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About LinkBacksOn November 12th, music world lost one of Polish composers - H.M. Górecki. He died at the age of 76. Read more here.
May he rest in peace.
On November 12th, music world lost one of Polish composers - H.M. Górecki. He died at the age of 76. Read more here.
May he rest in peace.
Sad news indeed Mat. Although, as they say in Ireland, there will be rejoiceing in heaven at his company.
teddy
Thank you for letting us know Mat, that is sad news indeed. May he rest in peace.
Margaret
Sad to hear this, but now I'm wondering why it was I found out here and not on the local Classical radio station? I would have thought that the Sorrowful Songs would have been played a few times. I know he has his detractors, but respect and credit where and when it's due. Hmm... perhaps I just wasn't listening at the right times.
Well, he has left us plenty at any rate and his oft passionate music will not be forgotten in a hurry ( I also must admire a composer that can knock Madonna and Michael Jackson off No.1 on the charts!)
Music is made to transform the states of the soul, for an hour or an instant (J. Alain)
RIP my fellow muscian. May you join our heavenly group already waiting for us.
" The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.
I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.
Bill
Wow, really? When and where did this happen?Originally Posted by Soubasse
Always sad to lose a composer. At least he was recognized in his lifetime, and I'm sure folks will continue to enjoy his work.
Last edited by rojo; Nov-18-2010 at 08:31.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphon..._(G%C3%B3recki)
Entries in my blog on this sad occasion:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com/2010...k-gorecki.html
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com/2010...ymphonist.html
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Hi Art Rock,
I think it would be really cool if a classical album made it to the top of the mainstream music charts. But that doesn't actually appear to be the case according to the wikipedia page.
It says the album "topped the classical charts in Britain and the United States" and "the recording climbed to number 6 on the mainstream UK album charts, and while it did not appear on the US Billboard 200, it stayed at the top of the US classical charts for 38 weeks and stayed on for 138 weeks." Which is extremely impressive.
However, I guess I must ask, which chart are we talking about? And why did it not appear on the US Billboard 200 chart?
Do we have any other info regarding this? I've looked around a bit but have had no luck researching this topic.
Should I start a new thread for this? I don't want to disrespect either Gorecki or the original poster, Mat. I guess I became intrigued by Soubasse's comment.
Last edited by rojo; Nov-19-2010 at 06:25.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
Vechnaya Pamyat! = Eternal Memory........
No problem Rojo, I'll admit my post was misleading since someone had given me the wrong end of the stick anyway and a couple of facts were confused (and I didn't quite have time to follow it up). The following was from the Sydney Morning Herald:
That's where the problem lay in that it wasn't "knocking them off No.1" as I'd erroneously stated, but overtaking the charted position of those albums, and making it to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Sorry for the confusion.The Upshaw recording sold 800,000 copies in three years and reached No. 6 on the British pop charts, overtaking albums by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger. In the United States, it was on Billboard's classical charts for almost three years and spent 38 weeks at No. 1.
At least it doesn't alter the fact that it's a splendid work and that reaching No.6 on the pop charts is pertty damned impressive for a "Classical" piece
Music is made to transform the states of the soul, for an hour or an instant (J. Alain)
So then it did knock Madonna and MJ down the UK charts. Who knew?No problem Rojo, I'll admit my post was misleading since someone had given me the wrong end of the stick anyway and a couple of facts were confused (and I didn't quite have time to follow it up). The following was from the Sydney Morning Herald:
That's where the problem lay in that it wasn't "knocking them off No.1" as I'd erroneously stated, but overtaking the charted position of those albums, and making it to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Sorry for the confusion.
At least it doesn't alter the fact that it's a splendid work and that reaching No.6 on the pop charts is pertty damned impressive for a "Classical" piece
Impressive indeed! Thanks for clarifying, Soubasse.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
It's so sad.I have a friend who loves him very crazy cried two days after this thing.
Last edited by Krummhorn; Nov-26-2010 at 16:15.
His name will be forgotten...he really......
Martin
"His name will be forgotten" -- indeed! H.M. Gorecki died too late.
Very sad news! Wasn't a fan of his music, but certainly knew of him very well.
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