Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs"
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Free Music Review: INCOMPREHENSIBLE BEAUTY IN TRAGEDY
Hit: 5 Stars
THIS MAGNIFICENT WORK TAKES THE LISTENER ON A JOURNEY INTO THE DEPTHS OF SORROW, AND IN DOING SO EXEMPLIFIES ALL THAT IS GREAT ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC. CLASSICAL MUSIC IS THE ONLY GENRE CAPABLE OF SPAWNING EMOTION IN AND OF ITSELF. IN THIS MASTERPIECE WE CAN LITERALLY FEEL THE PAIN OF THE COMPOSER AS HE SOUGHT TO EXPRESS HIS PROFOUND LOSS IN MUSIC. THIS WORK'S BEAUTY TRULY ENVELOPS US IN HIS PAIN UNTIL WE CAN SENSE IT AS IF IT WERE OUR OWN. YET, IN THE MIDST OF IT, THERE REMAINS THAT ONE DISCORDANT TONE OF HOPE, REMINDING US THAT EVEN IN THE DEEPEST CHASMS OF DESPAIR, THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A BETTER DAY, OR LIFE.Free Music Review: Try Listening to This While Going Through a Debris Field
Hit: 5 Stars
For some reason I listened to this while my Amtrak slowly made its way past a cargo train derailment debris field in New Mexico. It was earily appropriate. It was winter, snow was on the ground and the cargo carriers were rust, brown and black casting the whole scene in a kind of black and white montage. It was like watching "Schindler's List" roll by my window. It was very moving.Free Music Review: One of the most beautiful works of all time
Hit: 5 Stars
I remember standing in a classical Tower Records store years ago when I heard this playing for the first time. I literally couldn't speak I was so riveted and over come by the hauting beauty of this music. As an operatic soprano I can only imagine the intense experience Dan Upshaw had in recording this album. She sings it exquisitely. This is a work that rips you out of what ever is going on and pulls you into its own world. It leaves you breathless.Free Music Review: Exquisite music for a cold wintry gray day......
Hit: 4 Stars
This symphony is hauntingly beautiful and slowly lures you into its reverent mood. Dawn Upshaw's vocal performance is like another instrument in the orchestra - so gently does its sound become heard. One can easily visualize monks during vespers - transporting you to a different time and place. I am enjoying this CD more each time I listen to it. A remarkable piece and perfect music to accompany the reading of a good book. I highly recommend it.Free Music Review: a flood of tears
Hit: 5 Stars
I first heard this piece and this recording my freshman year of college. I was transfixed. I had no idea what the singing was about (apparently prayers written on the wall at Auschwitz). The music just conveys a profound sadness and I am unable to listen to this piece without completely losing it and drowning in tears. This is one of the 20'th centuries greatest classical compositions.
This piece builds very slowly, but the second half of the first movement and both the 2'nd and the third movements are breathtaking. Dawn Upshaw's singing is really a treat. I definitely need to hear some other recordings with her.