concert suites for the operas, though, I know there's one for Paradise Lost and it's a really good example of the foreboding nature of Penderecki's style.

Well, then this really is the complete collection until Symphony 6 is done, GJ. You should get the concert suites for the operas, though, I know there's one for Paradise Lost and it's a really good example of the foreboding nature of Penderecki's style.

I'm trying to obtain a copy of Paradise Lost and I know a bootleg recording exists and seems to be the only source available but it's getting increasingly harder to obtain. If you actually have that or could possibly obtain it that would be awesome and you'd help complete the collection...well, almost anyway.

I don't have the Paradise Lost opera itself, but I have a concert suite that I'd be more than willing to upload (not for long though, I have a strict download limit on my mediafire account), so if someone with space to spare could upload it to a more permanent place, that'd be swell. Laradise Post.mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?pvdkbnt74b3pc5q)

I cant believe it! I am just right now listening to the score of The Shining with Penderecki's music and watched the movie just yesterday and now there's this thread! Thank you so much! I love this kind of music right now. I dont know why. Some years ago I hated it. What's this style called anyway?

I cant believe it! I am just right now listening to the score of The Shining with Penderecki's music and watched the movie just yesterday and now there's this thread! Thank you so much! I love this kind of music right now. I dont know why. Some years ago I hated it. What's this style called anyway?

Atonal.

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I don't have the Paradise Lost opera itself, but I have a concert suite that I'd be more than willing to upload (not for long though, I have a strict download limit on my mediafire account), so if someone with space to spare could upload it to a more permanent place, that'd be swell. Laradise Post.mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?pvdkbnt74b3pc5q)

Laradise Post, huh? Haha. I did manage to find a nearly 3 hour version (full opera, perhaps?) of Paradise Lost but the sound quality is not very good (obvious bootleg) but I'll post it if the interest is there. I've added Credo which I initially missed.

Thank you very much!!

I cant believe it! I am just right now listening to the score of The Shining with Penderecki's music and watched the movie just yesterday and now there's this thread! Thank you so much! I love this kind of music right now. I dont know why. Some years ago I hated it. What's this style called anyway? Early Penderecki can be considered atonal in the vein of Bartok's Night music, later Penderecki is more of a crap-shoot, as it can be anything from epic orchestral/choral music (Symphony 7) to dissonance-filled neo-romantic (Most of the concerti, in which Penderecki's style is really... Shining... lololololololol)

Thank you millions trillions and zillions codyap09.....! U R great

Thank you so very much. I've always loved classical music, but I've only recently started discovering some of the amazing contemporary classical artists. Penderecki undoubtedly ranks among my favorites.

I got the Penderecki posts and listened to them, and all I can say is Thanks, but big (huge) thanks.

>> What's this style called anyway?
I label it under Contemporary: Gorecky, Part, Simeon ten Holt too, although I don't think that's ever used in movies.

Does anyone happen to have the 1967 recording of Polymorphia released by Polskie Nagrania? It's performed by the Cracow [sic] Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Henrk Czyz. It's from "Krzysztof Penderecki volume one" (Polskie Nagrania PNCD 017 B). Thanks in advance!

I'm working on re-ups for this. It will take a while due to the sheer size of the collection so keep an eye out as I'll be posting the links as they become available! To download, just open the Textbin link and just download the file from the link inside. There is no password.

Interesting little note: a snippet of Penderecki's Kanon for Orchestra and Tape was used in the trailer for the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

All links now up! Enjoy!

Thank you very much ! This man is a genius and it's a surprise he doesn't inspire film music composers more than that ! Apart, of course, Kubrick's use of certain pieces in Shining.

Thank you very much ! This man is a genius and it's a surprise he doesn't inspire film music composers more than that ! Apart, of course, Kubrick's use of certain pieces in Shining.

I think he's inspired about 90% of horror film composers.

Haha your description of his music and your warnings are duly noted!

New links added PLUS I'm currently uploading the Greenwood/Penderecki collaboration album. Keep an eye out for that and enjoy!

Greenwood/Penderecki collaboration album now live! New link on page 1.

Greenwood/Penderecki collaboration album now live! New link on page 1.

this one is protected by a password, isn't it?

this one is protected by a password, isn't it?

Not anymore.

Thank you so much!

@ codyap09:

Awesome collection you got here! Already faved; you think you could provide artist names, recording houses, release years and tracklists? There're a lot of Penderecki recordings out there, and it's gonna be impossible to put all the right names in all the right places if I don't know which ones they are in the first place. Thanks in advance.

Do any of these include "Passio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam"? I have a copy but it is lacking ID-tags and Media Player has no record of it. I have a number of other Penderecki recordings not listed here if you're interested.

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Btw, "Cello Concertos" is asking for a password.

@ codyap09:

Awesome collection you got here! Already faved; you think you could provide artist names, recording houses, release years and tracklists? There're a lot of Penderecki recordings out there, and it's gonna be impossible to put all the right names in all the right places if I don't know which ones they are in the first place. Thanks in advance.

I'll go through my collection and try to catalog them all. Just be forewarned that may take a long time.

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Do any of these include "Passio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam"? I have a copy but it is lacking ID-tags and Media Player has no record of it. I have a number of other Penderecki recordings not listed here if you're interested.


Btw, "Cello Concertos" is asking for a password.

This collection does not feature that piece. If you want to upload any additional Penderecki albums please feel free. The more Penderecki, the better in my opinion. Plus I was a fool and deleted alot of the re-recorded material I had in favor of another recording so you may have some of the recordings I'm missing. It's the usual Threnody, Polymorphia, De Natura Sonoris I and 2, Dream of Jacob and a few other orchestral works. Symphony no. 6 is my biggest request right now but it hasn't even been recorded/completed yet that I know of.

The password issue is fixed now, by the way.

Many thanks! I'll compare what you have to what I have and see about posting some of mine.

Many thanks! I'll compare what you have to what I have and see about posting some of mine.

Many thanks to you! The Greenwood/Penderecki collaboration album is something you may want to check out. Track 15: Pacay Tree is hands down my favorite piece.

Thanks. I had never heard before. I started with Orchestral Works.

can't thank you enough, really......

Wonderful-- thank you so much!

first of all, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for this upload, you have done really great work and I do appreciate it. But I have one slightly problem - I used first download link and everything worked fine, but then I tried second, third and other link and it is posting error message "Permission denied" .. do you have any idea what can be problem?

I'm just gonna bundle the entire set together and re-up it all at once. I'll have it up ASAP.

I'm just gonna bundle the entire set together and re-up it all at once. I'll have it up ASAP.

thank you very much, that would be very grand from you!!!

All albums bundled and re-upped. Links updated in original post.

Man, I am all over this. Thank you very much.

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Sorry to be a nudge but it turns out that the first and last of your links are both to Part 10. None of the links go to Part 3.

Fixed. My mistake. :)

it seems that Part2 is missing now

Fixed again. :)

Fixed again. :)

To tell you the truth i only know a little (Very little indeed) about this because of some films i saw in the past or the music i heard in some compilations, but ei, i try 3 pieces people told me to listen and its CRAZY. Its like a wild hurricane in you ears, you can hear the sound of the sand slowly floating in the air and then BANG! The house breaking in a epic climax.

I wish i knew about this before, faved, liked and batch to the JD. Thanks.

Absolutely amazing! Thank you very much. Time to go break my brain with all this wonder. All links are alive!

Thank you very much !

Hi there, is it possible to have this Suite reuploaded? I need it for perusal use. I'd love to upload the whole opera.

I acquired some new Penderecki albums and will uploading them soon. Keep an eye out.

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Hi there, is it possible to have this Suite reuploaded? I need it for perusal use. I'd love to upload the whole opera.

Which suite?

koopakidshyguy said:

I don't have the Paradise Lost opera itself, but I have a concert suite that I'd be more than willing to upload (not for long though, I have a strict download limit on my mediafire account), so if someone with space to spare could upload it to a more permanent place, that'd be swell.

=> I mean a suite from Paradise Lost :-)

This is a fantastic collection, what a great work you have done, thanks a lot!

koopakidshyguy said:

I don't have the Paradise Lost opera itself, but I have a concert suite that I'd be more than willing to upload (not for long though, I have a strict download limit on my mediafire account), so if someone with space to spare could upload it to a more permanent place, that'd be swell.

=> I mean a suite from Paradise Lost :-)

Well, I'm afraid it's less than I remember it being, just the Adagietto from the opera, but it's a heck of a piece, nonetheless, and makes for a nice taste for those wondering what Penderecki's like.

Laradise RePost (http://www.mediafire.com/listen/lxpez6q7knap2sq/Paradise_Lost_Adagietto.mp3)

Also, not to worry, it's just an mp3, so I'll keep it up a bit longer

Thank you very much for this! I have a double CD and I've been meaning to try more. I was really surprised to discover most of the music in The Shining was "found" because it seems so appropriate for the movie. It became a mission to seek out the work of the composers, and Penderecki's has been consistently dark and abrasive.

Penderecki is great,
but dont forget Ligeti if you talk about Shining

in the same idea, i like Lutoslawski (if someone is interrested i have it in flac, also Magnus Lindberg)

thank u very very much

And on the 6th day, the InfernalAvalanche requested a full re-up...

...Pleeeaassseee??

New links posted! Includes 4 new albums. I accidentally left Credo out of the archive so I am re-uploading and will post a link when ready.

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Credo link now posted!

codyap09,

Thanks much for your post. I am a Xenakis and Varese fan, but there is so much independent talent out there; Spanish, Polish, etc...
I will enjoy this.

TRXSCOR

Thanks cody !

I love what I've heard of Penderecki. I actually studied Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima when I was 15 and know some of the other stuff from Exorcist and The Shining. Downloading now. Thanks. (And you're right....better in smaller doses.)