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Work: Symphony no. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, Op.36

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ComposerGórecki, Henryk (1933-2010)
PeriodModern
Year1976
Work typeOrchestral
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Letting Górecki’s music do the work: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

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House debutants, soprano Nicole Chevalier and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, excel in Isabella Bywater's Górecki staging to close English National Opera's season.
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A century of independence marked in Szczecin

The highlight of a week-long musical project of the Szczecin Philharmonic entitled We are at home, a celebratory performance of Górecki's Symphony No. 3 by Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Wojciech Michniewski.
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Remembrance from Pole to Pole

Elizabeth Atherton sang with a keening intensity, and gave a voice to every grieving mother and child.
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Staging Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs

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This season, Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony hits London’s stages twice: Crystal Pite expands Flight Pattern for a new work at The Royal Ballet, while Isabella Bywater presents it at English National Opera.