The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
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Actor: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, The London Sinfonietta, Upshaw, ZinmanBrand: Koch International
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Italian (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 53 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 100% WOMON
Product features:
- GORECKI: SYMPHONY OF SORROWFUL SONGS (DVD MOVIE)
Movie Reviews of The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Movie Review: harrowing and necessary
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this on Bravo TV on the South Bank Show, and taped it off the air at the time. I purchased it from a British source when the DVD was released there last year, and watch it repeatedly. The interviews with the composer are integrated with the performance, and add to, rather than detract from that performance. Contemporary film of Gorecki in Katowice, and in Asuchwicz/Birkenau is integrated with archival ( and horrific ) footage of the Holocaust, and with Gorecki's remembrances of his childhood experiences there. Particularly striking to me is the footage of Dawn Upshaw. Her facial expressiveness during the performance reflects perfectly the emotion of the musical moment. This is a film which amplifies the emotional impact of the piece which it illustrates.
Summary of The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
This Symphony?s inspiration came from a book Górecki found during the Nazi occupation of Poland that showed examples of the different messages scratched on the walls of a Gestapo prison. One message was written by a young girl that said, ?Mama, don't cry.? This was a very simple, but heartfelt cry that scorched his soul.Similar DVD Movies
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