Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

Album by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki & Beth Gibbons & Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach & Krzysztof Penderecki

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" is a symphony by Polish composer Henryk Górecki, completed in 1976. Scored for soprano and orchestra across three slow, meditative movements, it uses modal, repetitive harmonies and plainchant-like melodic material to set lamenting texts and represents a turning point in Górecki's output toward a more tonal, austere and contemplative idiom.
First released: 29th March 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
    24:39
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: II. Lento e largo, Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo
    8:18
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: III. Lento - Cantabile semplice
    15:56

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