Gorecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Rebecca Evans

[mpdancer]

Not a prison in Zakopane but prison in Auschwitz concentration camp!!

[antiSPP]

they're all eating their turkey!!no, it's just that another holocaust needs o happen...

[antiSPP]

...YOU HURT MY FEELING TOO!!

let them die to all that need to die and survive only if you need to live!

[antiSPP]

........and I had a GRANDMOTHER AND A GRANDFATHER that didn't want me to end up the slave of some wealthy JEWS!

poverty is not slavery

[antiSPP]

..WE COULD have ended up the slaves of some jews here in europe!! IT is about me and poeple like me that know it!! jews have no rule and no jugment!! nothing FAIR!!

is just about them GAINING their MONEY!!

[antiSPP]

...NEEDS A HOLOCAUST TO BE DONE!!

[antiSPP]

I THINK THE SONG IS BEAUTIFULL BUT WAS NO WAY OF MAKING IT OTHERWISE!!

[antiSPP]

I agree with you; too much jewelry; as if we here can all afford it or have not to suffer working for it if need to have it!! but as for the Holocaust thank god the jews have found Israel!!

[empathy41]

I love this.....the whole piece. Simply beautiful..... how is it that theres still so much hate in the world, surely this is enough to stop eveybody in their tracks.

[matiaspage]

I think John Williams heard this many times while making the soundtrack for Artificial Intelligence. Gorecki was a genius.

[jamesaellis]

T_T

[MsDana114]

I watched this after noticing that Ashley Miller (aka, Fat Wrecked). I am shocked that he has died, and I will think of him every time I play Runescape, or have seen something fantastic in art. R.I.P Ashley, you will always be in my heart. :'(

[universl]

Where is the rest???!!

[1969Chronos]

Gorgeous chrystal-like voice. RIP maestro Gorecki.

[konzertus]

Góralka18-letnia Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna ze Szczawnicy“ O Mamo, nie płacz, nie – "Niebios Przeczysta Królowo, Ty zawsze wspieraj mnie"

>PALACE KATOWNIA PODHALA w ZAKOPANE<

WIECZNE ODPOCZYWANIE RACZ MU- IM DAC PANIE A ŚWIATŁOŚĆ WIEKUISTA NIECHAJ MU ŚWIECI NA WIEKI WIEKÒW AMEN

-Requiescat in pace,

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine.

Et lux perpetua luceat ei.

Requiescat in pace

-Ewige Ruhe schenke ihm , o Herr!

Und das ewige Licht leuchte ihm

-Eternal rest grant unto him, O LORD

[0sska]

[*] Kocham Twoją muzykę. Spokojna, piękna. Odpoczywaj na wieki Mistrzu.

[*] I love your music. Peacefull, beautifull. Rest in peace Maestro.

[fearbeag2]

how can you not bow down to the power of this song... I would love the rest..

[nicademus666]

this song always brings me to tears. 

[FluidBreaksify]

Please upload the whole movement! This is absolutely fantastic and have played this to some friends who would never listen to this type of music. They were reduced to tears. Nothing else can do that

[manomonteiro11]

É um paradóxo, mas é muito lindo...

[janbz1]

placzę



[gmmrtn]

Beautiful. Was part of this symphony used in the soundtrack for the movie "Fearless"?

[Tommyfazz]

@Diosade  viva! your comment.

[MeomariAlionamde]

Here comes a beauty that will never be touched by any human thought. We just can get close to it by feeling it deep inside of us.

[SuperGlup]

Nooooooo why cut it???? plzzzz upload the entire movement singed by Rebecca. She's the perfect voice for this Symphony. plz

[Zapust]

This is.. for real.. Worlds most beautiful symphony of all time... By miles!!!

[Hexachloraphine]

Isnt it fascinating that on the entire utube there does not seem to be a complete movement one or movement three of this symphony.

people have only uploaded the famous bit, sand then smothered their vidoes with startling and harrowing images designed to tell us what to think.

[TheNatclaja]

je préfère la version chantée par Doreen De Feis, mais cette version est magnifique quand même !!!

[bumbackmanny]

when was this compsed?

[spacem00se]

@bumbackmanny in 1976

[rudydobrev]

PLEASE POST THE REST or the beginning PLEASE !!!!!

[jcriedijk]

Regarding to other earlier comments that Dawn Upshaw was much older than Rebecca Evans: just to inform, Rebecca Evans was born in 1963 and Dawn Upshaw in 1960, so there is hardly a difference in age, hence the comment Dawn is "much older" is incorrect.

[mirandazar]

please please please post the rest of this!!!

[contrafagotto]

"Mamo, nie płacz, nie.

Niebios Przeczysta Królowo,

Ty zawsze wspieraj mnie.

Zdrować Mario, Łaskiś Pełna."

[ewencameron]

Up there with Dawn Upshaw's rendition (the best voice ever to merge from Ilinois)

I cannot understand why this symphony is not (yet) aclnowledged as a true classic. It is an immensely moving and beautiful piece of music. I had the privilege, a few years ago, of attending a live performance. Mr Gorecki, who was cue to attenf live, sadly, called off at short notice, but the perfromance was superlative.

Sublime composition

[door2yourheart]

How about a "50 years of systematic destruction and oppression of Palestine" day? This is not 60 year old history, it is still being inflicted every single day! Ok it will never happen, its all down to who controls the media, and the affiliated holocaust industry!

Shame you only posted a short extract just to make a point!

I love this music, but it can apply to more contemporary issues too!

[VejlorMorne]

@door2yourheart

This is extremly stupid comment. You think that by vomiting stuff like that you make a point? or fight for some value? NO you are just trolling the beautiful music and for no reason attacking a guy who posted the video. You have no right to put shame on anyone becouse you arte simply a dude who don't have enough sensitivity to see or care when it is the right moment to persue your own political agenda.

[door2yourheart]

Thank you for your input. I stand by my comment though.

So the whole world should be on hold for "Holocaust" day? To me, it should act as a reminder that cultural, religious and racial oppression still continues! As such, the persecution of Palestinian citizens by the occupying State of Israel needs addressing at every opportunity. Sensitivity? I presume you agree with Zionists using holocaust based rhetoric and media to support their dubious rational while they destroy and murder!

[VejlorMorne]

@door2yourheart

Omg you must be one of those weird old guys screaming at pigeons in the parks. "holocaust based rhetoric" are you f*king serious dude? How do i put this so simple so you could understand: holocaust was horrible tragedy. Gorecki wrote a Symphony of Sorrowful Songs inspired by it and people have the Holocaust Memorial Day. It is not constructed to make some secret political agenda. Meanwhile you are despicable old fart who crashes it adding some political BS to it.

[door2yourheart]

You total idiot! Yes i have known the background to this beautiful music for at least 12 years and maybe more, unlike you! So don't even bother attempting to inform me about something you have only just latched on to.

My issue is that it has been used in this case to draw attention to events that happened over 60 yrs ago. The lucky/saved survivors, but mostly their offspring, are now applying the same, fascist, opressive agenda that they seek sympathy for in their own hypocritical rhetoric.

[rztricky]

Wow. Hold on guys. This is an incredible performance both vocally and as an orchestra. You both happened upon it for the same reasons, regardless of the fact that it is either racially or politically charged. It is obvious to me personally that Gorecki was charged about the situation be it 60 years ago as history or pervasive in our modern times as reality.

What bothers me... I wish to read text regarding the art, and I find the only voices out here in the media, two people having an argument.

[rztricky]

Never mind I've found some people that care...thanks mirandazar and jcriedijk/contrafagotto.

[mezzosop1]

Absolutely lovely Rebecca - such control and inner intense beauty

[karlroscoe]

I can't explain how this make me feel.

[afohara]

The words were those of 18-year-old Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna, a highland woman incarcerated on 25 September, 1944. It read "O Mamo nie płacz nie—Niebios Przeczysta Królowo Ty zawsze wspieraj mnie" (Oh Mamma do not cry—Immaculate Queen of Heaven support me always).

[redmatchbox]

at the first note tears welled up in my eyes.

wow.

[razorback0z]

43 year old macho alpha male and Im weeping with you. Same with Faure's requiem.

[wonnachat]

Beautiful

[locketudor]

awesome, the message of music sounds it's so deep that the words are just a revelation

[john624doe]

Oh my god, it's so beautiful....

[Vasiliki666]

Yes, it actually slowed my heart beat....well, it felt that way.....It's too beautiful to compare to anything....just have to let it wash over you and then think........hmmm, I can die now.

[miditei1]

why would you cut a random 2"24 section out of this master piece? should be all or nothing, especially when we all know what this piece is about.

[heinzpuchi]

@miditei1 "iforgeti" hasn't signed in for 2 years. smth must have happened.

[jprenderg]

so beautiful..

[rudydobrev]

Simply haunting and breath-taking if you can understand the words... inspired by the graffiti found in Zakopane, Poland.... "mama dont cry...." etc etc.

[leviandades777]

astounding pianissimo, brilliant interpretation....

[S1587915G]

Haven't come across such deeply moving music in a long time now. Everytime I listen to this, I cry.

[st0cktrader]

This is my favourite piece of classical music.  Great voice.

[rhinogirl67]

Nice, but like Dawn Upshaw much better... just personal taste, I guess.

[c3contact123]

Dawn's voice is a bit older/more mature sounding.  what do you think? Rebecca's voice is more 'bell' clear sounding in my amateur opinion

[meliden65]

That's because Dawn IS much older!! Rebecca here is just Superb so no real need for comparisons

[alcyonae]

There will hardly be any better performance and interpretation than the one Dawn Upshaw offered. She will always be my favorite, for depth and expressivity

Nevertheless, it's this song itself that has such an intense moving power. I'm completely ravished by it

And Rebecca is excellent too.

[saturn999999999]

HI friends, someone has the sheet notes to sing this song please?? i like to learn it, thanks to all who read my message.

[tomclowe]

Grafitti yes, a Prayer to the Blessed Lady Mary it is. "No Mother do not weap, most chaste Queen of Heaven, support me always, Zdrowas Mario"

Zakopane Prayer, written on the wall of cell number 3 in the 'Palace' the Gestapo headquarters by Helena Wanda Blazusiakowna 18 years old, imprisoned since 26th, September, 1944. Helena died in prison cell number 3. God rest her soul.

[mountainbirch]

breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful

[saturn999999999]

someone has the sheetnotes to sing this song please??Paolo

[saturn999999999]

Thanks a lot for my friend who send me the lyrics of this wonderful song.Paolo

[BlindAspie]

This is great. I've only heard the original version before, and this is my all time favorite piece of music, right next to Barber's Adagio for Strings.

[cinderpelt17]

Dawn Upshaw is better--emotionally--but it's still incredibly beautiful.

[DaMistressKitty]

I still prefer Isabel Bayrakdarian at this, to be honest. Rebecca does have a nice voice, though.

[saturn999999999]

hi someone could tell me please where i can find lyrics in poland or german language. thanks a lot

[petrusn]

Songs :

I

Synku miły i wybrany,

Rozdziel z matką swoje rany,

A wszakom cię, synku miły, w swem sercu nosiła,

A takież tobie wiernie służyła.

Przemów k matce, bych się ucieszyła,

Bo już jidziesz ode mnie, moja nadziejo miła.

[Lament świętokrzyski - XV c.]

[petrusn]

II

Mamo, nie płacz, nie.

Niebios Przeczysta Królowo,

Ty zawsze wspieraj mnie.

Zdrować Mario, Łaskiś Pełna.

[inscriptions made by Helena Wanda Błazusiakówna, age 18 ]

[petrusn]

III

Kajze mi się podział

mój synocek miły?

Pewnie go w powstaniu

złe wrogi zabiły.

Wy niedobrzy ludzie,

dla Boga świętego

cemuście zabili

synocka mojego?

[piece of lyrics polish folk song]

[CUERVOBRILLANTE]

The music is wonderful, to say the least! ... and a beautiful voice! ... But I am sorry to say, to see Rebecca Evans bedecked in such jolly finery, and painted like a doll, almost for operetta; all set to sing this utterly tragic song, was a most unforgivable faux pas. On a lighter note, I'd love to ask Rebecca Evans if she would like to see the Queen in a mini-skirt; inappropriate, of course, in exactly the same tasteless way! Sorry Rebecca!

[meliden65]

Don't think you being fair in your comments. This was a BBC series and wardrobe would have chosen all dresses for whole series.

She really does this tragic and compelling piece justice.

[MifuneBlog]

I'm totally agree. That kind of things frivolizate the dramatical surround of this work. Evans is a great singer, of course, but her treatment doesn´t present the "naturalist" treatment of voice that Gorecki asked for in the score, in that particella. Bayrakdarian - who also has recorded for tv and broadcasting - chooses a better wardrobe and vocal style of interpretation.

[wigs666]

Who gives a stuff what she is wearing? Does it make the music better or worse does it change it's meaning? What should she wear? Sackcloth and ashes?

[mayitpleasethecourt]

no, she should wear nothing - she should be nude

[neanderzyca]

@wigs666 No, when she is singing about death and God; about the things happened to the Judes in Poland at that time - it would be better if she would not wear such an "big" jewelery. But, I think, not everyone can undrstand it. I am from Poland and I really know what was happening here 70 years ago - from the stories from my grandfather and grandmother...

[jcriedijk]

@CUERVOBRILLANTE I totally agree, intended to write exactly the same,but saw you had commented the operetta outfit of Rebecca Evans.And all that jewelry! The attention should go to the song,words and/or melody and not to glamour and glitter.What a stupid mistake.I have seen soprano Bayrakdarian in similar repertoire in modest clothing totally devoted to the music and the subject.The voice should be part of the orchestra like the late soprano Arleen Auger was always an instrument,not a star.

[neanderzyca]

@CUERVOBRILLANTE -I agree...

However, music, words, and her voice - beautiful

[wis7dom]

So hauntingly beautiful and sad at the same time. My heart is "full" as I listen to Rebecca Evans. Full of sadness, longing and peace that I can't explain.

Her voice is angelic....

[frederickforlife]

:} the music is outstanding and her voice,thank you for posting~

[mizofan]

One of the most beautiful pieces of classical music of recent times, and i think Rebecca's one of Wales' hidden gems

[rogerdellerba]

what a beautiful voice. I love this piece of music. Passion and power.

[meliden65]

Awesome. Absolutely spot on, she puts her heart and soul into this. What an amazing gift she has. Thanks for posting.

[jvic29]

I think it's from the first movement. And only a small slice of that, albiet the most dramtic part of the piece.

[jvic29]

oops, i was totally wrong about both of those things...sorry

[unionyanter]

Genious

[BLUEHIPPO47]

If you are not touched by this,then you have either lost your humanity,or have never been blessed with the sensitivity that makes us human.

[siobhanmonkey]

She has the perfect voice for this. I love hearing Dawn Upshaw and Isabel Bayrakdarian sing this, but Rebecca Evans voice captures something of the poor 18-year old Helena crying out still from that Gestapo cell.

[knollik]

Zofia Kilanowicz is perfect to this symphony:)

[perjalan]

Whether someone is right or wrong in their information, why not refrain from words such as 'idiot' and be more respectful.

Apart from that: there actually was an underground prison camp in Zakopane. Either way: this fragment is beautiful!

[eppurs1muove]

judging by these 2 minutes, a perfect voice for this symphony .

[bevscorner]

I agree.  She sings this so beautifully.

[elkemp]

There was no prison camp in Zakopane!

What an idiot wrote this stupid things?!

[bevscorner]

The young girl was held prisoner in the basement of a Gestapo headquarters based in Zakopane.

[knollik]

chodzi o wiezienie! wszystko co bylo napisane to prawda wiec poczytaj o tym znim komentujesz i wyzywasz od glupkow

[chrapek10]

Hello, i'm looking for the first part of this symphony, do anyone have it and can send it to me? thanks!

[Sepharite]

I have it, what's your email.

[mirandabeethoven]

This movement is actually from the words scratched into the Gestapo's headquarters in Zadopane by Helena Wanda Blazusiakówna, praying to the holy mother. The last movement is a mother searching for her child. All three movements are heartbreaking, though.

[PalpoPalpatine]

this is about a mother looking to see if her son survived after a concentration camp was released... and she can't find him.

[OverandOverandOver10]

This is a very beautiful piece of music and her voice is very sweet to listen too.Thank you for posting this, it has opened my eyes and heart.

[jamesaellis]

ah so this is st davidsa hall in cardii. grant llewlyn conductin and i think its the bbc national orchestra of wales. WHAT YEAR WAS THIS???

[jamesaellis]

i was wondering if evens would ever sing this. thank go she did. next another great welsh singer kathrine jenkins should do it as well!!! and i men it

[openingsound]

beauty

[ballaghboy2008]

wow- that's a tall order!

This symphony was born out of the Holocaust and conveys the triumph of hope over despair,

but some of my favourite pieces would be'The Mission' by Ennio Morricone & 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughan Wiliams.

[MickeyDJ1]

I have listened to this for 8 years and never seen a performance. THANK YOU!!

This is the most perfect piece of music I have ever heard. It neutralises negative moods and elicits all sort of sensations!!

Thanks again!

PS: Does anybody know of similar music please? I'm not a real lover of opera style music, but this and the rest of the suite is something else. If so please reply with suggestions.

[mirandabeethoven]

That's hard; Górecki's style is very unique. You could try other still-living composers like Whitacre or Lauridsen. Górecki is something of a mix between Late Eastern, of whom Shostakovich is similar, and French Impressionism, so composers like Debussy and Fauré. Mahler also has a song cycle on the theme of parenthood and loss: Die Kindertotenlieder. Kathleen Ferrier's interpretation is especially beautiful.

[MickeyDJ1]

Thank you for those susggestions, you help widen my appreciation for this music. I will need to listen a few times to what I have found, and keep an eye out for the others. Thanks again!

[DivoLaurent]

You might also like to hear "Marietta's Lied" by Korngold from his opera "Der Todt Stade". There is a recording on YouTube, I'm sure. Similar textures and arching phrases that remind me of an early Gorecki...

[MickeyDJ1]

Excellent thank you. Marietta's Lied and some other pieces are a little similar, don't quite match Górecki for me but it's close. It is difficult finding this music online to sample and when I do the quality of recording is poor. But I now know what I'm looking for!! Thanks for this and take care!!

[slikkepot]

uh. love it.

[meliden65]

This is such a moving song. Such a beautiful sound. Thaqnks for posting.