Nielsen: 4. Sinfonie (»Das Unauslöschliche«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Paavo Järvi

Carl Nielsen:
4. Sinfonie (»Das Unauslöschliche«) ∙

(Auftritt) 00:00 ∙
I. Allegro 00:18 ∙
II. Poco allegretto 12:02 ∙
III. Poco adagio quasi andante 16:32 ∙
IV. Allegro 25:55 ∙

hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) ∙
Paavo Järvi, Dirigent ∙

Alte Oper Frankfurt, 19. April 2013 ∙

[jerome-piano]

The timpani duel in the last movement is amazing.

[notmyworld]

This symphony is called "The Inextinguishable", but some of the presenters at the classical radio station in Houston with which I was employed called it "The Indistinguishable". There was a Nielsen revival taking place at the time in the recording industry, and we used to play Nielsen's orchestral works quite regularly in the 1970s at KLEF-FM in Houston.

[megabugginout]

Nielsen chord progressions are so unpredictable, quirky yet beautiful…

[Lulu-jlzd]

From the first time when I was 17 til now 40 years later. It is simply magical.❤

[VK-spgv]

New to this wonderful work. Opening of 3rd movement reminds me of Shostakovich, but then the latter came later. Looked it up an found this quote about Nielsen: "Old enough to have met and been influenced by Brahms, and young enough to have an influence on Dmitri Shostakovich".

[mtuffnell]

such tremendous energy and force, with an overwhelming tidal wave of triumph, life over death(war) at the end. Love how he retreats into pianissimo at the end before bringing it back for the climax! a piece for our time.

[jbut]

What is it about these composers who live near the northern forests, They seem to understand the majesty of God's creation better than the rest of us! Bravo! What an

[cookieify]

Jarvi's interpretations of Nielsen and Sibelius are among the best.

[jgesselberty]

A very good performance. Love how Jarvi honors the majesty of the closing moments, without rushing it, as so many conductors do.

[jandobias]

One of the best performances of this piece. So much attention to detail, so much attention to the whole and it brings out the contemporary aspects of the music. And the orchestra seems to enjoy it a lot :-)

[sirvincent]

How far we have fallen in our taste, appreciation and respect for these composer giants who could elevate humanity in 40 minutes much higher than the entire realm of politicians, monarchs and potentates could ever imagine.

[tipebak]

Vielen Dank für die Gelegenheit wunderschöne Werke hier kostenlos zu hören.

[shantihealer]

The ending of this symphony always brings me to tears.

[lindametelka]

tremendous excitement is built up with the repeated 4 note figure in the strings and the timpani at the end

[Posaunenzauber]

Warum hat man von Nielsen so wenig gehört? Vielen Dank an das hr-Sinfonieorchester und Paavo Järvi für diese Beihilfe zu einer großartigen Entdeckung!

[Jose]

Maravillosa sinfonía que he conocido hace bien poco. Muchas gracias por compartirla.

[MD-mdth]

I love how, even in the climax, the music falters before finally reaching transcendence. This particular performance is broad and majestic, and yet brimming with detail. At 34:40 we here the final affirmation of the Inextinguishable. So simple, and yet so powerful. Järvi nails it!

[jicnacio]

Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, "The Inextinguishable"

00:18 Allegro
12:02 Poco allegretto (8 bars after tempo marking)
16:32 Poco adagio quasi andante
25:55 Con anima - Allegro

[badmusicanalysischannel]

This music makes me recall the year 2021 for some reason.
Inextinguishable life continues.

[joemancini]

Bravo! A supernal performance by Paavo and the orchestra, launched by the Maestro’s profound understanding and sympathy for the piece. Counter-subjects and inner voices are heard, tempi are exact without being too fast or too slow, the climaxes are reached organically. Abbodanza!