Andrzej Panufnik: Sinfonia Sacra (Symphony No. 3, 1963)

UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra, Mexico City conducted by / Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM, Ciudad de México dirigida por Zhouang Chen
I. Three Visions / Tres visiones (0:00)
II. Hymnus (10:30)
Andrzej Panufnik belongs to the same generation as Witold Lutoslawski, yet unlike his youth friend, never went into extreme, radical styles, much in spite he fled to the Capitalist West where he lived with greater creative freedom. Panufnik lived in England for most of his life, returning briefly to his native Poland only when a liberal regime was established in 1990. His Sinfonia Sacra (or Third Symphony) is his most personal celebration for the Polish millennium, it is to say, the millennium of Poland as a Catholic-Christian nation. For this, Panufnik quotes the traditional Bogurodzica ( Hymn to Virgin Mary) which is the first Gregorian hymn ever recorded in Poland. He uses the melody as a folk song, a battle cry and as a final solemn anthem which prays for the eventual and final liberation of the Poles from their enemies grasp.
Andrzej Panufnik pertenece a la misma generación de Witold Lutoslawski, pero a diferencia de su amigo de juventud, nunca llegó a desarrollar un estilo tan radical, muy a pesar de haber escapado al oeste capitalista donde vivía con mucha mayor libertad creativa. Panufnik vivió en Inglaterra durante casi toda su vida, sólo volviendo a su natal Polonia una vez que se instauró un régimen liberal en 1990. Su Sinfonía Sacra (o tercera sinfonía) es su celebración personal del milenio polaco, es decir, del milenio que cumpliría Polonia como nación perteneciente a la cristiandad. Para ello, Panufnik usa la tonada tradicional Bogurodzica (Himno a la Virgen María) que es el primer himno gregroriano compuesto en Polonia. Panufnik entonces trata esta melodía como una canción popular, un grito de guerra y como un solemne himno final que clama por la eventual y última liberación de los polacos de las garras de sus enemigos.
Image/imagen: Allegory of the Polish Constitution, 3 May 1791. / Alegoría de la Constitución de Polonia, 3 de mayo de 1791. Jan Sitka. 1890.

[@paulpearce9890]

One of the finest performances of this work l have ever heard.

[@somebody9033]

Piccolo at 14:41 LMAO

[@keybawd4023]

This and the Sinfonia Rustica were the first works of Panufnik that I heard. Later I met Andrzej and his wife on vaious occasions - a true gentlemean - and a composer of beautiful music.The interpretaion on this recording is very similar in tempo and balance as own Panufnik's own.recording.

[@guitarcat5]

The first I heard by Panufnic was his Fra Angelico...which I hurriedly bought and which remains a favourite to this day; Oddly enough I find few people seem to have heard this most beautiful piece!
Lucky you meeting such a marvellous composer!

[@RichardASalisbury1]

Utterly amazing and brilliant symphony! I've a new and (as I hear him) major 20th-century composer to explore. Thanks for posting!

[@gabrieru1983]

Ésta y la novena de Panufnik son mis preferidas del ciclo....tan únicas como maravillosas.....

[@irmarivero8060]

Impactante y Celestial Sinfoni'a

[@geopaxo]

0:00 Vision 1
2:15 Vision 2
5:20 Vision 3
10:31 Hymn
This piece is so beautiful

[@eddiefenton7703]

Yes

[@artaristo]

BRAVO UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra !!!!!!! - a very nice interpretation.

[@davidrehak3539]

Andrzej Panufnik:3.Szimfónia ,, Sinfonia Sacra"
1. Három vizíó
Első vizió: Maestoso 00:00
Második vizíó: Larghetto 02:15
Harmadik vizíó: Allegro assai 05:20
2. Hinmusz: Andante sostenuto - Maestoso,poco meno mosso 10:31
Mexikói Nemzeti Autonóm Egyetem Filharmonikus Zenekara
Vezényel:Zhouang Chen

[@WOWTODAZ]

Geil

[@stanislawkrajewski2954]

It is an epic painting POLONIA by Jan Styka, rather, not Allegory ..... by Jan Sitka