Sibelius - Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63 - Salonen

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    Jean Sibelius
    Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63
    1 Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
    2 Allegro molto vivace
    3 Il tempo largo
    4 Allegro
    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
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ความคิดเห็น • 33

  • @davidwright8432
    @davidwright8432 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I've been listening to this over several decades now, and this is the most stunning interpretation I've ever heard. Helped by excellent sound engineering.The detail within the sound stage is almost sculptural.

  • @annejones597
    @annejones597 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I came to this from the superb recording of the Third. this is wonderful. In my view, the last two movements of this symphony remain the epitome of Sibelius, his work and his soul. Nobody with any heart should be able to listen to that third movement, or the final notes of the work as a whole, without weeping. This is what music should be.

  • @rekavarga9480
    @rekavarga9480 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The deepest symphony from the deepest composer. So pure, so genial! In my opinion Sibelius is the greatest composer forever ❤ Congratulation for fantastic Salonen and the majestic Orchestra!

  • @filizdener6052
    @filizdener6052 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Beautiful composition, perfect performance of orchestra and extraordinary conducting!!!

  • @annakimborahpa
    @annakimborahpa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The composer referred to it as "a psychological symphony" and it briefly had the nickname "Lucus a nun lucendo" which is an irrational, nonsensical play on words. It is when the camera focuses on the conductor (who knows the music by heart) that we can visualize all of the cognitive and emotional contradictions contained in the music that appear so unexpectedly throughout and often without any sense of resolution. For me, it is perfect soul-searching music to have on hand when things get out of hand in life and there seems to be no explanation beyond faith for experiencing such difficulties. British composer/music critic Robert Simpson referred to Sibelius' Fourth as "the symphony of the tritone" and considered it to be the Finnish master's greatest work.

    • @walterblake5737
      @walterblake5737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The most beautiful way to describe a masterpiece. Entangled in the mess.

    • @JuliaPikalova
      @JuliaPikalova 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for your deep comment!
      Just a note on "Lucus a non lucendo": this phrase does have a meaning, it comes from the very first work on Latin etymology and means: [the word] "forest" [derives] from "what's not illuminated". Etymology "a contrariis" (by contradiction) was popular in those days. // Sorry for off-topic :)

    • @annakimborahpa
      @annakimborahpa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JuliaPikalova No problem, so it was a play on words. From the wikipedia entry: "The symphony briefly had a nickname, "Lucus a non lucendo", an expression that literally means "a grove from not shining", suggesting, in this case, a place where light does not penetrate."
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Sibelius)
      As I recall from a documentary, Sibelius traveled to the bleakest part of northern Finland with a friend to compose the symphony, so it seems he found a suitable environment to correspond with the void he was experiencing in himself at the time. Perhaps he had to face this ordeal and then put it behind him so he could go on to compose his last three optimistic symphonies, No.'s 5, 6 & 7.

    • @timok4576
      @timok4576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great description. This is one of those pieces that... I Know it's great, but I just can't get hold of, I don't quite understand what's going on. That makes it interesting.

    • @Yeoldelole
      @Yeoldelole 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So well said!

  • @caylyfishbein2469
    @caylyfishbein2469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Listening to this for music homework- absolutely beautiful.

  • @1spissatus
    @1spissatus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Is it his finest symphony? The deepest and most serious, yes. Still love the 6th!

  • @ljiljanastanic9076
    @ljiljanastanic9076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Music begins where the possibilities of language end!Says the composer!That s it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Mouet01
    @Mouet01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interprétation géniale, génialement filmée, d'une symphonie géniale . . . en un mot comme en cent Génial ! ! !

  • @giancitton2604
    @giancitton2604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Symphony No 4 in A minor, Op 63
    1 Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio 00:03
    2 Allegro molto vivace 09:54
    3 Il tempo largo 14:45
    4 Allegro 24:51

    • @davidwright8432
      @davidwright8432 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the timings!

  • @Tortuosit
    @Tortuosit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That ending is so different from so many super powered endings. I love it.

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Esa-Pekka Salonen is the 2024 winner of the Polar Prize. When you listen to this interpretation you can understand why. Sibelius no 4 has never before been played so good, and under such a fine conductor.

  • @1spissatus
    @1spissatus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not the most comfortable and compromising symphony of Sibelius but Salonen is brilliant!

  • @wab4100
    @wab4100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    großartiges werk! hervorragende interpretation!

  • @ilirllukaci5345
    @ilirllukaci5345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mr. Salonen is an interesting one.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima ปีที่แล้ว

    This symphony promotes spiritual uplift and awakening, and activates the soul

  • @daydays12
    @daydays12 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sublime!

  • @ilirllukaci5345
    @ilirllukaci5345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew I knew why this symphony. There's a frustrated truncated La Mer in the first movement.

  • @andresrozsa637
    @andresrozsa637 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This must've been a long time ago!

  • @billfrankeberger754
    @billfrankeberger754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT performance. But... how do you get a copy of this? I find nothing anywhere to buy this on DVD or the music on CD. Best performance out there and... you can't git it???

    • @kaylabeltify
      @kaylabeltify 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can always download it from youtube

    • @timroebuck3458
      @timroebuck3458 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best performance is a subjective concept when you're talking about great conductors or orchestras.

  • @Tortuosit
    @Tortuosit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    32:32 Interesting. At first, instrumet groups are sequential, then 50/50, then overlapped.

  • @user-vx9bv9es3x
    @user-vx9bv9es3x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    эх!!!!

  • @Discovery_and_Change
    @Discovery_and_Change 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    (Not a fan)
    6:29 terror | 14:46 2nd movement | 17:24 transition | 21:21 checkpoint | 21:29 checkpoint |

  • @johnpaulpiano4186
    @johnpaulpiano4186 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it just me, or is Salonen very hard to read what he is trying to tell the orchestra? At least, as a conductor myself, I feel like he is somewhat unreadable...I mean, you can read him to a certain extent, but in the quieter sections, his hand motions are very vague