Henryk Gorecki - Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters)

From one of the "Ecclesiastic Minimalism" and the "new" modern Polish school of composers, Gorecki's Szeroka Woda is a really wonderful example of writing for solo 4 part choir.

I figured it was worth recommending since it's what I'm listening to and I figured not many know about this particular piece.

I Find that he has some very tonal/functional harmonic moments but the overall feel of the piece doesn't seem old fashioned. I recommend part 3 (Molto Lento, Dolce Cantabile) But the entire thing is neat.

In movement 4 (Lento Sostenuto) there's a really cool use of major-minor, though it's not something "out there" it's really nice how he uses it. So worth listening to in any case.

For anyone interested in choral composition this is certainly a good read/listen, though the score for it may be a little tough to find.

"Oh my god, this isn't some Brahm's symphony everyone already knows about"

I'm going to bump this thread because it's gotten zero love, and I'm a big fan of Henryk Gorecki's work. Check out his String Quartet No. 2 performed by Kronos, good stuff. I'm not familiar with Broad Waters, so I will definitely check it out.

I'll check this one out! Thanks.