Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) is a live album by English musician Beth Gibbons in collaboration with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, released on 29 March 2019 through Domino Recording Company. A performance of Polish composer Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, it was recorded in Warsaw on 29 November 2014. The album received acclaim from critics.
Critical reception
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 13 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Uncut felt that Gibbons "brings Gorecki's great classical prayer to life beautifully, an expression of empathy that feels deep and profound", while Mojo commented that "Gibbons rises to the occasion". Q called it "a thing of grief-blasted beauty, and Gibbons brings tender pain to these words of lost children and mothers, her voice rising and falling impressively to the occasion".
Track listing
Charts + Chart performance for Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Chart (2019) Peakposition
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