Great Symphonies: Jean Sibelius Symphony No.2 - 4. Finale, Allegro Moderato, Part 1

[Randumb3moChiik]

Playing this for our spring concert along with Mozart symphony No.41, first movement♥

Cello > Violin :P

[sotag515]

His music certainly is different, but some of it is surprisingly beautiful. I'm only just starting to play Sibelius so I'm still getting used to it.

[Thatviolinchick]

This was an amazing experience playing this for High school All region!

Got to be my favorite piece EVER!

[LordN3mrod]

This is an incredible work of art! Magnificent symphony! Am I the only one who instantly remembers Tchaikovsky's 5th at 2:25? :)

[Toscanini3024]

Is this in Lahti ? Who is conducting ? BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to add some audio-only of the Second Symphony performed by a non professional orchestra, Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra of Detroit. I would like to return to Finland (1965), this time to guest conduct in Lahti and the Radio Orchestra again. Jakko Kuusisto came with me to Quito, Ecuador, some years ago. Greetings to Jakko from (Google) William Savola

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[Aaron128920]

We're playing this for our All-Region concert and I can't wait to play this piece, I just think its so beautiful....

[HollyMau]

Very Elegant! Love it!

[Gatoradecup]

Jeez this piece is so amazing. How could anyone dislike it? Oh wait, nobody did..

[Djangolulu]

man, sibelius was one weird looking mother-fucker, but he produces the most beautiful scores you've ever heard.

[CatFlashBlue]

We played this for our last song for our last concert at my high school. Everyone put their all into this song. Our teacher said "if you aren't crawling off the stage by the end of this then you could have given more". I've never felt such musical freedom or greatness or indescribableness. I have this on DVD as well. It's not very good quality and sometimes we were out of tune or not rhythmically accurate. But we had heart.

[AllMuttGirl]

the horn part at 0:21 is the best part of the whole entire song. hands down. and i got to play it! >:D FRENCH HORN FTW!

[CatFlashBlue]

@AllMuttGirl No way the ending is the best part for all instruments.

[AllMuttGirl]

@CatFlashBlue the ending was very cool too i agree, it is the most intense part of the song, but the horn part was kind of boring b/c we had fifty thousand syncopated A's. but the ensemble made that part worth all the A's we had to play :)

[CatFlashBlue]

@AllMuttGirl The best composer would make a song that is both relatively easy, and beautiful in sound. You see by narrowing down the choices to "relatively easy", that limits the composer. One who knows the instruments well enough to find "easy" loopholes whilst still creating the music they want is brilliant indeed. And so, looking at the individual parts (most of which ARE repetitive in this song), I don't think boring is the word I would use.

[AllMuttGirl]

@CatFlashBlue true. either way, Sibelius is awesome and this finale is beautiful and great to play

[lilly763]

@CatFlashBlue : Right, simplicity and beauty together make greatness... which is why Mozart is so great =P I suppose Sibelius will grow on me eventually... I'm still working on it.

[8pdng2]

my symphony, the SSYO, a part of the now defunct Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, played this and it was amazing.

[tubamarc8891]

@8pdng2 oh crap they're out now? Sad.

[8pdng2]

@tubamarc8891 financial issues.

[tubamarc8891]

@8pdng2 Yeah I bet. Philidelphia just filed for bankruptcy. Orchestras in America are dropping like flys.

[wchoc86]

@tubamarc8891 philly has plenty of money. they're just trying to fuck over the musicians

[combodekim]

No resolution? sad..

much respect to Shifu

[kiwihead441]

this whole movement is so majestic! i love it. but playing it is a bitch lol

[FlyingBanana1024102]

the opening theme sounds like saint-saen concerto 3. :P

[genmaestro1]

which orchestra is performing this?

[oohaflyingwatermelon]

I'm playing an arrangement of this movement in my orchestra... It is so amazing. I love the energy and emotion in it so much!

[HaroldandFred]

This song is so gorgeous! I feel so amazing while listening to this!

[greekboy021]

AHHH WHO IS TAPPING/CLAPPING at 6:08-6:15????

[yourbestfrann15]

playing this in the youth orchestra, its beastly :P

[Muffarino]

:) great to hear from another violist! This piece was our final piece for the year so we put our all into it. (although I'm only in grade 10 so I have another 2 years...) Glad to know someone else hates the part at 2:20, I was insanely concentrating when playing it so as to not lose my place. xD

[jordanb2432]

@Muffarino yeah if there is one thing I have learned to do my senior year and leading into my senior thesis performance is to learn to not count the measures and just figure out sound cues. That way you can also look around and distract yourself from the pain in the hand haha,

[Muffarino]

We're playing this in my school's symphony orchestra. I really love the piece! I'm a violist and in this piece violas often get the melody, I really enjoyed playing it :)

[jordanb2432]

@Muffarino I am also a viola playing this in my high school symphony (there seem to be alot of us violas commenting on facebook). I must say I do love this piece though my endurance even as a senior is not quite always up to par to play 30 measures of straight 16th notes at 2:20 and later

[oojiwupa]

powerful, dark, tragic, dramatic and yet so gentle...puts the heart through such an emotional trip! Gawd, I love this so much.

[13Clayt]

Gorgeous melody - rich and evocative. makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand to attention. I love this so much.

[mochariver598]

I've performed this piece on 2nd bassoon and absolutely loved it! I would play this over and over again with any orchestra any day all day.

[Strefanash]

@mochariver598

and I have played the double bass part as well.

The bass part in the coda is so elemental, being tremolandos on the tonic and subdominant, but is thrilling In fact the memory of this wonderful movement is having me consider returning to the music profession

[StanleyKSCBP]

@mochariver598 Snap! I'm playing it on 2nd bassoon at the moment! Do you like the 2nd mov Bassoon soli?

[mochariver598]

@StanleyKSCBP Yes, but nothing can compare this piece!=]

[alex87903]

i love this symphony

[PaterEngelbert]

Ich habe die 2. Symphonie am letzten Sonntag im Dortmunder Konzerthaus gehört! Das Starvanger Symphony Orchestra war zu Gast. Pure Gänsehaut! Niemanden hielt es mehr ruhig auf seinem Sitz! Einfach großartig! Triumphal! Der Sturm des Beifalls und Jubels war nichts im Gegensatz zu dieser Musik!

[NessaNaomi]

Ahh we play this!

We got first playing this in symphony!

[bug2341]

Awesome piece of music! We are currently playing it in Symphony! I love it!

[dcstudio]

love the theme at 2:43...absolutely beautiful..this is such a great symphony.

[deutschliebe]

this *is* a fantastic performance! so romantic!

[D4rkM4tters]

Together with the finale of 5th, this is one of Sibelius' greatest achievements!

[Serafin95]

Such a beautiful music. I'm just writing about it (;

[cutencrazy07]

I love Sibelius

His finale from his Symphony No.2 is one of my favorites. I had so much fun playing this

[JasmineJean89]

Great stuff!

We're currently playing this in orchestra :D

[earthatic]

Absolutely amazing music! Who is performing it? It is a fantastic performance!

[SpittinGlitter]

@earthatic The superfast vibrato in the flutes and oboe is usually Philadelphia Orchestra - Eugene Ormandy. It's a trademark vibrato thing for the Curtis Institute players. Just a guess.