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~ Henryk Gorecki (Composer), Antoni Wit (Conductor), Katowice Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus Katowice (Orchestra), Zofia Kilanowicz (Soprano)
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  • Orchestra: Katowice Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus Katowice
  • Conductor: Antoni Wit
  • Composer: Henryk Gorecki
  • Audio CD (28 Jun 1994)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B0000013YW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 137,431 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabileZofia Kilanowicz27:11Album Only
Listen  2. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo - TranquillissimoAntoni Wit10:18Album Only
Listen  3. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": III. Lento - Cantabile sempliceZofia Kilanowicz18:36Album Only
Listen  4. 3 Olden Style Pieces: I.Antoni Wit 3:17£0.69
Listen  5. 3 Olden Style Pieces: II.Antoni Wit 2:12£0.69
Listen  6. 3 Olden Style Pieces: III.Antoni Wit 4:27£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review

During his early career, Górecki embraced serialism and concentrated on instrumental sonorities in the vein of Messiaen. But in his now famous Third Symphony, his atonality disappears into a strategy of gently mounting thematic pitches, taking the strings through all possible registers. All three movements are marked lento, rare for any symphony. The bestselling Nonesuch recording with Dawn Upshaw is the best-known version of this work, but give this Naxos release a try--it's just as good. The sound is excellent and the performances are above reproach. --Paul Cook


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The current Schwann catalog lists nine versions of Gòrecki's phenomenally popular Symphony 3 (Sorrowful Songs) composed in 1976. During his early career, Gòrecki embraced serialism and concentrated on instrumental sonorities in the vein of Messiaen. But in Symphony 3, his atonality disappears into a strategy of gently mounting thematic pitches, taking the strings through all possible registers. All three movements are marked lento, rare for any symphony. The Elektra Nonesuch recording has tended to be the bestseller, but give this Naxos release a try--it's just as good. The sound is excellent and the performances are above reproach. --Paul Cook

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5.0 out of 5 stars A landmark recording of this symphony, 2 Jan 2003
By Bernard Davis "Bernard Davis" (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
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Any recording of Gorecki's Third Symphony is going to have to come up against the Nonesuch release with the London Sinfonietta and Dawn Upshaw as Soprano for comparison.

This one not only stands the test but is the better recording.
It shows a greater understanding of the piece, delves deeper into it and is astonishingly well performed.

The Symphony is both a meditation on Poland's sufferings in the second world war and a love letter from the composer to his wife. Both of these theme's are expressed in this recording.

Each of the three movements - all in slow tempo's, has an accompanying poem sung by soprano. Whilst the Orchestra dominates the first movement the vocal part is of equal importance to it in the second and third movements.

In the first movement the strings gradually pull the piece out of the depths into the light. Finally, 18 minutes in, the music takes flight with the entry of the soprano before gently subsiding. In the second movement the soprano Zofia Kilanowicz really comes into her own. In the Third movement the strings coalesce into an esctatic lapping of waves on a shore, while the voice flys above them.

This is one of the best performances by strings I have ever heard, the textures they create are simply phenomenal. Zofia Kilanowicz proves herself to be a top class singer whose interpretation feels exactly right.

If you havent heard this before are there any comparisons ?
Although Gorecki has been lumped in with other 'Holy minimalists' his music is far richer than Arvo Part's and more deeply felt than John Tavener's. Some signposts would be (especialy for the first movement) The best of Elgar's string music and Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss. This work would also appeal to all lovers of Ralph Vaughan Williams Variations on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and his Third (Pastoral) Symphony.

The 3 Olden Style Pieces are in a similar vein to the symphony and while they make a good filler you may find yourself stopping the CD after the symphony. It is enough in itself.

I should add: there is no reason to buy this CD at import price (£10.49 as of September 2007) when exactly the same CD can be bought much cheaper as a UK disc on amazon.co.uk (£5.99 as of September 2007).
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9 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BE CAREFUL, 1 Feb 2003
By DAVID BRYSON (Glossop Derbyshire England) - See all my reviews
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Take this as a rating of the performance and recording, not of the music. The recorded sound, and particularly the placing of the voice in relation to the orchestra, is extraordinarily effective and Zofia Wilanowicz is a truly lovely singer.

Anyone succumbing to music like this is letting himself or herself be dumbed-down, it seems to me. For me real music involves the brain and the mind, not just the senses. To go and on repeating a single phrase over and over...and over and.....in the manner of Mr M Nyman is trifling with music and worse. We all know that the device can be brilliantly effective, as in Pachelbel's canon or Ravel's bolero, and more than just effective as in Beethoven's 7th. What we have here is three poems that should go straight to the heart of anyone, particularly any parent, of even average sensitivity. They have been set cleverly, professionally and with an acute ear for easy effect like jewels in a surround consisting of no more than a glorified relaxation-tape. This is a musical semi-narcotic, about as good for our minds and souls as such substances are for our bodies. For what it is, it is extremely well done. The trouble is what it is. Just say no to it.

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