This is the music I imagine played as one makes the slow walk towards the gates of heaven, reflecting about the past life and as old relatives begin to appear in the horizon...
Kudos to the North East Wales Sinfonia for a superbly paced performance, bringing to life that spirit set down long ago by Jean Sibelius of his love of nature and his country far to the north.
Heavenly Father, thank you for your beautiful creatures and many wonders of the world. Thank you for the Sun, for it provides warmth and light. Thank you for oxygen and water, for it creates life. Thank you for food, for it provides nourishment. Thank you for insects, for they are the helpers of the environment. Thank you for the plants, for they provide shelter, food, and oxygen. Thank you for animals, for they are majestic creatures and great companions. Thank you for Jesus, for he is the way of life. Thank you, Lord, for you are the provider of life. Amen.
A gorgeous piece of music, which I have heard here for the first time, Sibelius in sublime mood. Beautifully played by this small ensemble, and very well recorded too in a fine old building with great acoustics. Sibelius was a very good violinist and it shows. The unexpected percussion at the end came as a complete surprise. One of the many unexpected musical treasures that RU-vid now hosts and you can trip upon. Thank you for whoever posted this.
What was meant is it’s a pleasure for Finnish citizens to hear this wonderful music performed so well;the comment is from a Finnish person ( obvious from the name) and is a compliment.
Eu começo a ouvir essa música, eu começo a chorar. o começo é bem triste. depois fica esperançoso. mas o começo me corta o coração, é um misto de melancolia e final aceitação e fé. o só quem sentiu se sente tocado.
When you are out to dinner with a nice looking, pleasant date and you are wishing you were here with that other person, that's how I feel listening to this piece. I dream of Tchaikovsky and the miracle of his Serenade for Strings.
I can understand that guy... he sat there doing nothing for almost the whole duration of the piece, and at last he had his chance to play a couple of bars... of course he'd make an 'unforgettable' moment out of it !
Trop lisse, trop académique, tempo trop rapide, pas d'âme. À la coda on a entendu les timbales jouées trop fort et comme une pièce rapportée. Écoutez sur Y-T pour en prendre leçon, la version de Sibelius à la baguette, enregistrée à la radio finlandaise en 1939 ; aucune formation musicale depuis, ne l'a égalée De la beauté, de la solennité sans pompe, de la puissance ; une interprétation d'une force incomparable. .
Et vous ne vous êtes jamais dit que l'on pouvait écouter cette sublime pièce simplement pour le plaisir ? Sans la décortiquer, sans l'analyser, sans scruter à la loupe ce que vous considérez comme des défauts (ce qui reste à prouver, votre avis n 'étant que votre avis). Vous êtes comme ces critiques gastronomiques qui critiquent mais qui ne sauraient faire pareillement (Paul Bocuse le disait :" ils savent peut-être, mais ils ne peuvent pas...") ou littéraires (peuvent-ils pondre un beau roman ?) ou encore cinématographiques (que se passerait-il si on leur mettait une caméra entre les mains ?). La France est vraiment le pays des critiques de tout poil, des donneurs de leçons, qui eux, savent et connaissent ce qu'il faut voir, lire, manger, visiter, acheter, ou écouter. Mais que ferions-nous, comment pourrions-nous espérer avoir une belle vie, nous, pauvres béotiens, si vous n'existiez pas ?
What a self indulgent piece of nonsense: a conductor for 10 string players? Do me a favour. At least one of them remembers to look at him flailing around during their performance.
