Henryk Górecki / Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, David ZinmanSymphony No. 3

Label:

Elektra Nonesuch – 7559-79282-2

Format:

CD, Album, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Contemporary

Tracklist

Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) Opus 36 (1976)
Composed ByHenryk Górecki
1I. Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile26:25
2II. Lento E Largo - Tranquilissimo9:22
3III. Lento - Cantabile-Semplice17:05

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Elektra Entertainment
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Wea International
  • Copyright ©Elektra Entertainment
  • Copyright ©Wea International
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications Inc.
  • Record CompanyTime Warner
  • Record CompanyWea International
  • Published ByBoosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
  • Recorded AtCTS Studios
  • Edited AtModus Music
  • Made ByWarner Music Manufacturing Europe
  • Pressed ByWMME Alsdorf

Credits

  • ConductorDavid Zinman
  • DesignJohn Heiden
  • Edited By, Post ProductionMarian Freeman
  • Engineer [Assistant Recording Engineer]Declan McGovern
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer]Tony Faulkner
  • Executive-ProducerRobert Hurwitz
  • Liner NotesDavid Drew (3)
  • Liner Notes [English Translation Of The Lyrics]Krystyna Carter
  • Liner Notes [French Translation Of The Lyrics]Frédéric Martin (3)
  • Liner Notes [French Translation]Laura Billion
  • Liner Notes [German Translation Of The Lyrics]Anne Steeb, Bernd Müller (2)
  • Liner Notes [German Translation]Konstanze Streese
  • Mastered ByRobert C. Ludwig*
  • OrchestraLondon Sinfonietta
  • Photography By [A Maiden At Prayer (ca. 1899)]Gertrude Käsebier
  • ProducerColin Matthews
  • Soprano VocalsDawn Upshaw

Notes

32-page booklet containing liner notes in English, French & German.

Composed in 1976.
Polish lyrics taken from (and translated to English, French & German in the booklet):
- Lamentation of the Holy Cross Monastery from the "Lysagóra Songs" collection, second half of the 15th century
- Prayer inscribed on wall 3 of cell no. 3 in the basement of "Palace", the Gestapo's headquarters in Zakopane. 'Zdrowas Mario' (Ave Maria) - the opening of the Polish prayer to the Holy Mother.
- Folk song in the dialect of the Opole region.

Recorded May 1991 at CTS Studios, London.

Photograph 'A Maiden At Prayer' from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California.

℗ © 1992 Elektra Entertainment, a division of Warner Communications Inc. for the United States and WEA International for the world outside the United States.
Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7559-79282-2 8
  • Barcode (Scanned): 075597928228
  • Label Code (Back Cover): LC 0192
  • Label Code (CD): LC 0286
  • Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
  • Price Code (France): WE 810
  • Matrix / Runout (Variants 1 - 5, 7 - 8: Runout 1): 755979282-2 WME
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 1): [Warner Logo] 45
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 2): [Warner Logo] 43
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 3): [Warner Logo] 24
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 4): [Warner Logo] 44
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 5): [Warner Logo] 23
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 6): [Warner Logo] 21
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 7): [Warner Logo] 25
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped mirrored in mould - Variant 8): [Warner Logo] 31

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Symphony No. 3 (CD, Album, Club Edition)Elektra Nonesuch9 79282-2US1992
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Symphony No. 3 (CD, Album)Elektra NonesuchCD 79282Canada1992
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Symphony No. 3 (Cassette, )Elektra Nonesuch79282-4US1992
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Symphony No. 3 (Cassette, Album)Elektra Nonesuch97 92824Canada1992
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    amiratsky
    The most incredible ecstasy of sad and beautiful music… This album is a long emotional journey deep through the human soul…

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