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Symphony No. 2, the "Copernican," Op. 31 (II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Composed in a monumental style for solo soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, it features text from Psalms no. 145, 6 and 135, along with an excerpt from Copernicus' book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.

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  • Sinfonía n.º 2 (Górecki) (es)
  • Symphonie no 2 de Górecki (fr)
  • 交響曲第2番 (グレツキ) (ja)
  • Sinfonia n.º 2 (Górecki) (pt)
  • Symphony No. 2 (Górecki) (en)
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  • La Deuxième Symphonie, ou Symphonie « Copernicienne » (opus 31) est une œuvre pour soprano et baryton solo, chœur mixte et orchestre, composée par Henryk Górecki en 1972 pour célébrer le 500e anniversaire de la naissance de Nicolas Copernic. Composée à la demande de la fondation Kosciuszko de New York, elle comprend des textes issus des psaumes 145, 6 et 135, ainsi qu'un extrait du livre de Copernic, Des révolutions des sphères célestes, paru en 1543. (fr)
  • 交響曲第2番『コペルニクス党』(II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") 作品31は、ヘンリク・グレツキにより作曲された合唱交響曲。 (ja)
  • La Sinfonía n.º 2, 'Copernicana', Op. 31 (II Symfonia 'Kopernikowska') es una sinfonía coral escrita en 1972 por Henryk Mikołaj Górecki para celebrar el 500 aniversario del nacimiento del astrónomo Nicolás Copérnico. Escrita para soprano, barítono, coro y orquesta, contiene textos de los Salmos núms. 145, 6 y 135 así como un fragmento del libro de Copérnico De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. (es)
  • Symphony No. 2, the "Copernican," Op. 31 (II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Composed in a monumental style for solo soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, it features text from Psalms no. 145, 6 and 135, along with an excerpt from Copernicus' book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. (en)
  • A Sinfonia n.º 2, 'Coperniciana', Op. 31 (II Symfonia 'Kopernikowska') foi escrita em 1972 por Henryk Mikołaj Górecki para celebrar o 500.º aniversário do nascimento do astrónomo Nicolau Copérnico. Escrita para soprano, barítono, coro e orquestra, contém textos dos Salmos n.º 145, 6 e 135, bem como um fragmento do livro de Copérnico De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. (pt)
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  • La Sinfonía n.º 2, 'Copernicana', Op. 31 (II Symfonia 'Kopernikowska') es una sinfonía coral escrita en 1972 por Henryk Mikołaj Górecki para celebrar el 500 aniversario del nacimiento del astrónomo Nicolás Copérnico. Escrita para soprano, barítono, coro y orquesta, contiene textos de los Salmos núms. 145, 6 y 135 así como un fragmento del libro de Copérnico De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Consta de dos movimientos con una duración aproximada de 35 minutos. La sinfonía fue un encargo de la Fundación Kosciuszko de Nueva York y supuso una oportunidad para el compositor de llegar a una audiencia fuera de su Polonia natal. Como es habitual, llevó a cabo una extensiva investigación sobre la materia y estaba interesado en particular sobre las implicaciones filosóficas del descubrimiento de Copérnico, de las cuales no todas veía como positivas.​ Como Norman Davies comentó: «Su descubrimiento, el giro de la Tierra alrededor del Sol, causó la mayor revolución posible en los anteriores conceptos del predicamento humano».​ (es)
  • Symphony No. 2, the "Copernican," Op. 31 (II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Composed in a monumental style for solo soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, it features text from Psalms no. 145, 6 and 135, along with an excerpt from Copernicus' book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. The symphony was commissioned by the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York and presented to Górecki as an opportunity to reach an audience outside his native Poland. Typically, he undertook extensive research on the subject, and was particularly taken by the philosophical implications of Copernicus' discovery, not all of which he viewed as positive. Norman Davies commented: "His discovery, of the earth's motion round the sun, caused the most fundamental revolutions possible in the prevailing concepts of the human predicament." Its world premiere took place on June 22, 1973 in Warsaw, featuring soprano Stefania Woytowicz and baritone Andrzej Hiolski. Adrian Thomas writes in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Second Edition, "The second movement marks an important stage in Górecki's conversion to a more consonant language since the late 1960s, a process which was clarified in several choral pieces and the Third Symphony." The symphony is written in two movements, following a binary design Górecki had followed in several previous works, "where the fortissimo dynamic, long silent pauses and rapid, chromatic motifs of the first movement are counterbalanced by a comparatively calm second movement.... The thunderous cosmic vision of the mostly orchestral first movement is answered by a second movement whose proportions are considerably expanded in order to release the earlier tensions." The second symphony has been performed and recorded less than some of his other work (certainly less than his Symphony No. 3), in part because it demands a particularly large orchestra, soprano and baritone soloists, and a large choir. However, more than one interpretation of Symphony No. 2 is available on compact disc. The most readily available is the Naxos Records CD of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Katowice, the Polish Radio Choir and the Silesian Philharmonic Choir with soloists Zofia Kilanowicz and Andrzej Dobber, conducted by Antoni Wit, which includes Beatus Vir. (en)
  • La Deuxième Symphonie, ou Symphonie « Copernicienne » (opus 31) est une œuvre pour soprano et baryton solo, chœur mixte et orchestre, composée par Henryk Górecki en 1972 pour célébrer le 500e anniversaire de la naissance de Nicolas Copernic. Composée à la demande de la fondation Kosciuszko de New York, elle comprend des textes issus des psaumes 145, 6 et 135, ainsi qu'un extrait du livre de Copernic, Des révolutions des sphères célestes, paru en 1543. (fr)
  • 交響曲第2番『コペルニクス党』(II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") 作品31は、ヘンリク・グレツキにより作曲された合唱交響曲。 (ja)
  • A Sinfonia n.º 2, 'Coperniciana', Op. 31 (II Symfonia 'Kopernikowska') foi escrita em 1972 por Henryk Mikołaj Górecki para celebrar o 500.º aniversário do nascimento do astrónomo Nicolau Copérnico. Escrita para soprano, barítono, coro e orquestra, contém textos dos Salmos n.º 145, 6 e 135, bem como um fragmento do livro de Copérnico De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Consta de dois movimentos com uma duração aproximada de 35 minutos. A sinfonia foi uma encomenda da Fundação Kosciuszko de Nova Iorque e tornou-se uma oportunidade para o compositor de chegar a uma audiência fora da sua Polónia natal. Como é habitual, levou a cabo uma extensa investigação sobre a matéria e estava interessado em particular nas implicações filosóficas da descoberta de Copérnico, das quais nem todas via como positivas. Como Norman Davies comentou: «A sua descoberta, a rotação da Terra em redor do Sol, causou a maior revolução possível nos anteriores conceitos de influência humana». (pt)
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