Symphony No. 2 (Górecki)

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The Symphony No. 2 'Copernican', Op. 31 (II Symfonia 'Kopernikowska') was written in 1972 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Written in a monumental style for solo soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, it features text from Psalms no. 145, 6 and 135 as well as an excerpt from Book I of "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" by Copernicus.

Comprised of two movements, a typical performance lasts 35 minutes.

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