[hombre777]

What are some of your favorites Sibelius movements ?
( not neccesary in a Symphony )

 

[Le Peel]

His whole Symphonic output are my favorite Sibelius movements.

 

[Orfeo]

Probably the first movement of Kullervo and the Fifth Symphony, the Tempo Andante, ma rubato second movement of the Second, Allegretto moderato second movement of the Sixth, as well as Love Song (Largo) of Scenes Historiques II.

 

[StDior]

Violin concerto 1st movement

 

[Heliogabo]

The only movement of the 7th, the first movemnt of the 4th, and Valse triste.

 

[Skilmarilion]

Symphony No. 7 in C major.

 

[hpowders]

Movements one, two and three Sibelius Violin Concerto.

Movements one, two, three and four Sibelius Symphony 6.

 

[Dustin]

1st movement of the 3rd and final movement of the 5th are a couple highlights for me.

 

[Dim7]

First movement of The Lemminkäinen Suite.....

 

[Woodduck]

Symphony #7, last movement of #5, first movement of #4, Tapiola, Swan of Tuonela.

 

[omega]

This moment from Symphony No.7:

 

[Guest]

This moment from Symphony No.7:

Which moment? The whole thing?

 

[DeepR]

^ That is the recording of the 7th that I've listened to about 50 times in the past few weeks.
I'm moving on now, but what a great symphony. I'm sure I'll keep returning to it for the rest of my life. That ending is glorious. At first I thought it was too abrupt, later I realized it was perfect.

 

[Dim7]

I hate movements....

 

[Woodduck]

I hate movements....

Do people describe you as statuesque?

 

[ricklee]

I just purchased my first record of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. It is with violinist Christian Ferras with conductor Herbert Von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Beautiful and sad! Loved it and love reading about it. This is my first year of exploring classical music, and after appreciating Beethoven so much, I am spreading out into Sibelius.

 

[Blancrocher]

I just purchased my first record of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. It is with violinist Christian Ferras with conductor Herbert Von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Beautiful and sad! Loved it and love reading about it. This is my first year of exploring classical music, and after appreciating Beethoven so much, I am spreading out into Sibelius.

I've seen complaints about Ferras' vibrato, but I think it suits the work--and Karajan nails the orchestral part, as is usual with him in Sibelius. Just compare his opening of the third movement with other reference versions!--almost everyone else seems under-powered. Fwiw, I'm currently enjoying Vengerov/Barenboim in this work--it's a radical approach that's made me hear the work afresh.

Anyways--welcome to the wonderful world of Sibelius! And to the forum!

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RE: the thread topic--my favorite is the 3rd mvt of the 4th symphony.

My favorite tone poem is the Andante Festivo: Sibelius fans should know that there are versions for both orchestra and string quartet:

I've come to prefer the latter (though it's irresistible to hear the composer himself conducting the work).

*p.s.* If you ask me, the people who said the 7th are cheating :lol:

 

[T Son of Ander]

Oh, there are so many! A few of my favorites:

Symphony 2, 1st movement
Symphony 3, 1st and 2nd movements
Symphony 4, 1st movement
Symphony 5, 3rd movement
Symphony 6, 4th movement

 

[hpowders]

I've seen complaints about Ferras' vibrato, but I think it suits the work--and Karajan nails the orchestral part, as is usual with him in Sibelius. Just compare his opening of the third movement with other reference versions!--almost everyone else seems under-powered. Fwiw, I'm currently enjoying Vengerov/Barenboim in this work--it's a radical approach that's made me hear the work afresh.

Anyways--welcome to the wonderful world of Sibelius! And to the forum!

...

RE: the thread topic--my favorite is the 3rd mvt of the 4th symphony.

My favorite tone poem is the Andante Festivo: Sibelius fans should know that there are versions for both orchestra and string quartet:

I've come to prefer the latter (though it's irresistible to hear the composer himself conducting the work).

*p.s.* If you ask me, the people who said the 7th are cheating :lol:

The worst vibrato I've ever heard belonged to Zino Francescatti.

At times, it would resemble a bad soprano's wobble.

 

[Woodduck]

This moment from Symphony No.7:

This is a strangely understated performance, tightly controlled, dynamically constrained, repressed, dreamlike, unheroic. Oddest interpretation I've ever heard. Not the Sibelius I think I know.