Penderecki nominated for Grammy

A CD with Krzysztof Penderecki’s compositions interpreted by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra has been nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award. The album “Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening of Jacob; Anaklasis; De Natura Sonoris", recorded by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Antoni Wit was nominated in the Best Classical Compendium category. The CD brings together six works that present different aspects of Krzysztof Penderecki’s works – from landscape “Horn Concerto”, to orchestral “Partita" and neo-Romantic “The Awakening of Jacob", to compositionally complex “Anaklasis" and jazzy “De Natura Sonoris".
The 55th Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on 10 February 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.