May I just add that lyrics are sung not in contemporary Polish, but in the Silesian dialect of past centuries. For many Poles it's challenging to understand it totally, but Beth delivered brilliantly. Extraordinary performance.
This is Highlanders dialect exactly and the music has harmonic of Polish Tatry Mountains culture. Still a good shot this is not official Polish. Highlanders dialect has a specific role in our culture and is used to express the most unleased emotions. This is my opinion, not a rule. My observation.
So called silesian dialect is just old Slavonic language, where contemporarty Polish language originetes. As well as Czech (Bohemian), Moravian, Serbołużycki etc.
Just discovered this version after having been in love with Dawn Upshaw's version for nearly 30 years. Her slightly broken voice adds a different kind of anguish. Whether she is classically trained matters not. Her voice is beautiful and gives out such emotion 💔
Interesting comment, without dought this is an extremely moving piece of music whether you know the text or not. Just as yourself I got to now it from the Upshaw recording but always felt something was missing, then some time later I discovered the early recording of Stefania Woytowicz, then I understood, Upshaw lacks the raw emotion, it is also worth listening to Rebecca Evans performing it, the emotion is in her as well.
~LYRICS~ Where has he gone My dearest son? Perhaps during the uprising The cruel enemy killed him Ah, you bad people In the name of God, the most Holy, Tell me, why did you kill My son? Never again Will I have his support Even if I cry My old eyes out Were my bitter tears to create another River Oder They would not restore to life My son He lies in his grave and I know not where Though I keep asking people Everywhere Perhaps the poor child Lies in a rough ditch and instead he could have been lying in his warm bed Oh, sing for him God's little song-birds Since his mother Cannot find him And you, God's little flowers May you blossom all around So that my son May sleep happily ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
that's a lovely way of putting it. i was undecided if i enjoyed this as much as the Upshaw recording as Beth's high notes are a little off, but you're right in the context of the piece: broken works as the rest of Beth's delivery is beautifully on-point.
This brought me to tears. I think the last time music did that was when I heard Upshaw's version 20 years ago. I've always loved Beth but my respect for her is beyond words now
I'm a classical musician that loves this because I love Beth Gibbons a lot. Portishead was as much of my musical journey when I was younger as Mozart, Beethoven & Stravinsky. One thing that I always loved about her voice is that is solely hers and completely unique and at most times haunting. Its not always perfect, but that's what makes it beautiful. This piece is amazing with a trained singer I've played this work so I know. But this transcends to a more human level. Its a Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, Beth's voice does this justice in every way possible. Bravi!
Well said daniel winfield. I am with you brother! With you and with Beth and Henryk and with the orchestra. And as such I feel a tangible connection with the victims. What is it with this art that can make pain so beautiful? (PS Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky were my first loves).
One can only cry. This is a lament, a music reflecting human condition, human tragedy and ultimate destiny. So sublime, gut-wrenching... I m speechless. Best version...
Although I had listened to this piece before and several other versions of the second and third movements, it never had such poignant meaning to me as this version by Beth Gibbons coupled with its English translation of the "sorrowful song." I had been searching for a musical work to accompany a piece that I had just recently written on the eighth anniversary of my son's death. He was an 18-year-old innocently riding his bike in our neighborhood when he was instantly killed by a drunk driver. A close friend had insightfully asked me if there was an appropriate musical piece to parallel the feelings which I had expressed in writing. This version is a perfect accompaniment.
This is the symphony that transcends any barriers. Sung by an equally transcendent vocalist, performed a rapt orchestra, under a most polished conductor, it almost becomes immortal.
Honestly for me This is quite emotional and perfect. Beth Gibbons voice is astounding. She's not a classical/opera Singer but she's perfect for This suffering piece such as in Portisheads songs. Brilliant and moving
A real raw beauty to this. Probably the most emotional and raw version l have ever heard. Beth lives every word, the pain etched on her face, the agony only a mother could understand. Outstanding x
I heard that she got some vocal training for to sing in the higher registers. I'm shocked to hear her limited voice sound like this. Kind of brings hope to new possiblities.
@@RickSanchez-dn6rd We can all sing well with practice, it's just that her voice is small and thin, and as a limited range of highs and lows that she can (physically) hit. It's just like with the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan will NEVER have a power-voice, just as Dolly Parton will NEVER have small tits. But that dont' mean that can't still create works of genius.
@@MontoyaMatrix agreed. There are singers out there with a better vocal range (Lana Del Rey maybe?) who would never be able to do this as well as Beth Gibbons does...
I am from Australia and have heard a number of versions of this music. This version (the short and long play) is just outstanding and it is because of Beth Gibson. A true masterpiece.. Whenever I think of my brother who died some ten years ago after being a quadriplegic for four years, this is the music I turn to. It is so comforting.
my all time favourite version of this fantastic music has been Dawn Upshaw/London Sinfonietta/Zinman, but this one is equally brilliant and so moving.Beth Gibbons voice is perfect for it. cant believe i have never heard of her before
Every now and again one finds a piece of music that stirs something deep within that only such music can reach. . Thank you for sharing this perfect combination of composer and performer.
Bravo, Beth. This is heartbreaking and perfect for the piece. Beth Gibbons is pure class. One of the most affecting pieces of music ever, with the perfect singer to pull it off.
this is perfect. sounds like a mourning mother, exactly like what the lyrics are about. i love her singing in general, but damn. that one's just perfect. (maybe not from a traditional pov but still, if you think penderecki is traditional, listen to threnody and come back here lmao).
I was asked to describe what happens in 'Threnody' at music college. I explained that it depicts a nuclear explosion using music, and went into a little detail- which is the right answer! The teacher didn't like me getting it right and dissed me!
Dawn Upshaw is how a wonderful, trained interpreter embodies in an exceptional way the music of a composer, she is the point of reference for every "classical" version of the Symphony, Beth Gibbons is how a woman 'naturally' brings it to life, meaning actually living it before our ears, as its pain and sorrowful lament was something just happening right now, in real life. Yes she has a thin voice, not very dynamic, needs a microphone, etc. but to all those pointing out this doesn't it occur to you what this ensemble of artists is trying to do here? Giving LIFE to the piece in a new way, giving it a new VOICE, showing how much of it is conceived as a pure vehicle of feeling instead of a work of complexity and skill. And yet, how skilled are the artists involved! The Orchestra has recorded the Symphony many times...Penderecki, well, is Penderecki!... And there are not many pop/rock/whatever singers out there capable of pulling such a thing off and in such an honest, crystalline way, and if you listen to her album with Rustin Man you can tell how Beth Gibbons is a Master of modern era soulful singing. This is going to be a classic too, in my opinion, and this was in no way a commercial operation, rather a brave artistic statement.
Uma das interpretações mais bonitas que eu ouço/vejo em muito, muito tempo. Beth Gibbons cantando em polonês sem dominar o idioma e entregando toda a emoção que a composição do Górecki exige. De chorar.
Nie mam pojęcia, jak to nagranie odbierają ludzie nie znający języka polskiego. Rozpoznaję w śpiewie Beth Gibbons polskie słowa, polską gwarę, i to przejmuje mnie do kości. Piękne uczucie.
Ja niestety jestem rozczarowany. OK, jest znane nazwisko ze świata tzw. muzyki rozrywkowej, ale to zdecydowanie najgorsze wykonanie "Trójki", jakie słyszałem. Wokalnie pani Gibbons nie ma startu, do znakomitych sopranistek, które się wcześniej mierzyły z tym zadaniem, a jednak próbuje je naśladować. To, że kaleczy jęz. polski nie jest oczywiście żadnym zaskoczeniem - może lepiej byłoby, gdyby śpiewała po angielsku (pytanie kto jest właścicielem praw autorskich). Warstwa instrumentalna też mogłaby być odświeżona - może tylko kwartet smyczkowy albo nieco większy ensemble, tylko nie znowu duża orkierstra. Myślę, że dużo ciekawszy efekt byłby, gdyby zamiast Beth Gibbons zaśpiewał np. Jonsi z Sigur Ros.
@@jilden999 miałem podobne odczucia słuchając po raz pierwszy. Potem mnie porwało ale zastanawia mnie jedno. Jak ona była w stanie zrobic to na siedząco?!
@@jilden999 jeśli chodzi o tego typu eksperymenty, gdy po utwór Henryka Góreckiego sięga wokalistka z muzyki popowej, to jednak jest to bardzo udane. Nie powiedziałbym że kaleczy język Polski. Śpiewaczki kiedy wysoko śpiewaja, wtedy tekst też jest nieczytelny. Masakrę z tym utworem zrobiła moim zdaniem, moja ulubiona Lisa Gerrard. Utwór skomponował Henryk Górecki na sopran i orkiestrę wiec tu nie ma co odświeżacz bo wszystko zapisane jest w partyturze, a tekst trzeciej części to nie taki język polski jaki się słyszy na codzień tylko gwara.
@Sir Artman Zgadzam się, że nie jest to najbardziej porywające wykonanie. Ale jednak mam pełen respekt do Beth, bo ta kobieta pochodzi z zupełnie innego świata muzycznego, a jednak podjęła wyzwanie i na swój sposób podołała. Trzeba pamiętać, że to nie jest wokalistka klasyczna. To tak, jak by człowieka grającego całe życie klasykę wrzucić do jazzowego składu i powiedzieć mu, że ma swingować i improwizować np. jak Coltrane. Też pewnie większość takich muzyków by się do końca w takiej sytuacji nie odnalazła.
@@dougie2150 I dlatego właśnie uważam, że jeśli już chcemy pożenić muzykę poważną z tzw. rozrywkową, to nie w ten sposób. Niech to będzie kwartet smyczkowy (np. polski Royal SQ), Jacaszek + Orkiestra kameralna Aukso czy nawet coś odważniejszego. Ciekawe jaka by była reakcja fanów, gdyby ktoś zorganizował regularny koncert Portishead, tyle że z sopranistką Aleksandrą Kurzak (albo inną) na wokalu? Podejrzewam, że praktycznie wszyscy zachodziliby w głowę, o co kaman ;)
I remember when recordings of this music were few and difficult to find. Someone recommended this piece to me and I went to a Polish record store in northwest Chicago to buy the Polski Nagranie disc with Stefanya Woytovic. I love the Upshaw recording but this is just gorgeous. And Penderecki was a really good conductor. Great music. Great interpreters. Dzienkuje!
Amazing performance. I have loved Henryk Gorecki and have also loved in the past Portishead. Beth does an amazing job with both. A moving wonderful performance here.
And the wonderful Beth Gibbons dedicated it to her Mum which I find very moving and adds a whole other layer of emotional depth. A thing of painful beauty and meaningful suffering perfectly expressed.
So i can let the black rising above my feet, reaching to my soul.. crushing the stones on my path to the end, to the beginning. So i can close my eyes and keep the tears, my love.. Thats the most powerfull the most beautiful voice this planet ever heard… She is so beautiful
Soulful dark magic. Grief made into music. Tarkovski's films in music. True depth of feeling, I've heard this several times before but the translation made it even more powerful
Beth, Beth, Beth, Beth!!! You are incredible! I wish you could hear all those voices of praise, including mine, so you could validate yourself accordingly to the magnitude of your genius! I will have to listen to this many more times. I am addicted to this music already...
Just found this today ...am used to the Dawn Upshaw recording but loved Portishead in my youth ....what a wonderful emotional version and totally on pitch as well .. also brings real feeling and emphasis on the words ....well done Beth :)
To the Classical listeners who might not know who Beth Gibbons is, she was the front-woman for the group Portishead. They started in the mid-90's, and are considered pioneers in the so-called "Trip-hop" genre (combing rap/Hip-hop with mind-bending electronic music). The merged funk or dance-rhythms with jarring electronic sounds and beats, along with symphony-orchestra arrangements. Oddly, many of their songs sound like a hyper-sinister sort James Bond theme-music. Critics and alterantive-music listeners were startled by the originality of the group's style, and they garnered respect quite quickly. The over-all themes of their songs were very dark, and in minor keys. The angst in their musical sound is undoubtedly the reason that they asked her to sing the Georecki piece. They wanted to capture some of her angst to hopefully bring the Symphony to a different light. Her voice is not very big, or very strong, nor dynamic. I often lamented, as a Portishead fan, that such astounding music was recorded with such a thin voice. Yet, as with other intensely original pop groups with weak voices (The Smashing Pumpkins, perhaps being the penultimate example), Portishead pulled it off in their studio recordings. Finally, i'm not even suggesting that anyone here explore Portishead (there is a whole WORLD of music out there to explore). I simply am giving an explanation as to who this woman was and why the Polish Symphony Orchestra chose this voice for their Georecki Symphony performance. Cheers from MusicolorStudios in Bent, New Mexico!
Yeah, i had been commenting on that. I'm sure it was slightly promotional. To use an amazingly original goth band to sing the Sorrowful symphony would grab a completely new (and bigger) branch of listeners. A risky venture, and, even though i feel Beth pulled it off, as a conductor, i'd NOT have taken that chance, myself. And, to all idle readers, remember to note that the magic of studio-recordings and computers his what allowed frail voices such as Portishead be able to---surpass themselves, as it were. As in folk music and and Classical performance, the entire philosophy is grounded in live performance and acoustic instrumentation. If The Smashing Pumpkins had had the vocal cords of a young Pavoratti, the songs would have all gone into a completely different direction because they would have had more vocal dynamics to work with in the first place. @@Loganlips1
Perhaps for classical music where you have preconceived notions of how the voice should sound. Live, singing Portishead tunes or her Rustin Man project, her voice achieves a dark haunting beauty.
I think that what Beth lacks in dynamic range, she makes up for twice over with emotional depth. The thinness of her voice makes it sound so much more raw and real. I actually prefer this style over many operatic singers, because their perfect dynamics and vibrato make it seem a bit insincere to me, but that is purely subjective.
May I just add that lyrics are sung not in contemporary Polish, but in the Silesian dialect of past centuries. For many Poles it's challenging to understand it totally, but Beth delivered brilliantly. Extraordinary performance.
This is Highlanders dialect exactly and the music has harmonic of Polish Tatry Mountains culture. Still a good shot this is not official Polish.
Highlanders dialect has a specific role in our culture and is used to express the most unleased emotions. This is my opinion, not a rule. My observation.
Mate... As polish I just don't understand even one word. Screw it, don't care anyway. Beth is just amazing.
Thanks for your note. Beth is absolutely fantastic even more.
this would sound very funny in siliesian ;)
So called silesian dialect is just old Slavonic language, where contemporarty Polish language originetes. As well as Czech (Bohemian), Moravian, Serbołużycki etc.
The emotion and sadness pours out of her face while she sings this. Absolutely love everything Beth does!
Just discovered this version after having been in love with Dawn Upshaw's version for nearly 30 years. Her slightly broken voice adds a different kind of anguish. Whether she is classically trained matters not. Her voice is beautiful and gives out such emotion 💔
agree
Beth is the queen ! She’s was the singer of portishead !
@diablefernal Yes I remember! 'Roads' being my fave song from them
Indeed 🎉❤
Interesting comment, without dought this is an extremely moving piece of music whether you know the text or not. Just as yourself I got to now it from the Upshaw recording but always felt something was missing, then some time later I discovered the early recording of Stefania Woytowicz, then I understood, Upshaw lacks the raw emotion, it is also worth listening to Rebecca Evans performing it, the emotion is in her as well.
Beth Gibbons is the only vocalist that breaks my heart everytime she tries, perfect fit for this symphony
She is truly incredible. Amazing voice.
im not being funny here, but ive seen this symphony 3 times live now. This by far is the most heart rendering and beautiful version i have ever heard
agreed
it would destroy me
@@gridnikyou can see on her face that she is living this song 💔
~LYRICS~
Where has he gone
My dearest son?
Perhaps during the uprising
The cruel enemy killed him
Ah, you bad people
In the name of God, the most Holy,
Tell me, why did you kill
My son?
Never again
Will I have his support
Even if I cry
My old eyes out
Were my bitter tears
to create another River Oder
They would not restore to life
My son
He lies in his grave
and I know not where
Though I keep asking people
Everywhere
Perhaps the poor child
Lies in a rough ditch
and instead he could have been
lying in his warm bed
Oh, sing for him
God's little song-birds
Since his mother
Cannot find him
And you, God's little flowers
May you blossom all around
So that my son
May sleep happily
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
thank you
Love how the voice is not "perfect" but "broken". Exactly what this piece is about. Outstanding rendition.
that's a lovely way of putting it. i was undecided if i enjoyed this as much as the Upshaw recording as Beth's high notes are a little off, but you're right in the context of the piece: broken works as the rest of Beth's delivery is beautifully on-point.
Her voice is perfect, "Exactly what this piece is about"
She's not an opera singer .... But her voice is so devestating and sad
Horrible performance, sorry
From these reviews I was expecting to hear some flagrant flat notes or something "horrible". Her performance is amazing.
I knew her voice was special since her Portishead days but this is just something else. Sublime!
This brought me to tears. I think the last time music did that was when I heard Upshaw's version 20 years ago. I've always loved Beth but my respect for her is beyond words now
Jeden z najwspanialszych koncerów, na jakich byłem. I wciąż po latach ciarki na plecach...
Zazdroszczę. Jak tylko usłyszałam cały ten utwór to od tej pory ciągle tylko myślę o tym jak bardzo chcę posłuchać tego na żywo
The pathos and vulnerability in Beth Gibbon's voice...exquisite!
I'm a classical musician that loves this because I love Beth Gibbons a lot. Portishead was as much of my musical journey when I was younger as Mozart, Beethoven & Stravinsky. One thing that I always loved about her voice is that is solely hers and completely unique and at most times haunting. Its not always perfect, but that's what makes it beautiful. This piece is amazing with a trained singer I've played this work so I know. But this transcends to a more human level. Its a Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, Beth's voice does this justice in every way possible. Bravi!
Well said daniel winfield. I am with you brother! With you and with Beth and Henryk and with the orchestra. And as such I feel a tangible connection with the victims. What is it with this art that can make pain so beautiful? (PS Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky were my first loves).
did you listen to the version sung by Dawn Upshaw? It leaves tears flowing down from our ears... Lots of pathos in her voice.
th-cam.com/video/v_pn_cVqGJQ/w-d-xo.html (Performed and recorded in the presence of Henryk Gorecki)
thank you for your comment! I agree! Beth was part of my musical journey too and I still have tears when I listen to her.
do you know the album that Beth recorded with Rustin Man (title : out of seaon), Daniel ? Worth checking, it's a masterpiece.
Gorecki is right up there with Debussy and Satie as a composer of otherworldly beautiful music. I have spent a lot of time with this symphony.
What an absolute stroke of genius bringing together Beth Gibbons and Górecki's music. Nazdrowie to whoever had the idea!
One can only cry. This is a lament, a music reflecting human condition, human tragedy and ultimate destiny.
So sublime, gut-wrenching... I m speechless. Best version...
Je suis d' accord: C' est une musique sublime et d' une grande beauté!Beth Gibbons est au sommet de son art! Magnifique!!!
For what it's worth... I agree with every word...
This really encapsulates the love and the pain of a bereaved mother. It gives a voice, an expression, to that profound part of the human condition.
IF YOU'RE SMOKIN DRUGS!
I can't think of any human with a more beautiful voice.
tears. Beth's voice is transcendent.
Although I had listened to this piece before and several other versions of the second and third movements, it never had such poignant meaning to me as this version by Beth Gibbons coupled with its English translation of the "sorrowful song."
I had been searching for a musical work to accompany a piece that I had just recently written on the eighth anniversary of my son's death. He was an 18-year-old innocently riding his bike in our neighborhood when he was instantly killed by a drunk driver.
A close friend had insightfully asked me if there was an appropriate musical piece to parallel the feelings which I had expressed in writing.
This version is a perfect accompaniment.
Beautiful words, Daniel. Not close to expressing your loss fully, but I do get it.
I'm sorry
💖
Sorry for your loss Daniel! That's a really real "blakness of darkness for ever" type tragedy. R.I.P.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your son. God bless you, Daniel, and take good care.
This is the symphony that transcends any barriers. Sung by an equally transcendent vocalist, performed a rapt orchestra, under a most polished conductor, it almost becomes immortal.
This sorrowful feeling is unrivaled, and immeasurable, and off the charts,
She speaks to the depths of the soul
Amazing! Unbelievably masterpiece!!! Maestro Gorecki !!!!! Maestro Penderecki!!!!! Viva Poland!!! Niech Zyje Polska!!!
Beth Gibbons is the most beautiful woman that ever lived, thank you for being there to always lift me up
Jakie piękne i rozdzierające
Od dzieciństwa tak nie łkałem
To samo, dorosły facet, a za każdym razem jak to słucham, ryczę.
Honestly for me This is quite emotional and perfect. Beth Gibbons voice is astounding. She's not a classical/opera Singer but she's perfect for This suffering piece such as in Portisheads songs. Brilliant and moving
i was wondering about that and why they picked her worked out great
I fought against tears the entire time. The look of anguish, the music, the performance, were perfect.
En los primeros tres minutos ya me había vencido el llanto.
dont fight it cry....i cant stop cryin...
Why fight? Cry,and this song touches you even deeper. I was exhausted at the end.
I miss my daughters.
Incredible performance by both Beth, the orchestra, the conductor and the film crew. Thank you.
A real raw beauty to this. Probably the most emotional and raw version l have ever heard. Beth lives every word, the pain etched on her face, the agony only a mother could understand.
Outstanding x
Brilliant, Beth. I cannot understand how she can sing like this...sitting down. Amazing.
I heard that she got some vocal training for to sing in the higher registers. I'm shocked to hear her limited voice sound like this. Kind of brings hope to new possiblities.
@@RickSanchez-dn6rd We can all sing well with practice, it's just that her voice is small and thin, and as a limited range of highs and lows that she can (physically) hit. It's just like with the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan will NEVER have a power-voice, just as Dolly Parton will NEVER have small tits. But that dont' mean that can't still create works of genius.
@@MontoyaMatrix agreed. There are singers out there with a better vocal range (Lana Del Rey maybe?) who would never be able to do this as well as Beth Gibbons does...
Mostly it's just because she's Beth Gibbons.
She looks like she is sitting in a chair by the fire hunched forward with the pain of such loss. Brings such authenticity to her haunting voice.
I am from Australia and have heard a number of versions of this music. This version (the short and long play) is just outstanding and it is because of Beth Gibson. A true masterpiece.. Whenever I think of my brother who died some ten years ago after being a quadriplegic for four years, this is the music I turn to. It is so comforting.
my all time favourite version of this fantastic music has been Dawn Upshaw/London Sinfonietta/Zinman, but this one is equally brilliant and so moving.Beth Gibbons voice is perfect for it. cant believe i have never heard of her before
I have seen this performance. It leaves a track in the soul.
Bylem na tym koncercie i płakałem. To było coś niesamowitego, niepowtarzalnego.
Kiedy muzyka budzi emocje, gęsią skórkę na ciele, łzy i zapiera oddech znaczy się, że robota wykonana. Przepiękne...❤️❤️❤️
this music makes me cry; tears are falling on my keyboard and I can't stop them !
The wonderfulness of this solemnity Ìs off the charts
Her singing voice Ìs out of this world
Every now and again one finds a piece of music that stirs something deep within that only such music can reach. . Thank you for sharing this perfect combination of composer and performer.
her voice is like a crying lamentation of a pure soul
Tears pouring down my face...thank you
Patrimonio de la humanidad...absolutamente emocionado ante ésto. Gracias
Bravo, Beth. This is heartbreaking and perfect for the piece. Beth Gibbons is pure class. One of the most affecting pieces of music ever, with the perfect singer to pull it off.
I was there.
Magic moments.
A profound realization of the Polish understanding of what occurred.
this is perfect. sounds like a mourning mother, exactly like what the lyrics are about. i love her singing in general, but damn. that one's just perfect. (maybe not from a traditional pov but still, if you think penderecki is traditional, listen to threnody and come back here lmao).
I was asked to describe what happens in 'Threnody' at music college. I explained that it depicts a nuclear explosion using music, and went into a little detail- which is the right answer! The teacher didn't like me getting it right and dissed me!
Dawn Upshaw is how a wonderful, trained interpreter embodies in an exceptional way the music of a composer, she is the point of reference for every "classical" version of the Symphony, Beth Gibbons is how a woman 'naturally' brings it to life, meaning actually living it before our ears, as its pain and sorrowful lament was something just happening right now, in real life. Yes she has a thin voice, not very dynamic, needs a microphone, etc. but to all those pointing out this doesn't it occur to you what this ensemble of artists is trying to do here? Giving LIFE to the piece in a new way, giving it a new VOICE, showing how much of it is conceived as a pure vehicle of feeling instead of a work of complexity and skill. And yet, how skilled are the artists involved! The Orchestra has recorded the Symphony many times...Penderecki, well, is Penderecki!... And there are not many pop/rock/whatever singers out there capable of pulling such a thing off and in such an honest, crystalline way, and if you listen to her album with Rustin Man you can tell how Beth Gibbons is a Master of modern era soulful singing. This is going to be a classic too, in my opinion, and this was in no way a commercial operation, rather a brave artistic statement.
A true and loving response. Thank you so much.
Uma das interpretações mais bonitas que eu ouço/vejo em muito, muito tempo. Beth Gibbons cantando em polonês sem dominar o idioma e entregando toda a emoção que a composição do Górecki exige. De chorar.
Я захотел плакать, когда услышал эту композицию. Таким должно быть искусство - разрывающим все раны внутри, заставляющее что-то чувствовать
amen!
Beth is an Angel...Tragic and full of life..
What a voice! What a pain! What a love! Thanks for all!❤
Wow. This exquisite piece with unexpectedly deep and beautiful vocals by Beth Gibbons is phenomenal, worthy of the applause.
excellent, raw and honest
It's that elongated silence at the end that is so beautiful. Pure appreciation.
Nie mam pojęcia, jak to nagranie odbierają ludzie nie znający języka polskiego. Rozpoznaję w śpiewie Beth Gibbons polskie słowa, polską gwarę, i to przejmuje mnie do kości. Piękne uczucie.
Ja niestety jestem rozczarowany. OK, jest znane nazwisko ze świata tzw. muzyki rozrywkowej, ale to zdecydowanie najgorsze wykonanie "Trójki", jakie słyszałem. Wokalnie pani Gibbons nie ma startu, do znakomitych sopranistek, które się wcześniej mierzyły z tym zadaniem, a jednak próbuje je naśladować. To, że kaleczy jęz. polski nie jest oczywiście żadnym zaskoczeniem - może lepiej byłoby, gdyby śpiewała po angielsku (pytanie kto jest właścicielem praw autorskich). Warstwa instrumentalna też mogłaby być odświeżona - może tylko kwartet smyczkowy albo nieco większy ensemble, tylko nie znowu duża orkierstra. Myślę, że dużo ciekawszy efekt byłby, gdyby zamiast Beth Gibbons zaśpiewał np. Jonsi z Sigur Ros.
@@jilden999 miałem podobne odczucia słuchając po raz pierwszy. Potem mnie porwało ale zastanawia mnie jedno. Jak ona była w stanie zrobic to na siedząco?!
@@jilden999 jeśli chodzi o tego typu eksperymenty, gdy po utwór Henryka Góreckiego sięga wokalistka z muzyki popowej, to jednak jest to bardzo udane. Nie powiedziałbym że kaleczy język Polski. Śpiewaczki kiedy wysoko śpiewaja, wtedy tekst też jest nieczytelny.
Masakrę z tym utworem zrobiła moim zdaniem, moja ulubiona Lisa Gerrard.
Utwór skomponował Henryk Górecki na sopran i orkiestrę wiec tu nie ma co odświeżacz bo wszystko zapisane jest w partyturze, a tekst trzeciej części to nie taki język polski jaki się słyszy na codzień tylko gwara.
@Sir Artman Zgadzam się, że nie jest to najbardziej porywające wykonanie. Ale jednak mam pełen respekt do Beth, bo ta kobieta pochodzi z zupełnie innego świata muzycznego, a jednak podjęła wyzwanie i na swój sposób podołała. Trzeba pamiętać, że to nie jest wokalistka klasyczna. To tak, jak by człowieka grającego całe życie klasykę wrzucić do jazzowego składu i powiedzieć mu, że ma swingować i improwizować np. jak Coltrane. Też pewnie większość takich muzyków by się do końca w takiej sytuacji nie odnalazła.
@@dougie2150 I dlatego właśnie uważam, że jeśli już chcemy pożenić muzykę poważną z tzw. rozrywkową, to nie w ten sposób. Niech to będzie kwartet smyczkowy (np. polski Royal SQ), Jacaszek + Orkiestra kameralna Aukso czy nawet coś odważniejszego. Ciekawe jaka by była reakcja fanów, gdyby ktoś zorganizował regularny koncert Portishead, tyle że z sopranistką Aleksandrą Kurzak (albo inną) na wokalu? Podejrzewam, że praktycznie wszyscy zachodziliby w głowę, o co kaman ;)
That was just too good. Moved to tears, at work. The applause says it all
Wzruszajacy cierpieniem utwór Góreckiego i genialne poprowadzenie orkiestry przez Pendereckiego dziękuję
MY WORD. One of my favourite classical pieces with Beth Gibbons... what a delight.
The enormity of pain in one tiny soul in the enormity of swathes of pain of millions of others
I remember when recordings of this music were few and difficult to find. Someone recommended this piece to me and I went to a Polish record store in northwest Chicago to buy the Polski Nagranie disc with Stefanya Woytovic. I love the Upshaw recording but this is just gorgeous. And Penderecki was a really good conductor. Great music. Great interpreters. Dzienkuje!
Something special here.
Penderecki and Beth Gibbons doing the Symphony no 3. One of my all time favorites and they did a great job. Thanks for the upload.
Amazing performance. I have loved Henryk Gorecki and have also loved in the past Portishead. Beth does an amazing job with both. A moving wonderful performance here.
OMG amazing! This is a Real music
IF YOU'RE SMOKIN DRUGS!
And the wonderful Beth Gibbons dedicated it to her Mum which I find very moving and adds a whole other layer of emotional depth. A thing of painful beauty and meaningful suffering perfectly expressed.
So i can let the black rising above my feet, reaching to my soul.. crushing the stones on my path to the end, to the beginning.
So i can close my eyes and keep the tears, my love..
Thats the most powerfull the most beautiful voice this planet ever heard…
She is so beautiful
Brilliant job Beth! Her vibrato is just incredible and the whole performance was so heartbreaking beauty...R.I.P. maestro
Love from Hungary ✌ (Alex)
Beth's haunting voice makes this gorgeous piece even more powerful.
Τι λες τώρα; Τι λες;;;;;;
Brilliant! She is different and sounds beautiful as well..
This piece journeys from agony to relief. That's Catharsis, by definition...
Not many conductors are recording 3rd movement nowadays... This is best... and I liked the rendition of soprano.
god she is amazing, my favourite vocalist of all time
mistrzostwo/masterpiece!
IF YOU'RE SMOKIN DRUGS!
Who disliked this amazing piece of art? Sorry for them from the bottom of my heart.
Absolument parfait...
Un "déchire-le-coeur" permanent.
Vive Beth, au-delà de tout !
Rien à ajouter. Se taire et ressentir l'émotion suprême.
MERCI.
Vive le compositeur, surtout. Monsieur Górecki.
We love Beth and look forward to new projects from her.
A brilliant interpretation. And she was sitting down! Beautifully filmed too.
Fascinating and covering all human relations to grief, lost and tragic. Beth Gibbons outstanding voice and Gorecki´s depth in composition. Great
Soulful dark magic. Grief made into music.
Tarkovski's films in music.
True depth of feeling, I've heard this several times before but the translation made it even more powerful
This nearly brought tears to my eyes i think i can say that's the first time music has done that to me
I was struck by heart for mother's son. Penderecki and Beth is awesome!!
I misspelled, Penderecki are Beth Awesome!!
Mikołaj Górecki!
Beth, Beth, Beth, Beth!!! You are incredible! I wish you could hear all those voices of praise, including mine, so you could validate yourself accordingly to the magnitude of your genius! I will have to listen to this many more times. I am addicted to this music already...
Her voice, her expression; absolutely stunning.
Just found this today ...am used to the Dawn Upshaw recording but loved Portishead in my youth ....what a wonderful emotional version and totally on pitch as well .. also brings real feeling and emphasis on the words ....well done Beth :)
One of my favorite all time singer! Beth is truly an amazing life force
IF YOU'RE SMOKIN DRUGS!
Beth Gibbons. You are a ' true' and ' brave' artistes. So much respect.x
Blown away, can feel that to the bone, knew her from Portishead but wow her voice has gone to another dimension! love it.
know her as the vocalist in Portishead, loved that, but this is also amazing! so different from miss Upshaw, but as well beautiful
nie tyle chwyta za serce, ale wręcz je przygniata... brak mi słów...
Exquisite. Heart breaking. Wonderful.
Breathtaking.
Beth-taking.
Rest in peace maestro
Bravo Beth que hermosa voz 💕
wow my first time listening to this and I am in tears..wow so powerful..
I think she did a beautiful job
th-cam.com/video/v_pn_cVqGJQ/w-d-xo.html (Performed and recorded in the presence of Henryk Gorecki)
@@vijay7415 thanks.
It is a dialect of Polish. I am Polish speaker and honestly I am impressed. Her voice is perfect for that.
Whatta voice..BRAVA ⚘🌷⚘
To the Classical listeners who might not know who Beth Gibbons is, she was the front-woman for the group Portishead. They started in the mid-90's, and are considered pioneers in the so-called "Trip-hop" genre (combing rap/Hip-hop with mind-bending electronic music). The merged funk or dance-rhythms with jarring electronic sounds and beats, along with symphony-orchestra arrangements. Oddly, many of their songs sound like a hyper-sinister sort James Bond theme-music. Critics and alterantive-music listeners were startled by the originality of the group's style, and they garnered respect quite quickly. The over-all themes of their songs were very dark, and in minor keys. The angst in their musical sound is undoubtedly the reason that they asked her to sing the Georecki piece. They wanted to capture some of her angst to hopefully bring the Symphony to a different light. Her voice is not very big, or very strong, nor dynamic. I often lamented, as a Portishead fan, that such astounding music was recorded with such a thin voice. Yet, as with other intensely original pop groups with weak voices (The Smashing Pumpkins, perhaps being the penultimate example), Portishead pulled it off in their studio recordings. Finally, i'm not even suggesting that anyone here explore Portishead (there is a whole WORLD of music out there to explore). I simply am giving an explanation as to who this woman was and why the Polish Symphony Orchestra chose this voice for their Georecki Symphony performance. Cheers from MusicolorStudios in Bent, New Mexico!
No offense to Beth or Portishead but her voice is really very thin without any dynamic range.. please listen to Dawn Upshaw with London Sinfonietta..
Yeah, i had been commenting on that. I'm sure it was slightly promotional. To use an amazingly original goth band to sing the Sorrowful symphony would grab a completely new (and bigger) branch of listeners. A risky venture, and, even though i feel Beth pulled it off, as a conductor, i'd NOT have taken that chance, myself. And, to all idle readers, remember to note that the magic of studio-recordings and computers his what allowed frail voices such as Portishead be able to---surpass themselves, as it were. As in folk music and and Classical performance, the entire philosophy is grounded in live performance and acoustic instrumentation. If The Smashing Pumpkins had had the vocal cords of a young Pavoratti, the songs would have all gone into a completely different direction because they would have had more vocal dynamics to work with in the first place. @@Loganlips1
Thanks! A very helpful explanatory note!
Perhaps for classical music where you have preconceived notions of how the voice should sound. Live, singing Portishead tunes or her Rustin Man project, her voice achieves a dark haunting beauty.
I think that what Beth lacks in dynamic range, she makes up for twice over with emotional depth. The thinness of her voice makes it sound so much more raw and real. I actually prefer this style over many operatic singers, because their perfect dynamics and vibrato make it seem a bit insincere to me, but that is purely subjective.
Such a gorgeous. Bravo
I keep coming back. This is the most beautiful and emotional music i have ever heard. Damn...
El cambio de la sinfonía en 7:02, y a los segundos Beth cantando una de las más bellas melodías de voz de la historia de la música.
Beautiful.