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Media Type: CD
Artist: GORECKI,H.
Title: SYM 3
Street Release Date: 04/28/1992
Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
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. --Sarah Bryan Miller
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By Deven Gadula (san francisco, ca, united states)
I find Henryk Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs to be one of the most amazing pieces of classical music. Perhaps it has something to do with me growing up in Poland and the fact that I understand that very powerful lyric (sounding very peculiar sang with British accent of Dawn Upshaw but this could be the most interesting release of this music). It probably has to do with the fact that I love ambient music and this symphony is very ambient. For me it is the atmosphere Gorecki is able to bestow upon us which means more here than the actual music. It is the silence within his music which I find so powerful. I have 6 versions of this symphony and sometimes I like to listen to them one after another to get a real powerful Gorecki experience. If you are reading this because you love this album and are looking for similar atmosphere than I would highly recommend listening to most of Gavin Bryars' music (Farewell To Philosophy, After The Requiem), Arvo Part (Tabula Rasa), Steve Reich (Music For 18 Musicians, Different Trains), or step aside from classical field and listen to Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun by Dead Can Dance.
By Jerry L. Underwood (Skia. Ok.)
Gorecki's symphony number 3 draws you into the sorrows of having lost ones love, very moving touches basic emotions.
By James A. Coyle (shelton, ct)
Dawn Upshaw's interpretation of Gorecki's Symphony #3 is fabulous. You can feel the mood portrayed in the Sorrowful Songs, and the melody is a haunting rendition by Zinman and the London Symphony. I love it.
By Travis R. Williams (Anchorage, AK)
One of the most simply beautiful pieces of music ever written. I'd heard this music before knowing what the words meant and it moved me deeply. Now as a father and having read the translation I am brought to tears every time I hear it.
By JAG 1 (Massachusetts, USA)
Even if you not much into 20th century or "modern" classical music, you might still like this symphony by Poland's Henryk Gorecki. It is written in the minimalist style that was first popularized by Philip Glass. And like the music of Glass it is repetitive and trance-like. However, Gorecki also has a great deal of individualism; his music is very personal and emotional. This symphony features a female voice that sings of losing a child in World War II. It touches upon the horror of war in a way that is very sad, but extremely beautiful as it also touches upon the power and mystery of the mother-child relationship. I first heard this recording on the radio, and after only a few minutes of hearing it, I went out to buy it. The final movement of the symphony is just a masterpeice in itself.
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