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