Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) is a live album by English musician Beth Gibbons in collaboration with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, released on 29 March 2019 through Domino Recording Company. A performance of Polish composer Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3, it was recorded in Warsaw on 29 November 2014. The album received acclaim from critics.
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| Released | 29 March 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 29 November 2014 | |||
| Length | 48:53 | |||
| Language | Polish | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Beth Gibbons | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Mojo |   [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Uncut | 8/10[4] |
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 13 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Uncut felt that Gibbons "brings Gorecki's great classical prayer to life beautifully, an expression of empathy that feels deep and profound",[4] while Mojo commented that "Gibbons rises to the occasion".[2] Q called it "a thing of grief-blasted beauty, and Gibbons brings tender pain to these words of lost children and mothers, her voice rising and falling impressively to the occasion".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Symphony No. 3: I. Lento – Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile" | 24:39 |
| 2. | "Symphony No. 3: II. Lento e largo – Tranquillissimo" | 8:18 |
| 3. | "Symphony No. 3: III. Lento – Cantabile – Semplice" | 15:56 |
| Total length: | 48:53 | |
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 58 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 23 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 36 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 78 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 25 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10] | 28 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 44 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 35 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 5 |