Beth Gibbons singing Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)

Cross genre collaborations are becoming more and more popular in music but most seem as commercial efforts to me and they do not contribute much to the true soul of musical art.
However I recently came across a project that is worth mentioning and I strongly believe the outcome will be different than the experiences I mentioned above.

Actually let me make a correction, this is not a new project, dating to the last months of 2014, but the recordings and the film will only be available later this month.

This amazing collaboration brings together Portishead's Beth Simmons together with Krzysztof Penderecki, the Polish composer and conductor. And the composition they team up on is again Polish composer Henryk Górecki's "Third Symphony (Symphony on Sorrowful Songs). Penderecki is conducting the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

The cover of the recording

The original performance took place in the National Opera Grand Theatre in Warsaw. You may view the official trailer in the below video.

If you are further curious about the project, one of the best websites is Beth Gibbons' own website to learn more on the insights. And here is the link;

Click for more info about the project