Listen to the triple fugue in 'Magnificat' - the first subject is seven voices, the second one has 52 different voices, the… — Krzysztof Penderecki Cannot Copy Share Image
If I would be born in New Zealand, maybe, I would never write the Polish Requiem or pieces which were connected with… — Krzysztof Penderecki Born Copy Share Image
After music, trees are my passion. My great-grandfather was a forester, so maybe it is genetic. My father would take me for… — Krzysztof Penderecki Forest Copy Share Image
If I were reborn, if I were a teen-ager now, starting my career as a composer, I would do again what I… — Krzysztof Penderecki Again Copy Share Image
When writing music for the 'Kaddish,' I evoked the prayers that were sung in Eastern Galicia, Ukraine and Romania. I was advised… — Krzysztof Penderecki Friend Copy Share Image