Henryk Górecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs" (1992)

Henryk Górecki has established himself as one of the most well-known composers of the late twentieth century, with a musical style whose poignancy and accessibility found a broad and diverse audience. His worldwide recognition was rather slow in coming, however, and although his orchestral and chamber works from the 1960s and 1970s found favor with audiences in Poland and some critics abroad, it was the Third that eventually catapulted Górecki into the classical music spotlight.
The Symphony No. 3, subtitled "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs," is scored for orchestra with soprano soloist and is cast in three somber movements.

This album, which catapulted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki to into the international spotlight, takes texts born in pain and turns them into statements of affirmation through the use of music that ebbs and flows in mystic minimalism. The clear voice of soprano Dawn Upshaw, singing the Polish texts, is a large part of the success of this particular recording, but the music, contemporary without either dissonance or movie-music mawkishness, clarifies and uplifts the words. This is a moving and essential element of the modern repertoire. (Thanks R+C)

1 Lento - sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile --->LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
2 Lento e Largo - tranquillissimo - cantabillissimo - dolcissimo legatissimo --->LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
3 Lento - cantabile semplice Opus 36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)--->LISTEN/DOWNLOAD

Album download here (all 3 files)

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