Total Immersion: Henryk Górecki review – from merely histrionic to magical

St Giles’ Gripplegate, London
The BBC Symphony Orchestra’s evening concert, under Antoni Wit, highlighted the best of and worst of the Polish composerIn 1992, a recording of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs saw him achieve an unprecedented level of popularity for a contemporary classical composer. The CD went on to sell more than 1m copies. The BBC’s day-long Total Immersion event, however, left out the Polish artist’s most famous piece while expl