Verkkothis april, closing the main stage season at the london coliseum, the english national opera (eno) presents henryk górecki's symphony of. Verkkothe first performances of górecki’s ‘symphony of sorrowful songs’ were greeted largely with scorn outside the composer’s native poland. Symphony of sorrowful songs in the series 1000 years of classical music. Listen on apple music, on itunes, on cd, or. Dawn upshaw sings with tremendous intensity and an. Verkkothe first movement’s great arch was superbly shaped, the counterpoint’s unhurried radiance shining in the hands of the eno players. 3 videos and more. Poignant, moving and musically striking, witness one of contemporary music’s finest works. Composed in 1976, henryk górecki’s symphony no. 3, known colloquially as symphony of sorrowful songs, is often thought of as the composer’s finest work, and led to górecki being lauded as possibly the most.
