Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung')
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| Released | 20 March 2007 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical | |||
| Label | Nonesuch (#79993) | |||
| Producer | Judith Sherman | |||
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Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 ('...songs are sung') is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet, containing the last string quartet by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. The Kronos Quartet had recorded Górecki's other string quartets on Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Already It Is Dusk/"Lerchenmusik" (1991) and on Henryk Górecki: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (1993).
Track listing
All music is composed by Henryk Górecki.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I. Adagio-Molto Andante-Cantabile" | 10:34 |
| 2. | "II. Largo, Cantabile" | 10:59 |
| 3. | "III. Allegro, Sempre ben marcato" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "IV. Deciso-Espressivo ma ben tenuto" | 11:26 |
| 5. | "V. Largo-Tranquillo" | 12:36 |
Critical reception
The album was an "Editor's Choice" for Strings magazine, which called it "a solemn, spiritual, and revolutionary work."[1]
Credits
Musicians
Production
- Recorded August 1–3, 2006 at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California
- Leslie Ann Jones – engineer
- Dann Thompson – assistant engineer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Frank Olinsky – art direction, design
- Keith Carter – cover photograph
References
- ^ Cahill, Greg (August–September 2007). "Editor's Choice". Strings. 22 (2). String Letter Publishing: 147.