- Central Europe Review - Music: Krzyzstof Penderecki - http://www.ce-review.org/99/21/best21_reyland.html
A detailed look at his life and works in light of the post-Stalin renaissance in Polish music and the change from socialist realism to avant-garde modernism. Includes links.
- Krzysztof Penderecki - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/penderecki.html
Classical Net's Basic Repertoire List recommendations for recordings of notable works.
- Polish Culture: Krzysztof Penderecki - http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_penderecki_krzysztof
Detailed biography and analysis of his compositional style and substance from culture.pl with list of significant works and discussion of his treatment at the hands of critics.
- Krystof Penderecki: Polish Requiem - http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm3-6/sm36pene.htm
Article in preparation for the composer to conduct his work in Montreal in 1998. Philip Anson studies the work and invites comments from Penderecki.
- Krzysztof Penderecki - http://pages.sbcglobal.net/jameswierzbicki/penderecki.htm
James Wierzbicki, musicologist, music critic, and composer, examines the works The Devils of Loudon and The Black Mask in columns from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Included are excerpts from a 1988 interview.
- Krzysztof Penderecki - http://www.krakow2000.pl/wydarzenia/kpenderecki_98/penderecki_a.html
Biography and homage from the Kraków 2000 celebration. Includes honors, awards, and honorary degrees with works list.
- Penderecki at Sixty: Poland's Global Voice - http://www.worldandi.com/public/1993/november/ar02.cfm
Notes the intellectual challenge presented by his music while treating it positively. Includes quotes, biography, and comments on the spiritual dimension of his work.
- Krzysztof Penderecki - http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0671678/
Filmography at IMDb includes movies and television shows using his compositions and his acting credits.
- Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-) - http://www.naxos.com/composer/btm.asp?fullname=Penderecki,%20Krzysztof
Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summary of vocal and choral music, and Naxos discography.
- Overture to the Penderecki Year - http://www.warsawvoice.pl/archiwum.phtml/8179/
Summary of his music is focus of Warsaw Voice - Buzz article commenting on the festival in Cracow honoring one of its favorite sons.
- Paean to (and by) Penderecki - http://www.warsawvoice.pl/archiwum.phtml/8752/
Article from The Warsaw Voice - Buzz discusses the 1998 festival honoring the composer. Includes quotes, influences, and related topics.
- Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933) - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/penderecki.html
Karadar dictionary entry with life, photographs, general discussion of his compositions, and most noted works.
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