Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (/ɡəˈrɛtski/ gə-RET-skee, Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk miˈkɔwaj ɡuˈrɛt͡skʲi] ; 6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish composer of...
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composer Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, it was recorded in Warsaw on 29 November 2014. The album received acclaim from critics. Henryk Górecki: Symphony...
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the end of World War I. In 2014, Gibbons performed Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof...
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composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's earlier dissonant...
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"Górecki" is a 1997 single by Lamb from their debut album Lamb. The song samples the second movement of Henryk Górecki's Third Symphony, the Symphony...
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minimalist composers, including John Adams, Arvo Pärt, George Crumb, Henryk Górecki, Steve Reich, Roberto Paci Dalò, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Peter Sculthorpe...
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Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (/ɡəˈrɛtski/ gə-RET-skee, Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk miˈkɔwaj ɡuˈrɛt͡skʲi]; 6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish composer of contemporary...
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quartet by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. The Kronos Quartet had recorded Górecki's other string quartets on Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik"...
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Introduction to the Music of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 3 March 2009. Górecki, Henryk M. Beatus Vir Psalm...
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British runner Haley Gorecki (born 1996), American basketball player Halina Górecka (born 1938), Polish-German sprinter Henryk Górecki (1933–2010), Polish...
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movement in World War II Henryk Czyż (1923–2003), Polish musician, conductor and teacher Henryk Górecki (1933–2010), Polish composer Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński...
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written for unaccompanied mixed choir by the Polish composer Henryk Górecki in 1987. Górecki composed the piece to celebrate Pope John Paul II's third pilgrimage...
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"Already it is dusk", Op. 62, is a composition for string quartet by Henryk Górecki. Written in 1988 after a long period of focus on vocal music, it was...
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with Baird)) 1959 Henryk Górecki, Symphony No. 1 (World Premiere) (1961 UNESCO Youth Biennale 1st Prize) 1960 Henryk Górecki, Scontri (World Premiere)...
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mixer. All music is composed by Howard, except where noted Not listed Henryk Górecki Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 – Lento-Cantabile A Hidden Life premiered in...
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Henryk Górecki's Harpsichord Concerto, Op. 40, sometimes also entitled Concerto for Harpsichord (or Piano) and String Orchestra, is a concerto written...
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(1819–1872) Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880) Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937) Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941) Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) Henryk Górecki (1933–2010)...
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on a cell wall during arrest by Nazis in 1944, was set to music by Henryk Górecki in his Symphony No. 3 Sorrowful Songs. She was born in Szczawnica, a...
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Kleines Requiem für eine Polka (category Compositions by Henryk Górecki)
is a requiem for piano and thirteen instruments by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. Written in 1993, it is one of the last compositions for ensemble by...
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career. The film's soundtrack features part of the first movement of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, subtitled Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. The film's screenwriter...
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Miserere, Op. 44 (sample) is a choral work composed in 1981 by Henryk Górecki for large (120 voices) a cappella mixed choir. The text comprises five words:...
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website Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rob Cowan "Henryk Górecki dies aged 76", Gramophone (website), 12 November 2010 "Rob Cowan swaps...
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minimalists" (Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, Sir John Tavener) have had significant success with CD sales. A 1992 recording of Górecki's 1976 piece, Symphony...
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Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, with two compositions by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. The Kronos...
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Symfonia "Kopernikowska") (sample) is a choral symphony composed by Henryk Górecki in 1972 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of astronomer...
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considered a pioneer of the latter style, along with contemporaries Henryk Górecki and John Tavener. Although his fame initially rested on instrumental...
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Mikołaj Górecki (born 1971) is a Polish composer. He is the son of the composer Henryk Górecki (1933-2010). In 1995 he graduated with honours in composition...
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million-selling recording (1992), with David Zinman, of Symphony No 3 by Henryk Górecki, known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Symfonia pieśni żałosnych)...
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Two Sacred Songs, Op. 30 is a 1971 work by the Polish composer Henryk Górecki for baritone and piano; the lyrics are two poems in Polish by Marek Skwarnicki...
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Nyman, Howard Skempton, Éliane Radigue, Gavin Bryars, Steve Martland, Henryk Górecki, Arvo Pärt and John Tavener exhibits minimalist traits. It is unclear...
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