Górecki's choral work Beatus Vir (1979) was written to mark the initial return visit to Poland of Pope John Paul II.
Composition History
The three string quartets on this album were written for the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet during 1988-95.
Composition History
Górecki's monumental Miserere for unaccompanied voices (1981) was written in support of the Polish trade union Solidarity.
Performer Biography
The Tippett Quartet has worked with composer/soundscape artist Matthew Herbert on a reimagining of Beethoven's Op. 135 for a BBC Radio 3 broadcast, which was also used as a BBC TV ident.
Performer Biography
The Tippett Quartet, the performers on this album, have performed at the BBC Proms and toured Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
Critical Reception
Górecki's Third Symphony, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', despite an uncertain premiere, belatedly accorded the composer international status during the 1990s.
Composer Biography
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, the composer, studied music at the High School of Music in Katowice, graduating with distinction in 1960 from the class of Bolesław Szabelski, who had been taught by Karol Szymanowski.
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