#8 Gorecki - Symphony No3

Górecki - Symphony No 3; Olden Style Pieces
Having got the day of to a meditative start with DotD #7 it gets even slower with #8. Any symphony whose 3 movements are:

1. Lento
2. Lento e largo
3. Lento

is never going to thunder at you like Mahler and the sustained, in a way minimalist, quality of the writing definitely gives the whole piece a cinematic feel. Everything unfolds slowly and gently, like a long reflective novel and the addition of a soprano (in this case Zofia Kilanowicz) adds an element of lyrical sadness but, ultimately, the 3rd movement ends on a note of hope.

I'd forgotten I even had this disc until I found it on a shelf at work this morning!