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

The timpani duel in the last movement is amazing.

Nielsen chord progressions are so unpredictable, quirky yet beautiful…

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.

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".

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 :-)

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

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.

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

The ending of this symphony always brings me to tears.

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

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 ending!!!!!!

what a thrilling performance, from this virtuoso radio orchestra...love it.

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.

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

Tremendous performance. Paavo Jarvi is a conductor of magical inspiration, very rare in this bland new century. And the orchestra played with visible passion and heartfelt commitment in what is an orchestral showpiece. The whole performance is a tribute to the 'inextinguishable' spirit of music and human creativity.

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

An astoundingly good performance. And what an ending.

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

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!

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

I am just becoming acquainted with Nielsen's Symphonies. I listened to #2 earlier this week and now this one. Very impressive performance for both and both conducted by Paavo Jarvi.

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

Excellent performance. Thank you for making it available. Nielsen deserves to be heard in renditions such as this one.

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!

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

Such a powerful symphony. Bravo, to all who took part in this performance.

Absolutely fantastic - a true fusion of conductor and orchestra.

I have no qualms as a listener saying this was an incredible listening experience.

Wonderful symphony, wonderfully played; vielen dank!

A wonderful powerful performance of this great Nielsen work. Excellent recording as usual from this source .The only downside is the terrible camera directions . The cameras were all over the place and we were seeing many shots which were just not associated with the instruments being played at that particular moment. Thankfully this camera direction was sorted for nearly all following recordings of this first rate orchestra and has been virtually flawless since then. How could there be not one shot of the two tympani players taking their deserved bow at the end? Unforgivable!

beautiful performance - the various motifs so clearly developed, sensitive dynamics, exciting finale!

Very nice this timpani duel at the last movement. The whole symphony is a very interesting composition in a quite particular form.

Coronavirus news brought me here. I needed a lift.

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra❤️

Excellent!!!!! Bravo!!!!

Wow! I got goosebumps at the end!

Absolutely wonderful.

Truly excellent. Why don't we hear more from this great composer?

Excellent!

Such a beautifully detailed show - so many details I have never heard before - and I have lived with this piece for 40 years. Bravo!

OMG that super-awkward action zoom-in on the first violins at the last Tempo Giusto is the funniest thing I've seen.

Thank you for your performance.

Excellent.

Became to me one of the best symphonies aside with Vaughan-Williams Fifth, Elgars First, Sibelius` Second, Glieres Second, Khatchaturjans First and Second - (not to mention Tschaikowskys Forth and Sixth). Wonderful orchestra and a real Maestro!!!

Thank you very much! ❤

24:00 reminds me of the last movement of Dvoraks 9th symphony.

"I have an idea for a new composition, which has no programme but will express what we understand by the spirit of life or manifestations of life, that is: everything that moves, that wants to live ... just life and motion, though varied - very varied - yet connected, and as if constantly on the move, in one big movement or stream. I must have a word or a short title to express this; that will be enough. I cannot quite explain what I want, but what I want is good." Nielsen concentrated on this until 1916, and named his 4th symphony "The Inextinguishable" (Det Uudslukkelige). The name does not apply to the symphony itself, but rather to "that which is inextinguishable". In his notes for the symphony, Nielsen refers to "the elemental will to live".

First movement - wind section - Beautiful!!!!!

28:35 STRING SNAP!!!

Very nice

The orchestra has a beautiful flute.

Sehr spannende Aufführung dieses unauslöschlichen Meisterwerks im relativ schnellen Tempo. Die seidigen Töne der Violinen und die brillanten Töne der Metallbläser sind besonders eindrucksvoll.

28:37 Beware of broken strings

Very exciting performance of this inextinguishable masterpiece in relatively fast tempo. The silky sound of violins and the brilliant sound of brass are particularly impressive.

What a tremendously exciting symphony this is, especially in a performance as good as this. My favorite performance is however still the one by Launy Grondahl, recorded around 1950 or so; my LP copy boasts some great sound for the time, too. (I've wondered about the great theme first heard at 1:48, sometimes called the "will to life" theme, and its resemblance to a major theme in Strauss' "Alpine Symphony", which was completed a year earlier, 1915. Does anyone know if one inspired the other? Not to take away from either composer's accomplishment; they are both masterpieces in any case.)

That symphony soothes my soul

Where is the enemy? There! 26:27 EDIT: Oh and also Imperial fleet showing up in Amlitzer.

Come someone please explain why, at 31:37, there is not one SINGLE cut to the trombones at their gorgeous low brass chorale?? Sorry....such an INCREDIBLE performance, but that was disappointing.

Mmmmm....Clara 😍😍😍

I'm sure it's very difficult to balance the strings, percussion and brass in these last few minutes... For me, the strings need space to ride, fade and reappear... as they do here, without being overpowered by the brass or percussion... But brass and percussion still play a very important role and need to be heard...There are quite a few renditions online to compare, and while sound mixing and sound quality play their parts, it's amazing the differences between some. Great symphony.

32:12 and the timpani take the orchestra by storm O.o

A holocaust surviver who knew Ann Frank was speaking on the bbc world service about how this peice gave her and her family hope.Her family had taken inspiration from the undisguisable spirt needed to survive the 1st world war horrors that Neilson had composed this peice for,she did survive the camps as did her father,needless to say this peice was much loved by them.

The violinist’s smile at 0:37

I've streamed a number of Jarvi's concerts from Paris over the past few years and am seldom disappointed. This performance is far better than Simon Rattle's (Y.T.) with the Danish Orchestra, in fact I don't think you could get better from any conductor.

ニールセンの交響曲は永遠に不滅です

Great performance - BORED almost silent AUDIENCE 😮‍💨😷 I don't understand their inability to APPRECIATE the efforts of this fine ensemble. In my heart, it would be a moment to rejoice. Why does this happen?

Who is the solo clarinettist?

Ignoring the odd fluff towards the end (you can see they were all pretty buggered by then), this is basically a bloody good stab at a difficult piece. Very tiring for all the performers!

The modulation :23:13!!!!!!!!!

19:30 violin solo 22:20 excerpt

28:36 Someone's wire of violin happend to snap lol

Ya just don't get better than That !!!

Burl Ives playing contra bassoon at 31: 50

32:10 Think twice before you say Classical music is boring!

Listen to all CN and enjoy ;-)

4:07

26:28

Liebe Nielsen, viel zu lange als nordischer Aussenseiter unterschaetzt. Sehr gekonnter Kontrapunkt, eigenwillige Tonsprache und viel Temperament. Danke an Alle.

The Frankfurt Radio Symphony ? Shouldn't that be - The Frankfurt am Main Radio Symphony ?

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32:12

None of the players are looking at the conductor

シベリウスも敵うまいて

Is the symphony relevant to potential extinction of the planet?

Bou ! les mouvements de caméra... heureusement c'est le qui compte.

28:30 to 29:08 is sublime, horns should be fff however.

Was fur eine langweiliches Tempo!!! Paavo, komm wieder!!!

終盤のカメラワーク、完全に失敗というか、編集ミスしている。

The conductor mouthing rhythms, hack.

Terrible camera work.

chaotic nonsense!

Nice performance. I hate this symphony so much, it sounds so uneven and chaotic (in a really bad way), the organization and representation of the themes are nonsensical, the harmony often sounds like a student's work! I would rather analyze and listen to Atterberg, Melartin, Madetoja, Sibelius, Alfven or any other nordic composer, Nielsen is so different from them I really don't understand his symphonies!

16:32