Lacrimosa No. 2

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = Lacrimosa No. 2

| composer = Krzysztof Penderecki

| image = Krzysztof Penderecki 20080706.jpg

| alt =

| image_upright = 0.8

| caption = The composer in 2008

| text = Lacrimosa, from the Requiem mass

| language = Latin

| composed = {{start date|2018}}

| performed = {{start date|2018|10|06|df=y}}

}}

Lacrimosa No. 2 is a sacred composition for soprano, women's choir and chamber orchestra by Krzysztof Penderecki, completed in 2018, setting the liturgical text Lacrimosa from the Requiem mass.

History

Penderecki wrote Lacrimosa No. 2 on a commission by the Pomeranian Philharmonic. He set the liturgical text Lacrimosa from the Requiem mass which he had set first in his Polish Requiem, for a soprano soloist, women's choir and chamber orchestra. The world premiere was performed on 10 October 2018, on the occasion of the unveiling of the {{ill|Monument to the Victims of the Pomeranian Crime of 1939|pl|Pomnik Ofiar Zbrodni Pomorskiej 1939 w Toruniu}} in Toruń, Poland, by soprano {{ill|Iwona Hossa|pl}}, the Chór Żeński Uniwersytetu Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego, and the Pomeranian Philharmonic, conducted by Kai Bumann.. It was published by Schott. The duration is given as two minutes.