I was a bass in the chorus for the Chicago premiere production. Pendercki's vision for this opera was huge and the production had to be simplified. Nevertheless, it was a premiere of magnificent and overwhelming intensity. I still have the t-shirt and wonderful memories. I've loved and followed his work ever since.

I heard this LIVE on the radio on that very day in 1978 and I was completely bowled over. Unforgettable.

Maestro Penderecki R.I.P ❤

I can't believe this is available. I was there for this performance--it was absolutely stunning. Almost 40 years later, I still remember that night.

@michamazik5686

4 жыл бұрын

He died today (29.03/2020) :/

@alijahoscar5741

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

Genius, genius...pure genius!! One of the most brilliant composers since Bela Bartok. He took the best of idiosyncrasies from Bartok, Shostakovich, Mussorgsky and others, and incorporated something synergistic, a heady brew indeed!!!

@DavidA-ps1qr

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I cannot hear idiosyncrasies of Bartok (Hungarian), Shostakovich (Russian) or Mussorgsky (Russian) in this Polish composers' music. It is Penderecki and nothing more. A true genius as you say.

I was a member of the children's chorus for this production in 1978. I was only 10-11 years old at the time, so I wasn't quite aware of what a huge figure Penderecki was.

@charlie.on.youtube

3 ай бұрын

Hey, I was too! It's so strange coming back to this recording after some forty-five years.

Rest in Peace Krzysztof Penderecki

When I saw Penderecki's name stapled to an opera about Paradise Lost, I knew it was going to be intense.

It's beautifully tragic, I love it

Wow that’s amazing thank you for sharing this wonderful composition

Holy Mother of God! Intensity at its finest.

Dangerous music, but essential ... ...

I was there too. I believe it was performed only once, at the Lyric Opera, and may not have been performed again since. Other than the Adagietto, I don't believe it was ever recorded in its entirely. Very controversial production. Penderecki wanted an oratorio approach, and the director (can't remember his name) was fired because he didn't agree. It was also a year or two late, if I recall aright. It was a very static event, dramatically. Two tall cages flanked the stage, containing the chorus. And it was long. Four hours, I think. So this is just 1/4 of it. Very dark stage, dark music. Still, for me, scintillating.

@magdakrance2793

6 жыл бұрын

It was a coproduction with La Scala, and was performed there also.

Man... This is some of the most sinister sounding music I've ever heard. Who needs death metal?

@ShoeGazer

8 жыл бұрын

+NorrinRadd22 no one, actually.

@Raddland

8 жыл бұрын

+Shoe Gazer Lately, I agree. But there was a time.

@ShoeGazer

8 жыл бұрын

well, yes.... it was ;)

@KevinUchihaOG

8 жыл бұрын

+Shoe Gazer i do!

@Theobetei

8 жыл бұрын

+NorrinRadd22, Compared to Krzysztof Penderecki, the death metal music is just music to children's party.

Thank you so much for making this recording available! Opera molto interessante che non conoscevo (Alan Opie no controtenore, ma baritono).

Essa obra é drasticamente linda!

Thank you so much for making this recording available! I have long wanted to hear "Paradise Lost" -- it is even better than I imagined

I would love to see this opera live...

I had lost my Paradise Lost, but now my Paradise Lost I have found

I was there at the Lyric as well. I was only 19 at the time and my classical music pallet was not very wide, so I was not yet able to appreciate this music for the masterpiece that it was. Sad news that Penderecki died today. They must have recorded it from the WFMT broadcast. WFMT had exclusive rights to broadcasting all the opening nights at the Lyric. Or maybe they got the recording directly from WFMT or the Lyric for a fee to be able to put it up here.

This is amazing. I read that he based the melodies on Samaritan biblical chant. It sounds like it, too.

A really masterpiece! Penderecki treats this religious themes in a outstanding way. If you like this, I recommend St Luke Passion.

R I P , great Penderecki ……………...

no it is grandios and hopeful -we have all the paradise in us

What a beautiful piece..

Great ! Great ! Great !!!

thanks for upload

perfect music for the gym and killing weights . wow unforgettable

This got me feeling like I'm standing in front of a Hell portal in Oblivion

Si confrontino i seguenti capolavori pendereckiani: Te Deum, Passione secondo Luca, questo lavoro, Te Deum e VII sinfonia.Ci si renderà conto che quello che potrebbe sembrare la progressiva rincorsa verso il passato non sia altro che la ridefinizione di un linguaggio che ingloba le scoperte avanguardistiche in una struttura linguistica molto più ampia e complessa in cui le parti sperimentali trovano posto con i loro portati semantici devastanti al fianco di un vocabolario potenzialmente infinito

I do like that. It's more colourful and dramatic to my ears than e.g. Verdi. I like that it's not so "predictable" what's going to happen. Most of what was written before Liszt sounds so common to me recently. It's always good, but: With Mahler, the music starts to become really interesting, I think. And then there's a whole universe up to this day. Sometimes I think I materialized into this world in order to be granted the pleasure of listening to music... It's the greatest "thing" to me.

Heard it on KZread a few years ago but can't seem to find it anymore. But yes I agree 100%

Bravo!

Thanks :D

Especially the DECCA version is excellent!!

Alguém do Brasil já traduziu essa obra prima?

He was already showing an alternative avantgard concept.

the intro is amazing...

... no hay palabras

C'est du génie pur !! l'Un des compositeurs les plus brillants dans le genre depuis Bela Bartok. Il a pris le meilleur des idiosyncrasies (L'idiosyncrasie est le comportement particulier, propre à celui-ci, d'un individu face aux influences de divers agents extérieurs) de Bartok, Chostakovitch, Moussorgsky et d'autres, et y a incorporé quelque chose de synergique, une brasserie enivrante assurément !

You say it's scary? Hahaha! :-) But who can thinks of our lives here, outside of Paradise, as of really magnificent? We all must be patient here till the Final Judgment, and the symphony clearly states that... So, to me it's a real masterpiece!

Delightfully devilish, Seymour

Clicking Dark Academia Classical music brought me here and it did not disappoint.

I was on this yesterday, it was amazing, i don'y really have the word to describe it, i loved the devil's creation :)

It's a two part opera, each part lasting about one and a half hour. It comes from a non-official or ''bootleg'' cd I think. I have just found and downloaded it. It's a FLAC lossless download but I had to convert it to MP3 320kbs to burn it into JUKEBOX AUDIO CD. The lossless WAV format was too long to fit each part into a standard format cd disk. Still, it sounds pretty good. I am glad I found it.

I love the part close to 42:00 mins awesome sounds

It ought to be the first link on the top right.

Greetings- Joy Davidson is my mother. She passed away this Sunday, February 5, 2023. I was wondering if we could chat about a possible playlist of any other videos you may have of her? Thanks for your help.

absolutely terrifying. wow

Is this the peak of human achievement?

Even though *none* of them are him the God's voice reallly sounds like Charleton Heston in the beginning portion.

can someone tell me where i can fand the text (libretto)?? please.

@maxk8486

6 жыл бұрын

paradise lost

me too

Rapidshare if i remember correctly (I probably do). Takes a bit of a search but it's there.

Primus in orbe Deos fecit timor!!!!

where can i obtain this music?? if someone knows where i can buy a cd of this or a websight where i can download this that would be greatly appreciated. Id just rather not download it from youtube.. also dont want FLAC

PAINSTAKING!

Does somebody know similar composers? I need this sinister sensation.

@JohnSmith-yr4mw

5 жыл бұрын

Schnittke

@amakrid

4 жыл бұрын

Jani Christou. Especially his "Tongues of Fire", "Phoenix music", "Mysterion" and "Symphony No 1".

Is it possible to buy this from anywhere?

@Micropoint.

8 жыл бұрын

+archcorenth *torrent* ?

@archcorenth

8 жыл бұрын

yeah, that's the only place I could find it. I feel bad, I'd love to give someone money for it if I could.

@Micropoint.

8 жыл бұрын

archcorenth fuck it man free world really. give me the monney then x) ill send you 100 gigabyte of music lol

@YPO6

8 жыл бұрын

+archcorenth Borrow from library and rip to hard disk.

@WazyCartoonist

7 жыл бұрын

Not from a Jedi.

THIS IS A VIDEO? OR A LONG PIECE OF MUSIC WITH A PICTURE? PLEASE DEFINE THAT FOR ME....

Where did you find it?????

music

The music isn't as scary as the religious dogma that inspires Penderecki.

@cafecomxp8302

3 жыл бұрын

You mean reality? Yeah

Magistral, d'une noirceur infinie ! Victor Hugo aurait aimé cet opéra qui rampe dans les tréfonds de son oeuvre!!!

aw he deleted the name

I'm sorry, I agree with you entirely, but it's just hilarious for someone with the user name Transformers2themax to be doling out accusations of people being philistines hahahaha.

Check out all Stanley Kubrick works. allot of ambiguity

I guess if you produce Avant Garde music for a while you then get a dispensation to produce post-romantic work and still be taken seriously. Or did he get a lot of flack for this change in style? Is this really the beginning of the opera? It seems to start after the fall....that's kind of odd. Is it a flash forward? It does seem to have the static quality of an oratorio, if you leave out the dramatic parts like the temptation of Eve. I'm guessing 12:40 we've journeyed to hell? He's no doubt one our most original musical thinkers, a giant, an innovator. There are sounds and expressions of indescribable beauty and power, at the same time I find his music utterly overwrought. Did he ever crack a musical smile? Unrelentingly heavy-handed.

Wagner sounds behind this music

let the devil and his minions take you down. down, down, down

ez mi?????????????????????????????????ez kell hallgatnom??????????

Per piacere, il simbolo dell'ordinale vicino al numero romano proprio no!

Let's begin with the woman the first sinner of mankind the weakest creation that's fooled over materialistic things,the reason of joining man and ending humanity..the imperfected creation.

KILL MUSIC

Entartete Kunst!

ah english , english is so weak