Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs"
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Free Music Review: Amazing piece of music
Hit: 5 Stars
This opera is absolutely amazing. I used it to help process the grief that I experienced due to the death of my closest Aunt. It worked.Free Music Review: A Symphony for Humanity
Hit: 5 Stars
I believe that Gorecki was uniquely inspired by grace when he composed Symphony No.3. Each of the three movements in the symphony is a prayer: mother to child or child to mother. Each prayer pleading for grace to be bestowed upon a loved one that has suffered much pain created by man's inability to cherish life and spirit above pride. The first movement contains the words of the Lamentation of the Holy Cross Monastery. It is Mary's prayer for her son during his time of greatest need. The second movement contains the words of a prayer found on a wall of a Gestapo cell, written by an imprisoned young girl. It is the young girl's prayer for Mary during her time of greatest need. The last movement brings the symphony full circle. The words in the last movement is a mother's lamentation of the death of her son who was killed at war. Again, we find a mother praying for her son during his time of greatest need. I can not imagine anyone who would not be touched by this symphony or would not want it to be apart of their collection once they have it. The musical composition, on it's own ground, is truly inspiring and Dawn Upshaw's voice truly resonates the deepest sense of emotion or understanding of what each movement should reveal.
Free Music Review: Best Recording for this work
Hit: 5 Stars
I have listened to 3 seperate recordings of this work, and Upshaw dwarfs the other sopranos for understanding and tone in this work. In general it is her immaculate control of vibrato that makes the high tones just come across so unbelievably "creamy". These pieces need that tone and must stand away from more operettic tones because the minimalistic approach is destroyed if not handled delicately.
The first time I heard this... I could not believe the way she was able to handle the high passages. It couldn't get more perfect. Seriously.
Free Music Review: incredibly deep into the soul's depth
Hit: 5 Stars
i first heard this piece back in 1996 played by someone i loved deeply. it has stayed with me eversince, haunting me, but in a very elusive manner. it has always been able to express, that which I can't, deeply. thank you for producing this. it is profound and i agree with others in that i don't understand why it hasn't been known for its entirety yet. i do recommend this to others who have a deep sense of life, it will strike a core. a maturity of the soul is expressed succintly with this piece.
god bless you,
antony redman
Free Music Review: It's all how people look at it...
Hit: 5 Stars
Obviously, the ultimate factor which distinguishes one performance from another is the solo soprano. I currently own this recording and the performance from budget-price Naxos album, and both are very good, even though the sopranos sound very different in feel and color.
Compared to the soprano featured in the Naxos album, Dawn Upshaw has a brighter, more vibrant voice, evoking an almost Operatic quality and pathos. The soprano in the Naxos recording, in sharp contrast, has a deeper, darker tone, which can be deeply touching in another way, and having Polish as her native tongue can be another benefit.
It's all how you look at it. Listen to the two recordings and you can officially decide which one you like more.