Carl Nielsen - Symphony no. 2 / Paavo Järvi / Estonian Festival Orchestra

Pärnu Music Festival
Conductor Paavo Järvi
Estonian Festival Orchestra

Recorded: 14.07.2016 in Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia
Video: Tammo Sumera, Mait Visnapuu

[ワンワン-eo]

28:40 ここのフルート😊
28:50ここのティンパニー😊
29:42 ここもティンパニー😮
がカッコイイです!!
指揮もオーケストラも最高に素晴らしいですね❤
ありがとうございます😊
パーヴォのCDも持っていますが、この演奏の方が好きです。

[mac]

Because someone requested it,

0:00 Allegro collerico (Choleric)
10:06 Allegro comodo e flemmatico (Phlegmatic)
15:26 Andante malincolico (Melancholic)
26:13 Allegro sanguineo — Marziale (Sanguine)

[kiqw]

Wonderful performance. Nielsen has been growing on me as I listen to his various symphonies especially when conducted by Paavo Jarvi.

[michaelmccarthy]

Nielsen is the Harold Pinter of symphonists: such a master of the pregnant pause! And the music between the pauses is sublime.

[vincentkling]

A wonderful masterpiece. All four movements are superlative, and they reflect a winsomeness that is never coy or shallow. All the emotions are fully "earned, " so that when the triumphantly sanguine conclusion comes, it is radiant in its pure truthfulness. There are often quizzes on social media about what person from the past we would want to sit with on a park bench. For me, Nielsen. What a great musician. Hope springs eternal when listening to his humor, his sorrow, his great soul in sound.

[luizantoniogaulia]

Colérico, Fleumático, Melancólico e Sanguíneo na linguagem musical...

[TheVaughan]

I love this symphony, an absolute gem of the early 20th c. One of the great things about Y.T. is that it brings us performances from orchestras most of us would never know about, such as the Estonian Festival Orchestra here. For a relatively modest size they seem to make a great sound and their playing is wonderful! As usual you can count on a great interpretation from Paavo Jarvi.

[robertburns]

As a high schooler in the 90s, I bought a copy of Paavo Berglund's performance (with a Danish orchestra, IIRC) of this (coupled with the 5th on a RCA disc). I enjoyed it at first, but eventually felt like it seemed shallow, and ended up selling it or giving it away. Hearing this interpretation by Jarvi convinces me that there was nothing wrong with the music, only Berglund's rather lightweight interpretation of it. Great job to all.

[wendychen]

I enjoyed this performance as much as I did others who did justice to Nielsen's creative genius in this symphony. Another special feature that strikes me as unique in this live performance is how the musicians (some ostensibly so) seemed to enjoy the playing of this music. You would notice the smiles on the players' faces, further evidence of how great music brings joy to us all, even while the music itself could be melancholic (as in the 3rd movement, starting at 15:26, which brings to mind the beginning of the 4th movement of Mahler's 9th Symphony). Bravo!

[Discovery_and_Change]

15:29 | 21:43 somber trumpet | 26:15 light-hearted transition |

[richardwilliams]

The very ending of the Symphony is so joyous sounding!!!!

[mikepen]

29:40-29:50 great control by the conductor to the abrupt silent pause

[TheTromboneChannel]

Conductor: Low brass at 24:00, how loud can you play that?

Low brass: yes

[usnhorn]

what a great performance of one of my favorite symphonies! look how everyone is smiling!

[stefanmeylaers]

Performance is amazing! What a great composition!

[steveburrus]

Everyone of Nielsen's [at least early] symphonies were ABSOLUTE GEMS okay Cameron. It's t oo bad that he didn't live beyond his 65 years to compose his 7th symphony.

[jochanaan]

Fine orchestra! I especially like the principal oboist.

[felixthomann]

the passage from 18:00 to 18:45 somewhat reminds me the climax of lacrymosa from verdi's requiem (minus the choir and some harmonies)

[jamesbarlow]

A great land full of astonishing humanity---as here seen

[richardburningham]

What a lovely symphony and great performance.