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Henryk Górecki. Henryk Mikołaj Górecki ( / ɡəˈrɛtski / gə-RET-skee, Polish: [ˈxɛnrɨk miˈkɔwaj ɡuˈrɛt͡skʲi] ⓘ; [1] 6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) [2] [3] was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. According to critic Alex Ross, no recent classical composer has had as much commercial success as Górecki. [4]
May 2, 2024 · Henryk Górecki (born Dec. 6, 1933, Czernica, near Rybnik, Pol.—died Nov. 12, 2010, Katowice) was a Polish composer in the Western classical tradition whose sombre Symphony No. 3 (1976) enjoyed extraordinary international popularity in the late 20th century. Górecki studied at the Music Academy of Katowice, Pol.
- John Litweiler
Jan 13, 2016 · Henryk Gorecki, Composer Of 'Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs,' Dies At Age 76. November 12, 2010 • The Polish composer enjoyed enormous success after a 1992 recording of his haunting Symphony No. 3 ...
Nov 13, 2010 · Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki was born in the village of Czernica on Dec. 6, 1933, to parents who were amateur musicians. He began studying the violin when he was 10, and later took up the clarinet and ...
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. According to critic Alex Ross, no recent classical composer has had as much commercial success as Górecki. He became a leading figure of the Polish avant-garde during the post-Stalin cultural thaw. His Anton Webern-influenced serialist works of the 1950s and 1960s were characterized by adherence to dissonant ...
Nov 12, 2010 · Polish composer Henryk Gorecki died today at age 76. The news was announced this morning by the Polish National Radio Symphony. Gorecki was little known outside Poland until a 1992 recording of ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Górecki, Henryk. Górecki, Henryk (1933– ) Polish composer. His early works were influenced by Webern and serial music, but his later output, such as his third symphony (1976), is inspired more by medieval Polish chants, Renaissance polyphony, and the richness of the Wagnerian orchestra. HENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI Born: Czernica, Poland [1], 6 ...
