5. Henryk GóreckiSymphony No. 3
I think it’s the most singularly beautiful and sad piece of music ever written. I don’t often listen to it – you need to treat it with respect. I’ve heard some people say that it changes your molecular structure when you listen to it – I don’t know if that’s true but it definitely does something to you that’s special. I wouldn’t have appreciated it when I was younger so it’s a recent record that I love. All three movements in that symphony are incredible.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Richard Skelton, Bat for Lashes
