Gorecki and Part

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Episode 3 of 4, Sacred Music, Series 2

Duration: 1 hour

Simon Russell Beale visits Poland and Estonia to discover why the sacred music of the two highly spiritual composers Gorecki and Part strikes such a chord in today's noisy and fast-moving world.

Alongside music performed by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, Simon's journey takes him through the turbulent religious and political history of Eastern Europe as he explores the important symbolic role of sacred music in the struggle against Communism.

Last on

Sat 24 Jul 2010 16:30 BBC Two only on England, Northern Ireland, Wales

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  • Photo: The Sixteen

    Photo: The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers conducts The Sixteen as they perform Passio by Arvo Pärt at St Bartholomew the Great.

  • Photo: Arvo Pärt and Simon Russell Beale

    Photo: Arvo Pärt and Simon Russell Beale

    Presenter Simon Russell Beale (right), pictured with Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

  • Photo: Cathedral of Saint Sophia

    Photo: Cathedral of Saint Sophia

    The interior of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London.

Credits

Presenter
Simon Russell Beale
Director
Simon Broughton
Producer
Simon Broughton
Producer
Helen Mansfield

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