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The London Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Andrey Boreyko, performs an excerpt from the fourth movement of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 4, Tansman Episodes, from the 2014 world premiere performance at London's Royal Festival Hall, as heard on the album and the seven-CD set Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective.
Watch This VideoConductor Andrey Boreyko, who led the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere performance and Nonesuch recording of Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 4, Tansman Episodes, offers insight into the piece, based on his personal experiences in Poland in the early 1990s and his connection to both Górecki and Aleksander Tansman, the Polish composer for whom Górecki named the piece. Symphony No. 4 is also included in the seven-CD set Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective.
Watch This VideoAdrian Thomas, author of the book Górecki, discusses his mentorship under Henryk Górecki and the circumstances that led to Górecki's son Mikolaj's completing Symphony No. 4 following his father's death. Thomas wrote the liner notes for the first recording of the piece, which is also included in the seven-CD set Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective.
Watch This VideoComposer Mikolaj Górecki discusses his father Henryk Górecki's final work, Symphony No. 4. Mikolaj reflects on his relationship with his father, as son and pupil, and relates his efforts to complete the piece after his father's death. Symphony No. 4 is also included in the seven-CD set Henryk Górecki: A Nonesuch Retrospective.
Watch This VideoPolish composer Henryk Górecki discusses his Symphony No. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, in a 1992 interview in Katowice, Poland. The 1992 Nonesuch recording of the piece, featuring Dawn Upshaw and the London Sinfonietta, climbed to the top of the classical music charts in both the US and the UK. The first vinyl LP of the recording is out January 22, 2016.
Watch This VideoWe look back at all the great, diverse music made by Nonesuch artists in 2015. Many of them have made music critics' year-end best lists, and we hope yours too. To see—and hear—the full year in review, click here.
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Watch This VideoLake Street Dive gives a quick peek inside the studio as the band recorded its Nonesuch Records debut album, Side Pony. The video, featuring music from the album's title track, was made by Matthew Beighley using Greg Liszt's footage from the album recording sessions at the Sound Emporium in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb.
Watch This VideoThe official video for the title track to Rokia Traoré's 2016 album, Né So. Directed by Romain Carciofo.
Watch This VideoShye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express perform "Hu" from the album Junun in this outtake from Paul Thomas Anderson's film documenting the recording.
Watch This VideoRhiannon Giddens performs Edith Piaf's beloved song "La Vie en Rose." She writes: "This is for Paris, and Beirut, and Kenya, and Charleston, and so many others; for countless innocent people devastated by terrorism—which is just a word for organized hatred and inhumanity. We have to keep seeing the world in shades of rose—we have to keep hoping for peace and working for change and believing that with our art, our love, our knowledge, and most of all, our empathy and understanding for our fellow human beings, we can make a difference."
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