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Evening Masterworks: Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 for January 27, 2025

By Chandler Balkcom

January 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM EST

Evening Masterworks: Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No. 3

Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No. 3, written in 1976, is also known as Symphony of Sorrowful Songs. Dedicated to the composer’s wife, the work manages to cover the history of conflict in Poland for hundreds of years, using explorations of modes and Polish language poetry. Join us tonight at 7, it’s our Evening Masterwork on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.