Looks like Maazel still remains the ONLY conductor who performed 3, 4, 6 with this incredible orchestra, after 50 years since this recording !! Bernstein did leave marvelous recordings (video too thankfully) of 1, 2, 5, 7 and Maazel, Jansons, Oramo performed them, but not 3, 4, 6. So it seems very obvious that the Viennese really don't have feel for this great composer there....
It isn`t only the Viennese who have been slow to recognize the genius of Sibelius. I understand it was Karajan who introduced him into the repertoire of the Berlin Phil. after some resistance and fortunately Rattle continued. Germany probably has more top World class orchestras than any other country but they are in general very much attached to their own musical background/tradition though fortunately this is now changing and all for the better.
I find the artwork, figures on bridges impossible to reach or to get off, the symbolic sense of being lost or of being stuck in repetitious behaviour, moving...who is the artist, Neal?
+basspoem - I forgot to make a note of the artists on this one.. I think most of them are anonymous wallpaper art. Images of solitude and searching go nicely with Sib's epic 4th.
Not so surprising. Lorin Maazel was a conductor who at the beginning of his career showed great promise to become of the greats and fortunately made some extremely good recordings in the early to middle 60`s. The promise never fully materialized and his later recordings generally show an average conductor`s work which is quite mysterious as to why this should have happened.
I find the performance generally very good, even stunning at times, but am not too fond of the way the finale goes here. Too many glissandi, shenanigans and other quirks. Stand here with Kegel, Karajan and Sanderling.
yes....yes..miss Maazel...RIP! :( Thank you!
What a wonderful, passionate performance! Gloomy in all the right places! Really finds the interest in some of his more wayward lines.
For me the Maazel Sibelius Symphonies with the VPO are classics.
Sibelius 4th and 7th by Maazel are great interpretations!thank you!
amazing
The solocello in the beginning sounds interesting( must have been using a wooden mute), very intensive and rewarding recording yes
マゼールのいわゆる人工的なアーティキュレーションは、シベリウスの音楽には甚だ場違いに聴こえるが、元来鋭角的なこの曲の場合は面白い効果を上げている。
Looks like Maazel still remains the ONLY conductor who performed 3, 4, 6 with this incredible orchestra, after 50 years since this recording !! Bernstein did leave marvelous recordings (video too thankfully) of 1, 2, 5, 7 and Maazel, Jansons, Oramo performed them, but not 3, 4, 6. So it seems very obvious that the Viennese really don't have feel for this great composer there....
It isn`t only the Viennese who have been slow to recognize the genius of Sibelius. I understand it was Karajan who introduced him into the repertoire of the Berlin Phil. after some resistance and fortunately Rattle continued. Germany probably has more top World class orchestras than any other country but they are in general very much attached to their own musical background/tradition though fortunately this is now changing and all for the better.
I find the artwork, figures on bridges impossible to reach or to get off, the symbolic sense of being lost or of being stuck in repetitious behaviour, moving...who is the artist, Neal?
+basspoem - I forgot to make a note of the artists on this one.. I think most of them are anonymous wallpaper art. Images of solitude and searching go nicely with Sib's epic 4th.
I generally don't care for Mazel. This, however, is a surprisingly rewarding performance.
Agreed on both counts.
Not so surprising. Lorin Maazel was a conductor who at the beginning of his career showed great promise to become of the greats and fortunately made some extremely good recordings in the early to middle 60`s. The promise never fully materialized and his later recordings generally show an average conductor`s work which is quite mysterious as to why this should have happened.
@@paullewis2413 Perhaps a conductor for the concert hall?
I find the performance generally very good, even stunning at times, but am not too fond of the way the finale goes here. Too many glissandi, shenanigans and other quirks. Stand here with Kegel, Karajan and Sanderling.