Sibelius: 7. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi

Jean Sibelius:
7. Sinfonie ∙

Adagio – Allegro molto moderato – Vivace – Presto – Adagio ∙

hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony ∙
Paavo Järvi, Dirigent ∙

hr-Sinfoniekonzert ∙
Alte Oper Frankfurt, 19. Mai 2022 ∙

#4K

© 2022
Hessischer Rundfunk (hr)

[davidgunn]

The great Sibelius has been one of my top three composers since I was a teenager. I am 77 now and will love his music along with Brahms and Bruch right up to my last breath.

[stevenwilgus]

Sibelius and Jarvi family are a gift to the world of music. The spirit of Finland comes to life.

[staffanolofsson]

It is easy to think of this 7th symphonie as a musical farewell, but Sibelius worked on his 8th almost till 1943, but then some years later he burned it up! Still living till 1957, his main music production is before this 1924. So it is almost a farewell, and when I listen to it I think of it as a farewell. A wonderful but short symphonie, full of emotions.

[Nicholas_Buck]

The audience either wanted to dwell on that beautiful ending or they didn't know the symphony had ended. The maestro Paavo Jarvi is smiling because he knows no other symphony has such a (lovely and) unexpected ending.

[teodoromartin]

Maravilloso
Amo a Sibelius desde hace más de 30 años y he escuchado mil veces sus sinfonías y el resto de sus extraordinarias composiciones
Genial orquesta y director
Muchas gracias a youtube
Un gran abrazo a todos los amantes de Sibelius desde Madrid

[evankeogh]

Such an absolutely incredible piece of music. You did it, Sibelius, with this one. Hope you rest in peace.

[howardhoyinchu]

Tradition is no worship of ashes, but is the preservation of fire.


Bravo, and danke schön Frankfurt, and kiitos to maestro Jaarvi for such beautiful sounds of Suomi

[AlexDamian]

I don't know why I ignored Sibelius for so many years.

[philharrisonphotographyvid]

10/10 for the trombonist, great sound, 0/10 for the cameraman / director. 4:32

[truckingpix]

excellent I have NEVER heard anything so beautiful in all my life

[steveharreld]

4:36 beautiful trombone solo! Just so, so disappointing to have the cameras not show him even once during the solo.

[markweadon]

The 7th is a symphony in a single movement, but with implied "quasi-movements" (a scherzo, an adagio). Throughout, the grand linking theme, reappearing three times, each time with enhanced grandeur, like a great mountain peak in the distance, viewed fitfully, then clearly through mists. Profund and moving--this is a GREAT performance.

[staffanolofsson]

"In his last symphonie, composed 1924, you can feel four different parts, although this is only one movement." So the books say. For me, knowing Sibelius and respecting Paavo Järvi, this is the ending of a beautiful journey. Thank you so much for this trip!

[mariobozzoni]

Grande Jarvi, grande orchestra. Esecuzione impeccabile.

[donalddouglas-pw]

This symphony is billed as being in one movement. And it is - in that you hear a continuous 22 minutes of music without the usual between movement breaks. I listened to this symphony for years (really decades) before I figured out that there really is a four movement structure to it. The four 'movements' are preceded by rising scales. Of course, you have the rising extended A minor scale that opens the symphony and the first movement. At 6:23 the violins and violas start a similar rising scale (quickly doubled by the flutes and bassoons) that introduces a second movement that I've always thought of as rather scherzo-ish. At 11:09 (this is a little harder to pick up w/o a score) the divided violins and divided clarinets/bassoons alternate on rising scales that lead at the allegro molto moderato marking to the beginning at of what I think of as a lyric third movement. Then at 16:25 there are the slowly rising (whole note) scales in the brass - rising and dropping back several times that leads to the beginning of a really grand finale fourth movement at the 3/2 adagio mark and beginning with the third sounding of the famous C major trombone solo. It really is a whole new way to approach this symphony.

[kestrel]

10:03 I love how the twin piccolos peek out of the texture just a bit here, it’s nice to be able to hear it with the perfect amount of transparency that Jarvi pulls from the orchestra

[yourwealthcenter]

Paavo is THE MAESTRO. He truly feels the music.

[julia_baget]

1. Adagio 00:04 trombone-solo 04:33
2. Un pochett. meno adagio 6:21 (rondo - 11:21 ?)
3. Adagio 16:42

[thestandingoak]

In this symphony I feel something I've never found elsewhere.

[amber]

Gorgeous orchestration! And such a great orchestra! Love their sound.