1933–2010 · Polish

Górecki, Henryk

The Polish composer whose Symphony No. 3 — the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs — became an unlikely bestseller and one of the most deeply moving works of the 20th century.

Symphony (4)

Op.36
Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'1976
Op.14
Symphony No. 1 '1959'1959
Op.31
Symphony No. 2 'Copernican'1972
Op.85
Symphony No. 4 'Tansman Episodes'2006

Sacred Work (4)

Op.44
Miserere1981
Op.60
Totus Tuus1987
Op.38
Beatus Vir1979
Op.29
Ad Matrem1971

String Quartet (3)

Op.62
String Quartet No. 1 'Already it is Dusk'1988
Op.64
String Quartet No. 2 'Quasi una fantasia'1991
Op.67
String Quartet No. 3

Orchestral Work (1)

Op. 3PiecesOldenStyle
3 Pieces in Olden Style1963

Chamber Work (2)

Op.66
Kleines Requiem für eine Polka Op.661993
Op.19
Genesis I–III Op.191963

Chamber Song (1)

Op.63
Good Night Op.631990

Concerto (2)

Op.65
Concerto-Cantata Op.651992
Op.40
Harpsichord Concerto

Piano Trio (1)

Op.53
Lerchenmusik Op.531984–86

Piano Sonata (1)

Op.6
Piano Sonata No. 1

Sacred & Choral (6)

Op.12
Epitaph (chorus and orchestra)
Op.30
Two Sacred Songs
Op.32
Euntes Ibant et Flebant (chorus a cappella)
Op.39
Broad Waters (chorus a cappella)
Op.74
Totus Tuus (chorus a cappella, fuller version)
Op.81
The Song of Katyń Families (chorus a cappella)

Chamber (3)

Op.15
Three Diagrams (solo flute)
Op.37
Three Little Pieces (violin and piano)
Op.47
Lullabies and Dances (violin and piano)

Orchestral (6)

Op.17
Scontri (large orchestra)
Op.20
Choros I (string orchestra)
Op.21
Refrain (orchestra)
Op.24
Muzyka Staropolska / Old Polish Music (orchestra)
Op.27
Canticum Graduum (orchestra)
Op.34
Danses (orchestra)

Piano Piece (2)

Op.41
Mazurkas (piano)
Op.52
Sundry Pieces (piano)

Song (1)

Op.76
Lobgesang (soprano and baritone, orchestra)