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The Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Polish: Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's earlier dissonant style and his later more tonal style ...
No. 1 Do matki – To Mother. No. 2 Jakiż to dzwon grobowy – What was this Funeral Bell. No. 3 Ptak – The Bird. Variations for violin and piano, Op. 4. Quartettino, Op. 5, two flutes, oboe, violin (1956) Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 6, piano (1956, revised 1984, 1990) Songs of Joy and Rhythm, Op. 7, piano and chamber orchestra (1956, revised ...
Lives Outgrown. (2024) Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) is a live album by English musician Beth Gibbons in collaboration with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, released on 29 March 2019 through Domino Recording Company. A performance of Polish composer Henryk Górecki ...
Henryk Górecki. Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (/ ɡəˈrɛtski / gə-RET-skee, Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk miˈkɔwaj ɡuˈrɛt͡skʲi] ⓘ; [ 1 ] 6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) [ 2 ][ 3 ] was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. According to critic Alex Ross, no recent classical composer has had as much commercial success as Górecki ...
Symphony No. 2 (Górecki) Symphony No. 2, the "Copernican," Op. 31 (II Symfonia "Kopernikowska") (sample ⓘ) is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Composed in a monumental style for solo soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, it features text ...
Stefania Woytowicz (8 October 1922, Orynyn, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion – 31 August 2005, Warsaw) was a Polish concert soprano. Woytowicz was the soprano soloist in the first public performance of Henryk Górecki 's Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), and sang the part on the first recordings of the symphony. [1]
T. Totus Tuus (Górecki) Two Sacred Songs, Op. 30 (Górecki) Category: Compositions by composer.
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