All Songs Considered Shares Beth Gibbons’ Sorrowful Songs

Posted on Apr 28, 2019
All Songs Considered Shares Beth Gibbons’ Sorrowful Songs

On a recent edition of All Songs Considered, selector Tom Huizenga chose to play “a three-hanky classical work from Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3, ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,’ sung by Beth Gibbons, known best for her work with Portishead.” Gibbons’ newly-released recording, which is at radio now and features a stunning performance by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, has earned praise from many different sources and NPR is no exception. Gibbons “reaches out of her range,” All Songs writes, “and into our hearts with this stunning and sorrowful work.” Hear it here.

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