What is Henryk Gorecki?
[[Image:Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Polish composer.jpg |thumb|220px|Henryk Gorecki ]] '''Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki''' (6 December 1933—12 November 2010) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[composer]].<ref name=aust>{{Cite web |url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/polish-composers-greatest-hits-came-late/story-e6frg8n6-1225953446127 |title= Henryk Gorecki's greatest hits came late |work= The Australian |via=theaustralian.com.au |accessdate=3 December 2010 }}</ref> His most famous work was his ''Symphony No.&nbsp;3'', the ''Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'', written in 1992.<ref name=aust/> More than one million recordings have been sold which makes it the most popular recording by a contemporary composer, getting to number 6 on the [[Britain|British]] album charts.<ref name=aust/> In 2010 Gorecki was given The Order of the White Eagle, [[Poland]]'s highest honour.<ref name=aust/> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorecki, Henryk}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:Polish composers]]