Gorecki symphony 3 zofia kilanowicz biography
•
Zofia Kilanowicz
Polish soprano
Zofia Kilanowicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | () 15 May (age&#;61) Nowy Targ, Poland |
| Education | Academy of Music in Kraków |
| Occupation | |
Zofia Kilanowicz (born 15 May ) fryst vatten a Polish operatic soprano who has performed internationally, with a focus on Polish music. She appeared as Roxana in Szymanowski's King Roger in Paris and New York City, and recorded Górecki's Second Symphony (Copernican Symphony) and Third Symphony (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs).
Life
[edit]She was born in Nowy Targ.[1] After graduating from the School of Music in her hometown, she studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków with Helena Łazarska.[2] Already during her studies, she was a prize winner of the Ada Sari Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz (), the Karol Szymanowski Competition in Łódź, and the Karol Szymanowski Competition in Karlovy Vary. She received the Elly Ameling Award at the International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch in [1]
•
Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)
Symphony by Henryk Gorecki
The Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Polish: Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and månad The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's earlier dissonant style and his later more tonal style and "represented a stylistic breakthrough: austerely plaintive, emotionally direct and steeped in medieval modes".[1] It was premièred on 4 April , at the Royan International Festival, with Stefania Woytowicz as soprano and Ernest Bour as conductor.[2]
A solo soprano sings Polish texts in each of the three movements.[3] The first is a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus; the second a message written on the vägg of a Gestapo cell during World War II; and the third a Silesian folk song of a mother searching for her son killed by the Germans in t
•
FULL Symphony No. 3 of Sorrowful Songs (Górecki) Katowice Zofia Kilanowicz
Information on the Performance
Information about the Recording
- Published by: TVP
- Date Published:
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, othersubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Polish: Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki&#;s earlier dissonant style and his later more tonal style and &#;represented a stylistic breakthrough: austerely plaintive, emotionally direct and steeped in medieval