Piesni koscielne (Church Songs)

• World premiere recordings of twenty Church Songs for a cappella Choir, adapted by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki • Written mostly in May and June 1986 • Most of the original old melodies (some dating back to the 14th century) were taken from “Church Songbooks” by Rev. Jan Siedlecki • “Church Songs” are well in agreement with the general outline of the composer’s oeuvre • The Cracow Singers in Tribute to H.M. Górecki - Włodzimierz Siedlik - artistic director and conductor