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    GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3 'SORROWFUL SONGS'; THREE
    ALTO

    GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3 'SORROWFUL SONGS'; THREE

    CD · 1 disc

    $11.01
    Composer
    Gorecki
    Artist
    Berlin Radio So
    Released
    Sep 29, 2023
    [Symphony] "my ultimate recommendation goes not to Nonesuch's success, but to the moving recording on Koch Schwann - this is heartfelt music-making, pure and simple, that succeeds admirably in conveying the sorrow of these aptly named songs. Koch also provide better value for money with their inclusion of the very approachable Three Pieces in Old Style" [Totus tuus] "It's a simple, fetching, unaccompanied motet, written for Pope John Paul's visit to Poland" (Gramophone)
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  • GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3 'SORROWFUL SONGS'; THREE

    GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO.3 'SORROWFUL SONGS'; THREE

    ALTO Sep 2023
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.01
  • SCHNITTKE: Concerto Grosso No. 1 / PART: Tabula Rasa / GOREC

    SCHNITTKE: Concerto Grosso No. 1 / PART: Tabula Rasa / GOREC

    Chandos Nov 1997
    1 disc
    CD
    $21.99
    1. STRINGS (Eternal)
    2. STRINGS (Eternal)
    Naxos

    STRINGS (Eternal)

    CD · 1 disc

    $13.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Jan 27, 2009
    The best of Eternal Strings accompanied by multiple Orchestra's under the direction of world famous artist bring such classics as Barber's Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 and orchestra) and Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C Major, Op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina to life.
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  • STRINGS (Eternal)

    STRINGS (Eternal)

    Naxos Jan 2009
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99
    • Gorecki: Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 / Blaszcyk, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony
    DUX

    Gorecki: Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 / Blaszcyk, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony

    CD · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    GORECKI, HENRYK MIKOLAJ
    Artist
    Tracz, Kuflyuk, Blasz
    Released
    May 01, 2020
    The origins of Sanctus Adalbertus Op. 71by Henryk Miko?aj Górecki and the way in which the work was brought to the public are very special. It was written in 1997 to commemorate the millennium of the martyr’s death of Saint Adalbert. It was to have been premiered that year during Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimage to Poland. These plans did not materialize, however, due to the composer’s illness. The autograph score of the oratorio was discovered in the Górecki archives by his son Miko?aj. On November 4, 2015, five years after the composer’s death, Sanctus Adalbertus had its world premiere at the ICE Congress Centre in Kraków, during a gala concert to mark the 70th anniversary of PWM Polish Music Publishers. The composition is often referred to as ‘the big Adalbert’, following ‘the small Adalbert’, the cantata Salve sidus Polonorum Op. 72 (2000), whose material is based on the third movement of Sanctus Adalbertus. In writing Sanctus Adalbertus, Górecki used the Book of Psalms and his own texts, in Polish, Latin and Czech. As the outstanding expert on Górecki Adrian Thomas, observed, the oratorio’s musical material contains “references both to Edward Elgar’s late--Romantic style and to the relic of Polish early music, the medieval chant ‘Bogurodzica’ (Mother of God).” According to Thomas, Sanctus Adalbertus is a natural successor to Beatus vir (1979), Górecki’s psalm for baritone, choir and orchestra. Both are scored for almost identical forces, with a soprano part added to Sanctus Adalbertus. Beatus vir was written in praise of St Stanislaus (Stanis?aw in Polish), the Bishop of Kraków, who died a martyr’s death. The two compositions were part of Górecki’s plan of a cycle of works on Polish saints, which is said to have included also an oratorio devoted to Saint Maksymilian Maria Kolbe, a martyr of Auschwitz.
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  • Gorecki: Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 / Blaszcyk, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony

    Gorecki: Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 / Blaszcyk, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony

    DUX May 2020
    1 disc
    CD
    $21.99
    • Clavecin XX
    Alpha

    Clavecin XX

    CD · 1 disc

    $20.99
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla, Jean Francaix, Henryk Gorecki, Francis Poulenc
    Artist
    Justin Taylor, Orchestre National de Lille, Chloe Dufresne
    Released
    May 22, 2026
    'Generally labelled as a Baroque instrument and thought to have disappeared with the French Revolution, the harpsichord flourished again in the first third of the 20th century and inspired original compositions': Justin Taylor offers us a 'personal' overview of the harpsichord in the 20th century. He has structured this album around four major concertos (Falla, Poulenc, Francaix, Gorecki) which are linked by pieces for solo harpsichord: Bartok, who, in his preface to Mikrokosmos, from which this Hommage to Bach is taken, suggests playing certain pieces on the harpsichord, Martinu and a new work by Stephane Gassot in reference to Ligeti... The programme concludes with a nod to Scott Joplin and his famous ragtimes. Always attentive and passionate about instruments, Justin Taylor chose to record the entire programme on a single instrument, a harpsichord built in the 1970s by Anthony Sidey, a hybrid model between Pleyel instruments and historical harpsichord making, which "gives a wide and highly varied range of colours". With this album, he follows in the footsteps of Wanda Landowska and Elisabeth Chojnacka, two pioneers who promoted the harpsichord in all it's modernity.
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  • Clavecin XX

    Clavecin XX

    Alpha May 2026
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99
    Mix & Match
    • The Very Best of Gorecki
    DUX

    The Very Best of Gorecki

    CD · 3 discs

    $32.99
    Composer
    GORECKI, HENRYK MIKOLAJ
    Artist
    Silesia
    Released
    Jun 10, 2016

    Presented on three discs, this new release features the very best compositions of Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010) A Polish composer of contemporary classical music, Gorecki became a prominent figure of the Polish avant-garde during the post-Stalin era. While Gorecki’s music varies in style, his works tend to lean toward harmonic and rhythmic simplicity. He is regarded as a founder of the ‘New Polish School’, joined by Witold Lutoslawski and Krzysztof Penderecki.

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  • The Very Best of Gorecki

    The Very Best of Gorecki

    DUX Jun 2016
    3 discs
    CD
    $32.99
    1. Great Classical Masterpieces: Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012
    2. Great Classical Masterpieces: Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012
    Naxos

    Great Classical Masterpieces: Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012

    CD · 1 disc

    $19.99
    Composer
    COPLAND BINGEN BACH MOZART
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    May 29, 2012
    Great Classical Masterpieces from Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012. All of these bestselling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for us, including violinist Takako Nishizaki, the co-owner of the Naxos label; Jeno Jandó, who is busy recording Bartók's piano music; Jeremy Summerly and his Oxford Camerata; and Antoni Wit whose new recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic are among the fi nest in our catalogue. Norbert Kraft is still active as producer of the Naxos guitar series and much of our chamber music. Although he no longer records for Naxos, Stephen Gunzenhauser is still active as a conductor. Sadly, Zdenek Košler to whom we owe many great recordings with the Slovak Philharmonic passed away a few years ago. Others have retired or disappeared altogether from the musical scene. Therefore, in a way, this compilation is a tribute to all the artists who made the success of Naxos possible in the early days of the label. - Klaus Heymann [Founder of Naxos]
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  • Great Classical Masterpieces: Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012

    Great Classical Masterpieces: Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012

    Naxos May 2012
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
  • Discover - Music of the 20th Century

    Discover - Music of the 20th Century

    Naxos Nov 2005
    2 discs
    CD
    $21.99
    • HENRYK GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3
    DOMINO

    HENRYK GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $30.49
    Artist
    GIBBONS, BETH
    Released
    Mar 29, 2019
    Vinyl LP pressing. Domino is proud to present Henryk Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) performed by Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki. The performance took place at The National Opera Grand Theatre in Warsaw on November 29th 2014. In advance of the concert, Beth Gibbons undertook an intense preparation process, including tackling the challenge of learning the original text (and the emotional weight it carries) without speaking the mother language.
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  • HENRYK GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3
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    HENRYK GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3

    DOMINO Mar 2019
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $30.49
  • Górecki: Symphony No 3 / Doreen De Feis, Adrian Leaper
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    Górecki: Symphony No 3 / Doreen De Feis, Adrian Leaper

    Sony Masterworks Jan 1996
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.98
    • Christmas / Voces8
    Signum Classics

    Christmas / Voces8

    CD · 1 disc

    $19.99
    Composer
    GAUNTLETT JONES CLEMENTS PR
    Artist
    Voces8
    Released
    Jan 01, 2012

    The international award-winning octet, VOCES8, has established itself at the forefront of British a cappella. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz and Pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color.

    REVIEW:

    Voces8 offer polished and well-nigh flawless singing. The tone, however, seems rather ‘white’; frequently I found myself longing for a bit less studied technical perfection and a bit more by way of grit and feeling; much of this disc seems too smooth and effortless.

    -- MusicWeb International

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  • Christmas / Voces8
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    Christmas / Voces8

    Signum Classics Jan 2012
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    • Górecki: Symphony No 2, Etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, Et Al
    Naxos

    Górecki: Symphony No 2, Etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, Et Al

    CD · 1 disc

    $19.99
    Composer
    GORECKI
    Artist
    Zofia, Si, Andrzej, Kilanowicz, Dobber
    Released
    Apr 01, 2001
    You might remember Polish composer Henryk Górecki's best-known work for voice and orchestra, 1976's Third Symphony ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"). After all, David Zinman's recording for Nonesuch with soprano Dawn Upshaw raced to the top of the classical and pop charts when it was first released in 1992. It might be tempting to understand Górecki by that singular success; in the case of the Second Symphony and Beatus vir, you wouldn't be too far off base. The Symphony No. 2 "Copernican" was written four years before the Third Symphony; Beatus vir was written in 1979. Both works call for voice and orchestra (as well as mixed choir). By the late 1960s, the composer already had settled into a signature aesthetic that many came to know in the Third Symphony: a lone voice floating over a murmuring pulse, thunderous blows of percussion, massive blocks of orchestral chords, and religiously oriented texts. (The Beatus vir text comes from the Psalms; the Second Symphony, following the work's subtitle, uses the astronomer's own words in praise of God, taken from De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.)


    For better or worse (depending on your response to the Symphony No. 3), Górecki's compositional language in these two pieces will be quite familiar. If you find Górecki a compelling artistic voice--and I do--then these performances will be a worthy addition to your library, if not quite as emotionally harrowing an experience as Symphony No. 3. The ethnic connections on this Naxos release run deep: Copernicus was Polish, Beatus vir was commissioned by the Polish Pope, John Paul II (when he was still Cardinal of Cracow), and these artists, uniformly first-rate, are Polish as well. Baritone Andrzej Dobber turns between despondency and strength as the psalms call for, and soprano Zofia Kilanowicz has an appealingly warm tone. Antoni Wit has an admirable track record with Naxos, and this recording is another win for him. The sound is excellent: very focused and rich.
    --Anastasia Tsioulcas, ClassicsToday.com
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  • Górecki: Symphony No 2, Etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, Et Al
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    Górecki: Symphony No 2, Etc / Wit, Kilanowicz, Dobber, Et Al

    Naxos Apr 2001
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
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