Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of sorrowful songs'

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From a politically thawing Poland of 1976 comes this solemn, heart-wrenching work commemorating loss and suffering. The texts are grim: tales of murdered children and grieving mothers. Górecki's music for orchestra and soprano is dark, painful and beautiful. Millions have heard it on recordings as well as part of soundtracks for films such as Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' and 'Fearless', staring Jeff Bridges. Composer: Henryk Górecki Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano) Conductor: Osmo Vänskä Recording date: 04 September 2013 Date of broadcast: 04 September 2013