Mystical Minimalism Part III: Henryk Gorecki
One of Poland’s most significant 20th century composers, Henryk Górecki led a quiet revolution against the Soviet authorities through his inimitable style of mystical minimalism. We’ll dedicate an hour to his music and life. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Symphony No. 3 (excerpts)— London Sinfonietta, David Zinman, Conductor, Dawn Upshaw, Piano Preludes (excerpts) — Stephen de Pledge, p. Scontri — Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Beatus Vir (excerpts) — Czech Phil Prague Philharmonic Choir/John Nelson, Nikita Storojev, Miserere (excerpt) — Krakow Choral Society, Krakow State Philharmonic/Roland Bader