Contemporary Polish Music

Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) for 52 string instruments. In the track list the work is referred to as "To the Victims of Hiroshima", subtitled as "Threnody for 52 string instruments". However the work usually called "Threnody to the victims of Hiroshima" Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion (1958) is divided in three parts: 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Vivace Erotica (1960-61), six love songs for soprano and orchestra on poems by Malgorzata Hillar. The work is divided in six parts: 1. Inne usta (Other lips) 2. Chwila (A moment) 3. Noc bez ciebie (A night without you) 4. Wspomnienie twoich rak (I remember your hands) 5. Czerwona klamra (The red buckle) 6. Prosba do macierzanki (I beg you, wild thyme) Sinfonietta for Two String Orchestras (1956) Gatefold sleeve.