Penderecki, K.: Ciaccona – In memoriam Giovanni Paolo II

Edition for six cellos, score and parts, edited by Krzystof Penderecki, difficulty: difficult.

The original work providing the basis of this arrangement is the »Ciaccona for string orchestra« dating from 2005 written on the occasion of the death of Pope Johannes Paul II. The composer incorporated the piece into his large-scale oratorio work »Polish Requiem« as an instrumental interlude. During the following years, arrangements were made for violin and viola, for piano, for two pianos, for three accordions, for six cellos and for string sextet. This version is dedicated to the cellist Frans Helmerson.

Publisher: Schott Music CB286.