Whenever I get my will done I’m making sure there’s a section that says this entire symphony must be played at my funeral. And absolutely no bathroom breaks allowed. They will listen, and they will enjoy.
Salonen really fine conductor. Do you remember when he left the LA to return to composing? And a couple of years later took control of another orchestra? He is also a fine interpreter of Nielsen.
@@jamespalmer7340 I only now noticed your question. In my opinion the last version is by far the best. In the first, one can hear that many things were quickly done in order to meet the deadline.
This is the one, this is it, this is my heart, my emotions, my all , it is all I need, it is me completely consumed in musical passion, I need nothing else but this, thank you so very much maestro oh thank you forever for this!
Yes, I also love it! I have perfect pitch and synesthesia, and the colour when the back opens is a really rich yellow, which sounds as an E for me, so it's very fitting and makes me shiver when I hear it!
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@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 A beautiful rendition of this beautiful symphony. I just love how the backdrop opens during the climax of this last movement. Stunning!
Me too! I imagine its very much like maine, where I grew up. It looks beautiful. But honestly, I'd follow sibelius anywhere. My favorite composer by far.
OMG...I am crying again at this piece WHY does it do that to me? Just last week I was in the car and listening to this and I couldn't help the emotions that came out of nowhere.
I ORGANISED A RECORDING OF THIS VERSION FOR MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE SANDRA TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE, SLOWLY ENTERING THE HALL AT 1.23 JUST AS THE TIMPANI IS ROARING IN THE MAJESTIC HORNS FOR THE MAIN MOTIF, STILL FILLS ME WITH AWE EVERY TIME!! THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION FIT FOR A QUEEN, MY QUEEN. THE CONDUCTOR SQUEEZES EVERY ATOM OF SOUL FROM THIS PIECE, MUCH BETTER THAN KARAJAN AND BERNSTEIN.
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@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 You bring a fresh and exciting atmosphere with your work, and I can see that the superb musicians are really inspired by your infectious enthusiasm. There are too many "greats" who seem to go through the motions and think their "aura of greatness" will carry them through. Well, it doesn't. Keep up the amazing work, and I hope to see you "live" very soon.
@@sirjaws49 Nor do I, I am not an "expert" .. but this version has so much more depth, passion and soul. The others just seem to be going through the motions!
@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 This is so funny and I love it! I first heard Sibelius at a young age but rediscovered him in college. Many books were read and papers written with the Karelia Suite or Kullervo playing on my laptop--most of those versions with you conducting. Brilliant! Thank you for the memories.
A few days ago my daughter heard this music on the radio, while driving to work and was awe struck. I was quickly able to work out the composer and the piece and had a very quick solution. I showed her the link to this performance on UA-cam, as good as it gets. Conducted by a Finn and watching the musicians playing their instruments is fascinating. I am going to be looking for a boxed set of Sibelius symphonies, conducted by Mr Salonen, this year.
+Ben Garrison So true! I could listen to this every day and all I would find is another nuance I had missed. This music lives and Sibelius deserves so much more attention. I'm thankful I own every work of his, several times over on most.
This can be played too soft by others where it can get lost, there is a strength throughout this version that makes it a stand out amongst the average.
We had an amazing experience in Estonia at their northern male choir event. Thousands of men singing songs from Norway, Estonia, Finland etc. Each country got their share. Something amazing happened when Finlandia was performed. First off all Estonian crowd stood up (concert was held outside) and tens of swallows started to screech and fly frantically above the concert throughout that song. It was only on that song the birds did that. I was part of that choir of thousand men and had to kept my tears from flowing while singing. The birds just knew.
Although I agree with you to an extent, I am myself a 'young person' (24 years old) currently studying for a Masters degree in music and have indulged in the finest traditions of Western culture for as long as I can remember despite coming from what can only be described as a working-class background. I throughly dislike it when people tar all 'youngsters' with the same brush.
This wonderful man and these fantastic musicians have opened up a whole new world for me in Sibelius music. Sometimes life can be very tricky if you can't leave your home and these symphonies and tone poems are such a wonderful thing along with Beethoven ,Dvorak and so many more ,to study and be inspired by. The image of flying swans at the end of the 5th is such a place of freedom for me . Thankyou all you very special people that make such glorious music you make my life considerably happier.
I love this comment because I understand it. Music by Sibelius makes me happy like no other music can, ever since the first time I heard the Karelia Suite in fourth grade. It is spectacular.
@@gutsfinky thanks Briana , I found a Beautiful piece of Sibelius called 'Andante Festivo' for string orchestra and I love Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra. Sibelius music is like going into another universe. peace to you Briana.
@@martinturner2309 I will have to give those a listen! If you are looking for relaxing but beautiful music I would suggest the second movement of the Karelia Suite--some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Peace to you as well, Martin!
this movement is like a beautiful sunny winter morning (yes, it can be beautiful) climbing a snowy hill after solving a big challenge in one's life--...by the way, that timpani part at the end sounds treacherous to be spot on--tricky off beat and completely exposed.
How easy it would`ve been to simply give it a "proper recap" later on! But it´s characteristic of S. to never repeat, always telling an ongoing story. Though (as stated here below) the motif returns - its second appearance to me is even more moving - the tender underlying of the strings 5:00 onwards is beyond words. After 7:14 the third appearance leads to a breathtaking balancing act, where the whole (life-) project seems "endangered" - and then leads to the most convincing ending ever.
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Sibelius Symphony No.5 Is such a delightful piece of music especially the Finale. It is so engaging with the violins 🎻 and the brass ensemble and the epic drum rolls, too. Just when you think it is at the end …. WoW. I enjoyed every minute of this music. Perfection !!!! Mmm 😋
I absolutely love this piece! I'm trying to get our conductor to have our No. Cal. orchestra play it. This rendition is SO moving! THanks for reposting it!!
Listen to Ray Conniff's "Christmas Bride" song on UA-cam. Then go back and listen to the french horns motif starting about 1:25. It's the same opening melody. "Santa, please make her my bride for Christmas..." Sibelius was there first. BTW and as you can hear that motif is played over and over a zillions times in this 3rd movement of Sym #5.
I'd love to hear the first two movements of this performance. This is the best reading of the work I've heard since the great New Philharmonia Orchestra recording with Karajan.
"Other pieces of music (e.g., the final movement of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5) extend the tension for so long that, when the resolution finally comes, the exhale feels monumental. In a parallel way, the Bible creates a tension that is resolved only by the cross. It is the tension between holiness (God’s) and sin (ours). We long for righteousness and goodness, and we resonate with it to a certain extent. But we also feel a tension, because we also resonate with the notion that something’s just not right with the world and with us. That tension is resolved only as God’s judgment and grace meet at Calvary. God’s righteous requirement for atonement is satisfied. God’s love provides that atonement. He is both the just and the justifier." -Randy Newman
When Raymond Leppard was music director of The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra he had called #5 "the most perfect symphony ever". Perhaps he was right.
One of my Music History books described Sibelius's sound as being "glacial". The finale of the 5th certainly is an apt illustration of that observation!
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@NKWIAM An anecdote re Growing Up: I was in the 4th grade at Audubon Grade School in Mpls. I'd recently discovered hand puppets. Bothering the student next to me with one, I was brought up short by the teacher - Mrs. Braun, tall, red-haired and quite Teutonic - bellowing my name, followed by, "Would you grow up?!" Even at 8 or 9, I remember thinking, 'What a terrible thing to tell a kid.' Even at
I tend to agree with you. The problem may be that most conductors do the ending wrong. They are not following the composer's tempo markings etc. I believe. If those silences were shorter in length, it wouldn't be so odd. The coda shouldn't lose its momentum.
The music from Spirited Away seems to take inspiration from the motive in this theme played by the horns. With good reason, too -- it's really a beautiful, simple line
I was thinking that. Have just been checking that out. Don't know if Sibelius would have approved, but i think he would have forgave them ,only because like many, myself included , he might have fancied them .
@amazingmuffinman whoops...that was actually incorrect. The Slave Ship is very similar, but the real painting is "Yacht Approaching the Coast". My apologies.
@Bizetfan Ya they Bloody deleted Salonen's PROMS performance of Mussorgskys/Ravel'S Pictures At An Exhibition that performance was SO breathtaking. Now, If liked that check out DUDAMEL/ Terresa Carreno YO rendition of Shostakovich's 1Oth!!! Absolutely marvelous!
Kaunis. Esa-Pekka is very, very clear. That timpani ending is quite difficult to execute. Props to the SRSO, too, of course. Not bad... for Swedes, HA HA HA HA! Of course the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchester is better. Every Finn is born knowing that. Ho ho ho! Tosi Hyvä. Jätte Bra. Hej från Finland. Terveisiä Suomesta!
If that is so (and its debatable) it is a great loss to the music community. Many composers were their own worst enemies when it came to destroying their own music--Dukas, Brahms, etc.
I remember the first time I heard this and it immediately reminded me of that song "As I Lay Me Down [To Sleep]" by Sophie B. Hawkins, haha. A bit cheesy, I know, but did anybody else make the same connection?
@Stickfactory i m sorry but if you didn t write Justin Bieber everywhere, i wouldn t know him. why do you compare Bieber with great composers, does he deserve ? it s not only for you.
una pagina stupenda che cresce nella tensione ma troppo lentamente e termina nella trasfigurazione , che però , anche qui , non viene valorizzata perchè manca di enfasi ed é troppo corta , dal minuto 8,31 in poi l'esecuzione di Ormandy per la chiarezza del suono è migliore
@mikeppal but you forgot something Sibelius wasn t alive when those conducters conduct his music. Barbirolli, Colin Davis, Salonen, Jarvi and some of others are great too. i don t think Karajan is the best in Sibelius and i m little against of popularity of Karajan.
Instant tears ar 1:25. Day 1 of my Music History class in college the professor came in, sat down, put this piece on without a word and just waited for our reactions. He took pictures at the biggest moments and showed us our faces. One of the most powerful statements I've ever experienced from a teacher.
I guess I know (we all know) what you're talking about. Not tears of sadness nor of joy, it's...something else. Whatever it is, it smothers you in a very emotional way, but you can't translate, yet the feeling doesn't get lost. Holst and Grieg also provide vibes like that, but for Sibelius, there's an extra mile of wonder....
Sibelius's diary entry from the composition years of the Fifth Symphony: "In the evening, working on the symphony. This important task which strangely enchants me. As if God the Father had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from the floor of heaven and asked me to work out the pattern."
I’ve made my kids promise that as I’m loaded into the fire the last 4 mins of this utter glory will be played full blast.
The 1st 30 seconds lol
Whenever I get my will done I’m making sure there’s a section that says this entire symphony must be played at my funeral. And absolutely no bathroom breaks allowed. They will listen, and they will enjoy.
Wonderful,although I hope you are still with us.
Salonen really fine conductor. Do you remember when he left the LA to return to composing? And a couple of years later took control of another orchestra? He is also a fine interpreter of Nielsen.
We think a lot alike!
Sebelius wrote this to commemorate his 50th birthday.
What a love present to yourself.
Wendy Emberson Yes, but actually this final version differs quite a lot from the original 50th-birthday version.
PaulVinonaama In your opinion better or worse?
@@jamespalmer7340 I only now noticed your question. In my opinion the last version is by far the best. In the first, one can hear that many things were quickly done in order to meet the deadline.
He was commissioned to write it as an honorific for his life.
I thought he composed this music to the backdrop of WW1..a protest ant- war statement if ever there was one😍🙄🤕
This is the one, this is it, this is my heart, my emotions, my all , it is all I need, it is me completely consumed in musical passion, I need nothing else but this, thank you so very much maestro oh thank you forever for this!
Thank God for Sibelius!
There is no god. THERE'S ALSO NO SANTA CLAUS.
@@Pe6ek God loves you
Which One?
That majestic C major at 2:24 is a gateway to another universe.
muurtalo yes. So spot on.
Yes, I also love it! I have perfect pitch and synesthesia, and the colour when the back opens is a really rich yellow, which sounds as an E for me, so it's very fitting and makes me shiver when I hear it!
ecstasy
@@thomaslukepiano When I hear that C Major "Drop", I feel like I've been gently laid down on a cloud!!!!!
I think Egotrippi have taken influence of Sibelius a lot (a finnish pop band). Parts of that part could be composed by them.
Sibelius makes me want to return home to Finland ... And I'm not even from Finland. :'(
imperiumdiaboli dude Sibelius makes me want to return home to Finland... and I’m black.
Ditto!
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@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 A beautiful rendition of this beautiful symphony. I just love how the backdrop opens during the climax of this last movement. Stunning!
Me too! I imagine its very much like maine, where I grew up. It looks beautiful. But honestly, I'd follow sibelius anywhere. My favorite composer by far.
TEARS every single time ... and I keep coming back for more...
OMG...I am crying again at this piece WHY does it do that to me? Just last week I was in the car and listening to this and I couldn't help the emotions that came out of nowhere.
Inspirational, uplifting, majestic, brilliant.
The horns tho ❤️😭
Fantastic recording.
This piece - gosh.
It just keeps giving.
I ORGANISED A RECORDING OF THIS VERSION FOR MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE SANDRA TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE, SLOWLY ENTERING THE HALL AT 1.23 JUST AS THE TIMPANI IS ROARING IN THE MAJESTIC HORNS FOR THE MAIN MOTIF, STILL FILLS ME WITH AWE EVERY TIME!! THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION FIT FOR A QUEEN, MY QUEEN. THE CONDUCTOR SQUEEZES EVERY ATOM OF SOUL FROM THIS PIECE, MUCH BETTER THAN KARAJAN AND BERNSTEIN.
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@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 You bring a fresh and exciting atmosphere with your work, and I can see that the superb musicians are really inspired by your infectious enthusiasm. There are too many "greats" who seem to go through the motions and think their "aura of greatness" will carry them through. Well, it doesn't.
Keep up the amazing work, and I hope to see you "live" very soon.
I honestly don't know whether it's better but I only know. that this moves me more
@@sirjaws49 Nor do I, I am not an "expert" .. but this version has so much more depth, passion and soul. The others just seem to be going through the motions!
@@esa-pekkasalonen5214 This is so funny and I love it! I first heard Sibelius at a young age but rediscovered him in college. Many books were read and papers written with the Karelia Suite or Kullervo playing on my laptop--most of those versions with you conducting. Brilliant! Thank you for the memories.
A few days ago my daughter heard this music on the radio, while driving to work and was awe struck. I was quickly able to work out the composer and the piece and had a very quick solution. I showed her the link to this performance on UA-cam, as good as it gets. Conducted by a Finn and watching the musicians playing their instruments is fascinating. I am going to be looking for a boxed set of Sibelius symphonies, conducted by Mr Salonen, this year.
That mysterious reintroduction of the sub theme at the 5 1/2 minute mark is brilliant. I could listen to this piece everyday and never tire of it.
The lack of tire-ability is what makes masterpieces such as this great.
+Ben Garrison
So true! I could listen to this every day and all I would find is another nuance I had missed. This music lives and Sibelius deserves so much more attention. I'm thankful I own every work of his, several times over on most.
This can be played too soft by others where it can get lost, there is a strength throughout this version that makes it a stand out amongst the average.
We had an amazing experience in Estonia at their northern male choir event. Thousands of men singing songs from Norway, Estonia, Finland etc. Each country got their share. Something amazing happened when Finlandia was performed. First off all Estonian crowd stood up (concert was held outside) and tens of swallows started to screech and fly frantically above the concert throughout that song. It was only on that song the birds did that. I was part of that choir of thousand men and had to kept my tears from flowing while singing. The birds just knew.
much slower than most recordings. I like it.
Shivers all over. Extraordinary piece of music.
It is a testament to his genius that Sibelius urges us on so magnificently!
Utterly brilliant piece of music. My favourite composer - the sweeping horns make the hairs on my neck stand up every time. Completely overwhelming.
Although I agree with you to an extent, I am myself a 'young person' (24 years old) currently studying for a Masters degree in music and have indulged in the finest traditions of Western culture for as long as I can remember despite coming from what can only be described as a working-class background. I throughly dislike it when people tar all 'youngsters' with the same brush.
This wonderful man and these fantastic musicians have opened up a whole new world for me in Sibelius music. Sometimes life can be very tricky if you can't leave your home and these symphonies and tone poems are such a wonderful thing along with Beethoven ,Dvorak and so many more ,to study and be inspired by. The image of flying swans at the end of the 5th is such a place of freedom for me . Thankyou all you very special people that make such glorious music you make my life considerably happier.
I love this comment because I understand it. Music by Sibelius makes me happy like no other music can, ever since the first time I heard the Karelia Suite in fourth grade. It is spectacular.
@@gutsfinky thanks Briana , I found a Beautiful piece of Sibelius called 'Andante Festivo' for string orchestra and I love Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra. Sibelius music is like going into another universe.
peace to you Briana.
@@martinturner2309 I will have to give those a listen! If you are looking for relaxing but beautiful music I would suggest the second movement of the Karelia Suite--some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Peace to you as well, Martin!
Divine performance!!
this movement is like a beautiful sunny winter morning (yes, it can be beautiful) climbing a snowy hill after solving a big challenge in one's life--...by the way, that timpani part at the end sounds treacherous to be spot on--tricky off beat and completely exposed.
Superb writing for the horns in the first three minutes.
warren wilson Couldn't agree more!!
Sounds like Philip Glass took inspiration (Floe from Glassworks)
Beautiful! Bay Sibelius Synphony 5👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
They get the ending right. THIS is how it should sound.
The last movement of this work is a real challenge for any orchestra/conductor,not everyone counts in their head the same!
@@grahamcooper6096 I've heard it has an unusual time signature.
Perfection is listening to this.
Great sound from this orchestra and a wonderful conductor who i was not aware of.
How easy it would`ve been to simply give it a "proper recap" later on! But it´s characteristic of S. to never repeat, always telling an ongoing story. Though (as stated here below) the motif returns - its second appearance to me is even more moving - the tender underlying of the strings 5:00 onwards is beyond words. After 7:14 the third appearance leads to a breathtaking balancing act, where the whole (life-) project seems "endangered" - and then leads to the most convincing ending ever.
best ending i have ever heard perfect wish we could watch all of this beautiful symphony
I love the way this performance appears to come to such an abrupt end. its amazing!
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I've always thought Sibelius caught the breath of the Earth, you can feel it for sure
Sibelius Symphony No.5
Is such a delightful piece of music especially the Finale. It is so engaging with the violins 🎻 and the brass ensemble and the epic drum rolls, too. Just when you think it is at the end …. WoW. I enjoyed every minute of this music.
Perfection !!!! Mmm 😋
I absolutely love this piece! I'm trying to get our conductor to have our No. Cal. orchestra play it. This rendition is SO moving! THanks for reposting it!!
Wow - that tricky ending...he absolutely nails it!
Lovely piece of music. Also features in the 1974 hit by First Class.....Beach Baby.
Utterly beautiful....
Listen to Ray Conniff's "Christmas Bride" song on UA-cam. Then go back and listen to the french horns motif starting about 1:25. It's the same opening melody.
"Santa, please make her my bride for Christmas..."
Sibelius was there first.
BTW and as you can hear that motif is played over and over a zillions times in this 3rd movement of Sym #5.
First Class Beach Baby too.
what a phenomenal fade away to end the video
I'd love to hear the first two movements of this performance. This is the best reading of the work I've heard since the great New Philharmonia Orchestra recording with Karajan.
1:20~ A swan flying above the lake -Sibelius-
This makes me weep.
"Other pieces of music (e.g., the final movement of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5) extend the tension for so long that, when the resolution finally comes, the exhale feels monumental. In a parallel way, the Bible creates a tension that is resolved only by the cross. It is the tension between holiness (God’s) and sin (ours). We long for righteousness and goodness, and we resonate with it to a certain extent. But we also feel a tension, because we also resonate with the notion that something’s just not right with the world and with us. That tension is resolved only as God’s judgment and grace meet at Calvary. God’s righteous requirement for atonement is satisfied. God’s love provides that atonement. He is both the just and the justifier."
-Randy Newman
oooooooo I LOVE your analogy!!!!!!
I love how this version b*r*e*a*t*h*e*s. It's magnificent.
When Raymond Leppard was music director of The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra he had called #5 "the most perfect symphony ever". Perhaps he was right.
One of my Music History books described Sibelius's sound as being "glacial". The finale of the 5th certainly is an apt illustration of that observation!
marvellous
Wonderful!
nice touch to have the painting unveiled at the 'best bit'
Salonen is in LA Philharmonic now, I wish I can have the chance to go to LA to see his performance.
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Superb
I do agree, but it returns as a mere memory. One yearns for a proper recap but it cannot happen: "A river is never the same."
1:24 El mejor final y el mejor comienzo.....
The tears.....they came out again...again...WHY does this happen?
possitivly glowing!
@NKWIAM An anecdote re Growing Up: I was in the 4th grade at Audubon Grade School in Mpls. I'd recently discovered hand puppets. Bothering the student next to me with one, I was brought up short by the teacher - Mrs. Braun, tall, red-haired and quite Teutonic - bellowing my name, followed by, "Would you grow up?!" Even at 8 or 9, I remember thinking, 'What a terrible thing to tell a kid.'
Even at
Would someone please explain that ending to me. I hear gorgeous, soaring, lyrical music that concludes by being bludgeoned.
Hi Edward, sorry I have to disagree with you, the ending is just sublime. A rousing end to a magnificent piece.
I tend to agree with you. The problem may be that most conductors do the ending wrong. They are not following the composer's tempo markings etc. I believe. If those silences were shorter in length, it wouldn't be so odd. The coda shouldn't lose its momentum.
@@stevescript Rousing is hardly the word.
@@organboi I played it in my head the way you suggested, and it works. Thank you.
Aww, it's a little baby Esa-Pekka Salonen...
The music from Spirited Away seems to take inspiration from the motive in this theme played by the horns. With good reason, too -- it's really a beautiful, simple line
The 3/2 section with the horns at 1:25 is just....
This and Mahler's 2nd. The best finales of any symphonies.
You are right.
@adrienne0619 indeed...thank you...you are so right :)
1.25...chords stolen by strawberry switchblade for 1985 chart song... since yesterday...good spot
I was thinking that. Have just been checking that out. Don't know if Sibelius would have approved, but i think he would have forgave them ,only because like many, myself included , he might have fancied them
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SuperSeriouSam
used earlier than that on Beach Baby by The First Class, love the key change in this that isn't in either copy
And Sibelius got the melody from Dvorak's Serenade for Winds, Op. 44, 3rd movement.
He did? I don't hear a similarity.
"Popsicles, icicles" - right?
1:25 THEME
2:17 chills...
@amazingmuffinman whoops...that was actually incorrect. The Slave Ship is very similar, but the real painting is "Yacht Approaching the Coast". My apologies.
👍
Extraordinary performance. When was this recorded? E-PS looks very young indeed.
Wonderful dynamics and tempo...he really lets the music breathe.
viola badassery!!
Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas ‘Stories’ anyone ?
Veronica yup!
I confess the comments of that song brought me here. Very glad it did.
@Bizetfan Ya they Bloody deleted Salonen's PROMS performance of Mussorgskys/Ravel'S Pictures At An Exhibition that performance was SO breathtaking. Now, If liked that check out DUDAMEL/ Terresa Carreno YO rendition of Shostakovich's 1Oth!!! Absolutely marvelous!
Kaunis. Esa-Pekka is very, very clear. That timpani ending is quite difficult to execute. Props to the SRSO, too, of course.
Not bad... for Swedes, HA HA HA HA! Of course the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchester is better. Every Finn is born knowing that. Ho ho ho!
Tosi Hyvä. Jätte Bra.
Hej från Finland. Terveisiä Suomesta!
thank you! where can you but a copy of this? i can't seem to find it anywhere...
@IainOElliott2 awwwww :) nice to know that Iain :)
its the best one :)
@cubanbach & lainOElliott - Me three; it's not us, it's Sibelius and these fine Swedes. They're good tears, though :)
If that is so (and its debatable) it is a great loss to the music community. Many composers were their own worst enemies when it came to destroying their own music--Dukas, Brahms, etc.
Symphony No.5 in Eb major Opus 82 (3)
I remember the first time I heard this and it immediately reminded me of that song "As I Lay Me Down [To Sleep]" by Sophie B. Hawkins, haha. A bit cheesy, I know, but did anybody else make the same connection?
omargosh i
First class beach baby
And strawberry switchblade since yesterday
@Stickfactory i m sorry but if you didn t write Justin Bieber everywhere, i wouldn t know him. why do you compare Bieber with great composers, does he deserve ? it s not only for you.
una pagina stupenda che cresce nella tensione ma troppo lentamente e termina nella trasfigurazione , che però , anche qui , non viene valorizzata perchè manca di enfasi ed é troppo corta , dal minuto 8,31 in poi
l'esecuzione di Ormandy per la chiarezza del suono è migliore
That's deep bro
@mikeppal but you forgot something Sibelius wasn t alive when those conducters conduct his music. Barbirolli, Colin Davis, Salonen, Jarvi and some of others are great too. i don t think Karajan is the best in Sibelius and i m little against of popularity of Karajan.
Beach Baby 1:26
Why at 9:40 does the video abruptly skip?
does anyone know where the swan hymn begins?
esa-pekka salonen is a cold fish
Ahh the Swans....
Idk whenever I hear the French horns I see Elmer Fudd. Very beautiful though
The movement, not elmer
Who's here from star talk?
Beautiful music, but playing the bass trombone part is one of the most boring experiences of my life.
@Bizetfan
according to....
Wix Musik
"Never write an unnecessary note. Every note must live." - Jean Sibelius. That's one reason why.
Instant tears ar 1:25. Day 1 of my Music History class in college the professor came in, sat down, put this piece on without a word and just waited for our reactions. He took pictures at the biggest moments and showed us our faces. One of the most powerful statements I've ever experienced from a teacher.
Perhaps it can be said it is also one of the most powerful moments in music for you, too. I surely hope so.
That's amazing! I've had those moments in listening to music but never caught it on film.
I guess I know (we all know) what you're talking about. Not tears of sadness nor of joy, it's...something else. Whatever it is, it smothers you in a very emotional way, but you can't translate, yet the feeling doesn't get lost. Holst and Grieg also provide vibes like that, but for Sibelius, there's an extra mile of wonder....
you were lucky to have such a great teacher. we are all lucky to have such music! and that ending! what a Finnish! (sorry)
Love that! Thank you for sharing. Nice 👍
Sibelius's diary entry from the composition years of the Fifth Symphony:
"In the evening, working on the symphony. This important task which strangely enchants me. As if God the Father had thrown down pieces of a mosaic from the floor of heaven and asked me to work out the pattern."
Majestic, MAJESTIC, without being the slightest bit pompous. This never fails to bring me to my knees.