Symphony no. 3

Album by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki & Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta & David Zinman

Symphony No. 3 is the third symphony by Polish composer Henryk Górecki, completed in 1976. Scored for orchestra and soprano, it uses slow tempi, spare textures and repeated tonal harmonies to create a meditative, elegiac atmosphere and marks a move in Górecki's output towards a more contemplative, accessible strand within late 20th-century minimalism and sacredly inflected contemporary classical music.
First released: 24th April 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile
    26:46
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo
    9:45
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3, op. 36: III. Lento - Cantabile semplice
    17:09

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