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I got into Sibelius when I was still in high school, listening to some "Greatest Hits" CD from the library that contained a Barbirolli/Halle Orchestra recording of _Finlandia_ and I thought that was really neat. I then got a CD of Symphony No. 2 (both those pieces are also featured on this channel) and to fill out the runtime they had this piece at the back end of it. Sibelius sounds like few other composers, always this rich and moody texture, very interesting orchestration. And as you pointed out, he has a technique of handing off between groups of instruments, shifting from one to the other quite seamlessly. There will be more Sibelius on the channel in the future, I'm sure of that.

@SynchroScore He has the capability of evoking these ethereal and dreamy images. Unfortunately I'm extremely uneducated about Nordic folklore, but something tells me Sibelius's sound precisely captures its essence, distant echoes of heroes immersed in snowy forests with the sparkling frost covering the trees. I really enjoy the evocative quality of nordic music, another composer that really hits my spots is Atterberg.

@ I don't know that much myself of Finnish mythology, which is distinct from Norse mythology (Odin, Thor, and all that lot) other than why I've cribbed off Wikipedia. I have heard a bit of Kurt Atterberg on the radio, and I have been thinking of adding composers who are less well-known. Certainly would help me avoid duplicating the efforts of others who make these videos.

@@knoy0799 I'm not really sure what you mean. It sounds to be in E Major to me.

@SynchroScore It appears F major to me. His symphony 9 which is d minor, it appears e flat minor to me.

Your ears are deceiving you. It's definitely E major. The tuning is almost exactly A=440 Hz. If you have a piano at home, try to play along, and you will see (hear).

You are most welcome.....BRAVO from Acapulco!

Glad you enjoy it. I've always been a sucker for interesting orchestration. One reason I fell in love with Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3, also on this channel.

@@ddf72778 And what, exactly, is wrong about it?

​@@SynchroScore34:55 against Solti, it will sound funny 1:08:28 1:19:19 is just a confirmation that Chicago has the best brass 57:30 1:13:54 Currentzis' recording at these moments has acoustics that symphonic music has not seen in principle, and in this objectively it is better. I have mentioned only the main points, but in general, I am talking about the fact that Solti and Currentiz are the best in this symphony, and the choice of recording depends on the listener's preference for brass climaxes or quiet interludes. The ideal performance should include both, but so far there is no such thing. The rest is garbage. I know this recording, it is no exception.

The Currentzis recording is abysmal

@@ddf72778 "Well, that's just like, your opinion, man." -- Jeffrey Lebowski Also, this is a live recording, so of course there will be differences from studio recordings. I happen to enjoy this one. The criteria for selecting which recordings will be used are admittedly imprecise and subjective, and if you do not like one, you are not required to listen to it. While there is one planned project where two recordings of a piece will be used, that is otherwise a considerable duplication of effort.

@@jaegonekim This video was constructed using Microsoft Movie Maker (the old, far superior version) and the process can be seen in my video titled "How I Did It". The typeface is called "Modern No. 20".

@@KaikhosruShapurjiMedtner Thank you kindly.

That choice was entirely deliberate. It did happen to be next up in the series of Mahler symphonies, though since I released No. 5 so recently, I had intended to leave some space until the next one. But this has been ready for a while, and since I didn't have _Kindertotenlieder_ or _Unsingable Song of Explosions and Stupidity_ put together, this will have to do.

@@SynchroScore ohhhh ok...lmao

the jackboots are taking over...

@ I wonder what Mahler would have thought about fascism had he lived long enough to see it. Likely wouldn't have cared for it. His own music was suppressed by the Nazis, for being too sophisticated and for being written by a Jew.

@@DynastieArtistique (yesterday was) tragic

1:06:34?

@@vandiergovenn I am a ferreoquinologust, like me father and grandfather, and now I get to help run a little railroad.

@SynchroScore AHH, so cool! My father used to take me to our local train station every night, I live in very small town but it was very busy with locomotives. I'm still used to visit it, it just sad to see those big locomotives has gone, now left only one train stop in our station.. keep your good work and hobbies, you just got a new fan!

@ Thank you kindly, though train videos will be rather occasional here. I do have some saved away, maybe I'll upload them. The town I grew up in is on a busy line running west from Chicago, with freight, commuter, and long-distance passenger trains. I currently live just down that main line, within walking distance of the western terminus of commuter service.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what that person was complaining about. That pedal is one of the reasons I became fascinated with this recording. And a 32' pedal or 16' _Posaunenbass_ is not going to be exactly subtle when played in a stone cathedral. I have some other organ pieces on the channel, including one from Notre Dame de Paris.

That's a good question, and I remember trying to figure that out when I first put this video together. The discography on www.abruckner.com lists von Karajan as using the Haas edition for this recording. However, the very same page states that "The primary difference is the inclusion of the cymbals in the Adagio in the Nowak edition," and the cymbals are present in this recording. Granted, I went to college for industrial technology, not music. And I understand that the cymbals are a point of controversy, whether Bruckner included them or they were inserted by somebody else, or Bruckner was convinced to add them. I understand that he was always insecure about his talent, and this led him to be highly suggestible to others who thought they could 'improve' on his works.

Thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll have more Tchaikovsky on the channel in the future, quite a lot to choose from.

What do you mean, 'age registration'? All information on the performers is in the title card at the beginning of the video.

@@SynchroScoresorry my English. Many thanks for answer

One of my favorites, and I actually managed to hear it performed by the Chicago Symphony on my birthday this year.

There's a reason the very first video I did was _Pohjola's Daughter,_ such a fascinating bit of orchestration, I wanted to look at it more closely.

@@SynchroScore agreed, sibelius's orchestration is the best!

@@TamberCave One thing I've noticed in making these videos is the amount of open space found in these scores. Not just silences, but where only a few instruments are playing, often in interesting combinations. _Tutti_ all the time gets boring.

And how is it "the best", I wonder? Consider that the original English libretto was produced by a Dutch-born Austrian who was not fully fluent in English, resulting in some awkward phrasing and emphases. Then again, perhaps it's just that I sing better in German than I do in English, I don't know.

@@SynchroScore no, you didnt understand my point at all! i am saying my personal favourite recording/performance on youtube *just happens* to be sung in English, plus it is still sung in English frequently in English-speaking countries. I absolutely agree that the English libretto is pretty appalling though !

@@Nooticus I understood your point as you originally stated it. You said "the best". You did _not_ say "my personal favorite". Those are certainly different things.

Quickest I've ever had a comment after uploading. Glad you liked it! The Vienna Philharmonic always has that certain lightness to it.

I just checked, and he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Vienna in 1891, two years before this work was published.

Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Valery Gergiev, according to the title card.