Despite the faddish fame that the 3rd symphony, "A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", gained among a crowd looking for the next cool "spiritual" thing at a time when "Chant" also topped the charts, it is real music. When performed with true understanding, it is heartbreakingly beautiful real music. See below.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Górecki
Alex Ross, my favorite music critic, writes about the completion of Polish composer Henryk Górecki's 4th symphony.
Despite the faddish fame that the 3rd symphony, "A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", gained among a crowd looking for the next cool "spiritual" thing at a time when "Chant" also topped the charts, it is real music. When performed with true understanding, it is heartbreakingly beautiful real music. See below.
Despite the faddish fame that the 3rd symphony, "A Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", gained among a crowd looking for the next cool "spiritual" thing at a time when "Chant" also topped the charts, it is real music. When performed with true understanding, it is heartbreakingly beautiful real music. See below.
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