It has taken me decades to get close to this piece, free as it of some of Sibelius' fingerprints, like pedal points (for the most part). It also is notable for tamborine and snare drum, demonstrative of Sibelius' willingness to depart from his usual tools when the concept demands it. It's stripped-down nature to repeated rhythmic figures leads straight to the minimalists of the American 1960s. But it is mesmerizing.
Isn't it beautiful. I just love the shifting colours and textures of this piece. It is also very cathartic. it feels like the dark night of the soul has finally given way to a fresh, new inner dawn. Mmmmmm :-)
Hi Marcos, glad you like it. Isn't it unusual but such a beautiful change as the piece moves on. Have you heard the other Sibelius works I've put up on my channel? A really unusual but beautiful one is Luonnatar.
Wonderful music, and wonderful video. Great work! I am flying to Finland soon, with the flight taking off before midnight, and landing at 6.35am in Helsinki - so this piece seems perfect for the journey!
This is magical. The first part is like minimalism a la Glass before it was even a thing and the Sunrise part is incredibly majestic, like something grand slowly unveiling. One of Sibelius' best works.
The latter part also has some of the best melodies by Jean. What a treasure trove of music. This sort of compositions (and performances!) remind me of why I fell in love with music in the first place. I am content.
Beautiful musical depiction of a sunrise . . . but the one that really does it for me, even more so than this, is Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture, Op. 17.
Thanks for posting this. I was right in the middle of trying to decide who had the best recording between Leif Segerstam, Alexander Gibson, Pietari Inkinen and Paavo Jarvi; but I think this just solved the problem.
I love thrilling music, music with a regular strong repetitive rhythm, like Simeon ten Holt's wonderful music such as Canto Ostinato or Horizon or Palimpest, which I listen to through earphones even when I'm writing, which is crazy. Or this.
There's a nice little story attached to the premiere of this piece, which took place in St.Petersburg in January 1909. It was conducted by Alexander Siloti, and dedicated to his wife, Vera. After the performance Siloti wrote to Sibelius: "Even Glazunov liked the piece...Cui did not like it, which is almost a compliment in itself".
+Myaskofiev Ha ha, I love these back-handed compliments. That's like Rossini saying that Wagner had some wonderful moments but some awful half-hours! :-)
+cameronpaul Yes, indeed! I've had Solti's complete recording of the Ring cycle for 20yrs and even now I can only bring myself to listen to the highlights :-D
Much as I love all of Sibelius' music, when it comes to Nordic composers musically describing a sunrise, I must give the edge to Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture, Op. 17.
You're welcome :-) I have only heard Gibson's recording out of these others. I really like the power and deep-throated sound of the SNO Sibelius. However, if the other conductors are like Gibson, they take this piece just a tad too slowly. Rattle zips along nicely, yet he still has time to admire the beauty of the sunrise :-)
I am very glad to have discovered this, Scot. The performance is marvelous, and the slide show swept me along on the composer's journey. I thank you for the thought and work that you have invested in this. Brilliant!
Hi John, you're welcome. It's a lovely piece. Like a lot of Sibelius it might take a wee while to tune into, but the world within the notes is astonishing. The Scottish National Orchestra under Sir Alexander Gibson have a very good double CD with a mix of Sibelius's tone poems. www.amazon.co.uk/Sibelius-Tone-Poems-Jean/dp/B0006AZQ0I/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1SNHM2BJEXRVQJY6CVNR The version I've posted is Simon Rattle with the Philharmonia. Osmo Vanska with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra has done a very good survey of the symphonies and the tone poems and it's a completely home-grown product: Finnish performers, music, producers, label - the genuine mountain 'spring water'.
Hello again, John, If you really want to hear every note Sibelius wrote, take a look at this collection... www.bis.se/bis_pages/bis_sibelius-edition.php
Scot Peacock Thanks for that Scot. I actually used to have a pretty extensive Sibelius collection on Vinyl - showing my age, I know. I'll be sure to check the link out though - thanks. again.
John Tate I calculated that the complete duration of all works of Sibelius (each and every of his work found as recorded once on CD, including the preliminary and definitive versions, when it applies) is no less than 4,467 minutes, and is available at bis.se. That would be a small nation's worth of vinyl today.
@TheManWithOpenEyes Hi there, glad you like this piece. It takes some patience to first get into it. It is very minimalist for the first few minutes with not much happening, but that helps to create the magical release that comes later :-)
مرحبا .. أنا من المعجبات حقا بما تقدمونه لنا مايسرنا ويثير فينا التعلق اكثر بالجمال والحياة والتذكر وجراحاته واوجاعه ..اود شاكرة أن تنشرون شيئا ولو مقتضبا عن حياة الموسيقار جين سيبيليوس مع خالص محبتي وتقديري
Ha ha, no. Maybe Van Gogh once went to Finland or, more likely, had some Finnish booze. Mind you, I reckon Sibelius's music talks of the primal forces of the world, which applies everywhere :-)
@@ThreadBomb Ashkenazy most certainly did. You may wish to search for it. Eisenzopf never made it to the USA, which may explain why you do not know about him. Hoomeyow!!
I have to confess a bias against Rattle because he so often disappoints me. However, this is marvellous and I know I shouldn't be so anti as he is a champion of Sibelius, IMO one of the top 3 composers of all time.
+cameronpaul Hi Paul, you know, I have to agree with you regarding Rattle's recordings with the Berlin Phil. None of the ones I've heard really 'take off'. However, his early recordings with the CBSO and even earlier with the Philharmonia (such as this Sibelius) really struck gold for me. I have his Sibelius recordings of symphonies 5 & 7 (which this Night Ride was taken from) and they really are magical - although I think Paavo Berglund's early recordings in Bournemouth are more 'Sibelian', if that can be a word! What I mean is that he sounds more organic and he gets the orchestra and especially its brass to give that primal elemental sound that few others can achieve.
Richard Todd For me it has to be Sibelius, Berlioz and Rachmaninov - all very different and it's an almost impossible task to have to name my 3 best but if pushed they are the ones I most relate to but of course there are many many others the appeal almost as much.
Scot Peacock Speaking of Berglund's recordings with the Bournemouth S.O. I used to own an l.p. which included the finest performance of Tapiola I've ever heard - absolutely magical. Someone recently posted on Y.T. his ground breaking recording of Kullervo - I've listened to it and it's of course marvellous but I do prefer Paavo Jarvi with the Royal Stockholm Philarmonic in this instance.
+cameronpaul Berglund's first cycle with the Bournemouth Symphony are now available as a box set for only £10. Unbelievable! I don't think Warner (who now own EMI's wonderful archives) realise what they have here! Get it while you can. Included with the symphonies is the recording of Tapiola you mentioned :-) www.amazon.co.uk/Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-Tapiola-Finlandia/dp/B0091JQH2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463909006&sr=8-1&keywords=sibelius+berglund That's the UK site. For US... www.amazon.com/Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-Jean/dp/B0091JQH2Q?ie=UTF8&keywords=sibelius%20berglund&qid=1463909122&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
How sibelius gives us that magical journey through the finish landscape is Ace, Night ride and sunrise has got my votes, Bye for now love Alan
It has taken me decades to get close to this piece, free as it of some of Sibelius' fingerprints, like pedal points (for the most part). It also is notable for tamborine and snare drum, demonstrative of Sibelius' willingness to depart from his usual tools when the concept demands it. It's stripped-down nature to repeated rhythmic figures leads straight to the minimalists of the American 1960s. But it is mesmerizing.
So beautiful! I love the Music of Jean Sibelius!
Ich habe eine alte Aufnahme mit Eugen Jochum. Für mich die beste, einfach nur genial!
Isn't it beautiful. I just love the shifting colours and textures of this piece. It is also very cathartic. it feels like the dark night of the soul has finally given way to a fresh, new inner dawn. Mmmmmm :-)
its a master piece,im on that Sibelius journey,Bye for now love Alan
Listen to the 5th sinfonie. Thrills.
I have just discovered this great piece!
Hi Marcos, glad you like it. Isn't it unusual but such a beautiful change as the piece moves on.
Have you heard the other Sibelius works I've put up on my channel? A really unusual but beautiful one is Luonnatar.
The sunrise is so inspiring.
Wonderful music, and wonderful video. Great work! I am flying to Finland soon, with the flight taking off before midnight, and landing at 6.35am in Helsinki - so this piece seems perfect for the journey!
Magic!
Well yes, an excellent masterpiece, I really feel the nightly shadows past, and I am ready to meet the coming sun.
In all its refreshing, rejuvenating glory!
This is magical. The first part is like minimalism a la Glass before it was even a thing and the Sunrise part is incredibly majestic, like something grand slowly unveiling. One of Sibelius' best works.
The latter part also has some of the best melodies by Jean. What a treasure trove of music. This sort of compositions (and performances!) remind me of why I fell in love with music in the first place. I am content.
Beautiful musical depiction of a sunrise . . . but the one that really does it for me, even more so than this, is Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture, Op. 17.
Thanks for posting this. I was right in the middle of trying to decide who had the best recording between Leif Segerstam, Alexander Gibson, Pietari Inkinen and Paavo Jarvi; but I think this just solved the problem.
I have Vanska's box set of symphonies with the Lahti SO. Beautiful and clear interpretations.
I love thrilling music, music with a regular strong repetitive rhythm, like Simeon ten Holt's wonderful music such as Canto Ostinato or Horizon or Palimpest, which I listen to through earphones even when I'm writing, which is crazy. Or this.
Have you considered Osmo Vänskä? His period directing Lahti SO was incredible.
Beautiful!
There's a nice little story attached to the premiere of this piece, which took place in St.Petersburg in January 1909. It was conducted by Alexander Siloti, and dedicated to his wife, Vera. After the performance Siloti wrote to Sibelius: "Even Glazunov liked the piece...Cui did not like it, which is almost a compliment in itself".
+Myaskofiev Ha ha, I love these back-handed compliments. That's like Rossini saying that Wagner had some wonderful moments but some awful half-hours! :-)
+Scot Peacock Didn't know that one by Rossini but it corresponds to my opinion of Wagner perfectly!
+cameronpaul Yes, indeed! I've had Solti's complete recording of the Ring cycle for 20yrs and even now I can only bring myself to listen to the highlights :-D
Scot Peacock
Same here! Wagner could write some fantastic music but there are times when I think he was writing against the voice rather than for it!
It must be hard for singers to make themselves heard with all those Wagner tubas growling! :D
Much as I love all of Sibelius' music, when it comes to Nordic composers musically describing a sunrise, I must give the edge to Carl Nielsen's Helios Overture, Op. 17.
You're welcome :-)
I have only heard Gibson's recording out of these others. I really like the power and deep-throated sound of the SNO Sibelius. However, if the other conductors are like Gibson, they take this piece just a tad too slowly. Rattle zips along nicely, yet he still has time to admire the beauty of the sunrise :-)
I am very glad to have discovered this, Scot. The performance is marvelous, and the slide show swept me along on the composer's journey. I thank you for the thought and work that you have invested in this. Brilliant!
Hi Salvatore, I am very happy that this music moved you. I find it one of the most revealing and moving of Sibelius's works.
I appreciate it, Scot.
Thanks Scot. I thought I had heard pretty well all of Sibelius' work, but this one not. Nice find.
Bruce Bevan You’re very welcome. Another rare gem is Luonnatar. Have you heard that?
There are only one or two composers where I want to know every note they wrote. Sibelius is one of them. Thank you - I hadn't heard this before.
Hi John, you're welcome. It's a lovely piece. Like a lot of Sibelius it might take a wee while to tune into, but the world within the notes is astonishing.
The Scottish National Orchestra under Sir Alexander Gibson have a very good double CD with a mix of Sibelius's tone poems.
www.amazon.co.uk/Sibelius-Tone-Poems-Jean/dp/B0006AZQ0I/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1SNHM2BJEXRVQJY6CVNR
The version I've posted is Simon Rattle with the Philharmonia.
Osmo Vanska with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra has done a very good survey of the symphonies and the tone poems and it's a completely home-grown product: Finnish performers, music, producers, label - the genuine mountain 'spring water'.
Hello again, John,
If you really want to hear every note Sibelius wrote, take a look at this collection...
www.bis.se/bis_pages/bis_sibelius-edition.php
Scot Peacock
Thanks for that Scot. I actually used to have a pretty extensive Sibelius collection on Vinyl - showing my age, I know. I'll be sure to check the link out though - thanks. again.
John Tate
I calculated that the complete duration of all works of Sibelius (each and every of his work found as recorded once on CD, including the preliminary and definitive versions, when it applies) is no less than 4,467 minutes, and is available at bis.se. That would be a small nation's worth of vinyl today.
Just a friendly warning - don't ever try this for J. S. Bach, you probably want to do something else with your life at some point...:)
From 9:00 to about 9:30 reminds me strongly of the 7th symphony.
Wow what an interesting find!
@TheManWithOpenEyes Hi there, glad you like this piece. It takes some patience to first get into it. It is very minimalist for the first few minutes with not much happening, but that helps to create the magical release that comes later :-)
Ideal :-) Remember to download first before going on the plane ;-)
مرحبا ..
أنا من المعجبات حقا بما تقدمونه لنا مايسرنا ويثير فينا التعلق اكثر بالجمال والحياة والتذكر وجراحاته واوجاعه ..اود شاكرة أن تنشرون شيئا ولو مقتضبا عن حياة الموسيقار جين سيبيليوس
مع خالص محبتي وتقديري
superbe...
no, the composition is so much gread!it is so great and strange but building up the norther
light
ok, thanks. ill keep my eyes and ears peeled
over the symphonies!
Hi Treijim, I haven't seen one yet. It's not a popular piece (don't know why) but I'm sure one will appear :-)
ive recently fallen in love with this piece. is there anywhere on youtube i can watch a good performance of it?
Marvelous, thanks. From 3.53, the image is "River Rhone's shore in Arles" by Van Gogh... Not especially finnish !
Ha ha, no. Maybe Van Gogh once went to Finland or, more likely, had some Finnish booze.
Mind you, I reckon Sibelius's music talks of the primal forces of the world, which applies everywhere :-)
Though I prefer the recordings of Ashkenazy and Eisenzopf, this work always thrills me. Hoomeyow!!
Ashkenazy never recorded this; you may be thinking of Horst Stein. Never heard of Eisenzopf.
@@ThreadBomb Ashkenazy most certainly did. You may wish to search for it. Eisenzopf never made it to the USA, which may explain why you do not know about him. Hoomeyow!!
Saw the Philadelphia Orchestra do this piece tonight. I loved it but my companion was not as impressed...
I have to confess a bias against Rattle because he so often disappoints me. However, this is marvellous and I know I shouldn't be so anti as he is a champion of Sibelius, IMO one of the top 3 composers of all time.
+cameronpaul Hi Paul, you know, I have to agree with you regarding Rattle's recordings with the Berlin Phil. None of the ones I've heard really 'take off'. However, his early recordings with the CBSO and even earlier with the Philharmonia (such as this Sibelius) really struck gold for me. I have his Sibelius recordings of symphonies 5 & 7 (which this Night Ride was taken from) and they really are magical - although I think Paavo Berglund's early recordings in Bournemouth are more 'Sibelian', if that can be a word! What I mean is that he sounds more organic and he gets the orchestra and especially its brass to give that primal elemental sound that few others can achieve.
+cameronpaul And the other two are ... ?
Richard Todd
For me it has to be Sibelius, Berlioz and Rachmaninov - all very different and it's an almost impossible task to have to name my 3 best but if pushed they are the ones I most relate to but of course there are many many others the appeal almost as much.
Scot Peacock
Speaking of Berglund's recordings with the Bournemouth S.O. I used to own an l.p. which included the finest performance of Tapiola I've ever heard - absolutely magical. Someone recently posted on Y.T. his ground breaking recording of Kullervo - I've listened to it and it's of course marvellous but I do prefer Paavo Jarvi with the Royal Stockholm Philarmonic in this instance.
+cameronpaul Berglund's first cycle with the Bournemouth Symphony are now available as a box set for only £10. Unbelievable! I don't think Warner (who now own EMI's wonderful archives) realise what they have here! Get it while you can. Included with the symphonies is the recording of Tapiola you mentioned :-)
www.amazon.co.uk/Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-Tapiola-Finlandia/dp/B0091JQH2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463909006&sr=8-1&keywords=sibelius+berglund
That's the UK site. For US...
www.amazon.com/Sibelius-Complete-Symphonies-Jean/dp/B0091JQH2Q?ie=UTF8&keywords=sibelius%20berglund&qid=1463909122&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
the violins must hate this :-)
the unison near the beginning sounds like a tough one to play together
Sunrise is at 13.10
6* =5
@jamesch230 LOL I like it. Maybe you could write your own "Night Ride and Sunrise" :-)
What is the mind of the people in the country without spiritual struts killing bloody？
Finland has Sibelius .
Sibelius is Finland