Pawel Lukaszewski (1968-)
The Last Letter of St. Maximilian to His Mother
Beatus Vir
Hommage a Edith Stein

Czestochowa Philharmonic Choir Collegium Cantorum
Aleksandra Zeman, direction

Another CD presenting achievementsof Pawel Lukaszewski (DUX LukaszewskiCollection).The characteristic stylistic languageof Lukaszewski is close to artists such asArvo Pärt, John Tavener, and Mikolaj Górecki,and at the same time it strongly refersto the pre-modern traditions of Renaissancevocal music and Gregorian chant.The key item of this CD is the cycle titledBeatus vir, composed in 1996-2007. It consistsof eight songs recalling – successivelyin this recording – the following characters:Saint Adalbert, Saint Martin, Saint Stanislaus,Saint John of Dukla, Saint Paul, Saint Anthony, Saint Zygmunt Szczesny-Felinski,and the Venerable Servant of God Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.