Henryk Mikolaj – Gorecki Symphony No. 3 Performed By Beth Gibbons and The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Beth Gibbons is the vocalist, songwriter, producer and co-founder (together with Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley) of the band Portishead and a solo artist in her own right. The album marks the first music from Beth Gibbons since 2008.

Henryk Górecki (1933 – 2010) was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music, believed to be the most commercially successful classical composer in recent times, with previous versions of his Third Symphony, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, having sold over a million copies.

Krzysztof Penderecki has been hailed as Poland’s greatest living composer, and conductor.  His music was introduced to a wider audience through its use soundtracking movies such as The Shining and The Exorcist.