Sibelius: The Tempest (Suites Nos. 1 & 2), Op. 109 (Segerstam, Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri) 

For well over 60 years I have enjoyed the music of Sibelius and Brahms and will continue to do so to my last breath.............these for me are the two greats

This music is so evocative, so natural, so emotional in both straight and mysterious way... Fabulous! Wonderful! Music of true master, who had close connection with nature and exactly knows, what does it mean to be alone... Thanks very much for this recording, because it's exceptional. Clarity and warmth of sound are its' main qualities. Bravissimo for orchestra players! Obviously Segerstams interpretation is magical!

Sibelius is probably the greatest symphonic composer since Beethoven. The richness and light he brings into music is unrivaled. Sibelius has been a permanent fixture in my head for 25 years. It does take a lot of thought and musical understanding to interpret and perform this properly. This is fantastic.

This is pure magic

This must be the recording I had in 1978. I would play the LP when my future spouse would come over. Together ever since.

Excelente interpretación. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. Saludos desde México.

I remember posting something about how....that once I began with the symphonies...that I only started with the first one, and before I knew it...I was listening to the last one...something of which I have never done before, and probably won't for remainder of my days, and, oh...here I am listening to his other works...only to find myself in that exact same state which I was in when I first started listening to his symphonies.... THANK YOU!!!...

Jean Sibelius:A vihar Op.109 Első Szvit 1. A tólgyfa: Andante sostenuto 00:00 2. Humoreszk: Allegro commodo 03:16 3. A kalibai dal: Allegro commodo 04:26 4. Aratógépek: Allegro 05:50 5. Kánon: Allegro 08:07 6. Jelenet: Allegretto 09:45 7. Intrada - Berceuse: Largo - Andante sostenuto 11:18 8. Közjáték - Ariel dala: Poco adagio - Largamente assai 14:57 9. A vihar 19:16 Második Szvit 1. A szelek kórusa: Largamente assai - Poco adagio 23:11 2. Intermezzo: Andante con moto 27:09 3. A nimfák tánca: Allegretto grazioso 29:16 4. Prospero: Largo 31:09 5. Első dal: Allegretto moderato 33:26 6. Második dal: Un poco con moto 34:22 7. Miranda: Allegretto 35:34 8. A nádok: Poco con moto 37:27 9. Táncepizód: Andante - Allegro moderato 38:53 Helsinki Filharmonikus Zenekar Vezényel:Leif Segerstam

"Howard! Howard, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Shore? You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!"

Sibelius and Edmund Dulac .Wonderful !!

Sibelius' works are pure musical poetry. Let your imagination run free and you shall see.

Espléndida interpretación.

Exquisite music!

Tgge XIX° is full of music composed for the theatre. Most of the time, they got completely forgotten. An exception is the midummer's night dream of

If you're interested in how Sibelius conceived the music to match Shakespeare's play, as that play unfolded, you shouldn't listen to the suites. These suites not only eliminate some of the music segments (there are 36 parts in all), but they do not place these segments in their proper order (the Oak Tree is part no. 9, not part no. 1. Like nearly all incidental music on The Tempest since the late 17th century, the Storm needs to be played early, either in the introduction or immediately thereafter. My point is that the suites obscure the play they were composed to illuminate! The first full recording of this incidental music was done by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Opera Chorus under the direction of Osmo Vanska, in 1993. The label is BIS. The music lasts for just under 67 minutes. And, yes, it begins with "The Ship Sinks Beneath the Waves." This version has 25 minutes less music!

It's not nice for Sir Thomas Beecham, but I have to say that I much prefer this version to his. It may partly be due to the recording conditions, but Segerstam seems to capture the meaning of the work much more than Beecham in this case. Especially for the Storm, which is impressively evocative here. This being said, once one has heard the storm from (the almost contemporary) Tapiola...

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Splendid performance! What are the paintings names in the video?

Does anyone know the artist-illustrator of these three images?

chorus of the winds reminds me Shadow of the colossus

The ART? Is it Arthur Rackham?

a neglected work ,I find. Superb performance. Too bad it's not with voices(Vanska, youtube). I always prefer Segerstam over Vanska in Sibelius, but thats just a matter of taste

I Discovered that composer through ,finlandia,his masterpiece.

You Tube's commercials at it again - in the middle of everything - with total impunity. You better cut it out or we will all be heading to other websites !

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I have to say I become increasingly irritated with comments like "this sounds like this" or "reminds me of that" This and every other piece on You Tube is written by the composer as stated and should be judged against their own works and not compared to others. Also I'm fed up with questions about the pictures. For God's sake this is about music not art.

Interruptions are really screwing this up ....!!!!¿!! STOPPED listening......