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Zbigniew Preisner’s album – Requiem for My Friend (1:07:29)

Zbigniew Preisner’s album – Requiem for My Friend (1:07:29)

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From Preisner’s website: “Once, we had a joint conception to create a concert telling a life story. The premiere was planned to take place on the Acropolis in Athens. It was intended to be a large event, a hybrid of a mystery play and an opera. Krzysztof Kieślowski would be the director, Krzysztof Piesiewicz was responsible for the script, and I was planning to compose the music.

“Once, we thought it might be the first of a series of musical performances, to be developed in various interesting places around the world in the next few years.
“But it was life that authored a different ending: Krzysztof Kieślowski died on 13th March 1996.
“The first part of Requiem for my friend is meant as a farewell to Krzysztof Kieślowski.
“I dedicate this music to him.”
Zbigniew Preisner

album released 16 May 2011

Tracks:

  1. Officium – 00:00
  2. Kyrie eleision – 3:56
  3. Dies irae – 9:46
  4. Offertorium – 14:40
  5. Sanctus – 17:37
  6. Agnus Dei – 20:46
  7. Lux aeterna (Światłość wiekuista niechaj mu świeci) – 22:26
  8. Lacrimosa – 24:22
  9. Epitaphium – 27:40
  10. Meeting – 30:40
  11. Discovering the World – 35:59
  12. Love – 38:42
  13. Kai Kairos (Ecclesiastes 3, 1-8) – 41:07
  14. Ascende huc – 50:48
  15. Veni et vidi – 53:04
  16. Qui erat et qui est – 55:46
  17. Lacrimosa – 1:00:12
  18. Prayer (Panie Boże wspomóż nas – 1:04:15

Lyrics (in Latin, Greek, Polish, and English translations) are available here.