by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki · Naxos · CD · EAN 4891030508224
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«Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)» is the album by Henryk Górecki, released in 1994 by Naxos on CD.
Symphony in three slow movements for soprano and orchestra, composed in 1976. Its texts combine a 15th-century Polish lament, the prayer of a young woman written in a Gestapo cell, and a folk song about the loss of a son. The disc also includes the Three Olden Style Pieces.
Performance by Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) conducted by Antoni Wit. 1 CD with an approximate duration of 66 minutes.
A work of great popularity in contemporary classical music, for listeners seeking 20th-century symphonic repertoire with strong emotional weight.
