Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker

[kanervatie]

Well done "Berliners" :)

[bdeparsia]

I hate how Sibelius builds with so much anticipation for that wonderful main theme, but as soon a you think you have reached heaven he takes it from you! Its just not fair!

[samthegatorfan]

What is the guy playing at 0:21 ? It looks like a long piccolo.

[SchwarzeDose21]

@samthegatorfan it's a wooden flute

[Danu77777]

I wonder why that woman laught at 2:18.

[AWiddit]

Does Rattle Speak German? How does he communicate effectively with the orchestra in rehearsals?

[axdy91]

@AWiddit Rattle speaks fluent English and German. 

[pfenech1]

Is this the greatest band on earth?

[atli8d20]

Who is playing 1st horn in this concert?

[SchwarzeDose21]

@atli8d20 i don't know the name, but he is the principal horn of the hr-sinfonieorchester.

[SchwarzeDose21]

@atli8d20 maybe it's John MacDonald :)

[vaskenvfermanian]

1:22 cellist with parkinson ???

[Thiagoclar]

who is the first clarinet in the concert?

[BerlinPhil]

@Thiagoclar It is Sebastian Manz, winner of a 1st Prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich and principal clarinet of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.

[MeterNYC]

Rattle is clueless.

[TheCeddley]

Excellent. Are there any plans for any of the Sibelius performances to be recorded and released?

[BerlinPhil]

@TheCeddley Unfortunately not (for the time being).

[TheCeddley]

@BerlinPhil Shame! Is there not even the faintest glimmer of a hope? I would buy all 7 immediately!

[GregHales]

@BerlinPhil Hopefully that will chance...and with other concerts in the DCH as well. I wish EMI would have interest in doing the full cycle with the orchestra and Nielsen as well. Not sure they how the label picks and choose.

[LLJtbone]

Um nice... all the horn players are playing alexander's. Ah I really like this wow... I am totally not famiiar with Sibelius. This is very beautiful music.

[DuduKorg]

Que sinfonia maravilhosa.... talvéz um dos momentos mais belos da história da música... Que orquestra, que som!!! Bravo!!!

[sele73]

Is it just me, or has the tempi of Sibelius's music quickened recently?

[mikabrains]

@sele73 maybe. although rattle's 1980s CBSO recording of the 2nd is also lightening fast 

[sele73]

@mikabrains his Mahler is certainly slower these days.

[rogybra]

I love the quality of the sound. Can the full video be purchased?

[BerlinPhil]

@rogybra It can be purchased as a video-on-demand stream. Just click on the link below the video.

[mirro379]

Did anyone else notice the cornet player playing from the corner of his mouth? Well, if you've made to the berlin phil, I guess you can do what you want but that seems weird, maybe thats just me. Not that they sound terrible, quite the opposite. Just a quirk I found in the video.

[gwaur]

@mirro379 Don't quote me on this, but there might be issues related to the form of your mouth/chin or placement of your teeth that could affect your brass playing position.

[mirro379]

@gwaur That's true. Its not like they suck or anything lol they still sound freaking amazing.

[mortalfrog0815]

@mirro379 you're right! if he's learned from the beginning on like that it doesn't make a difference... it just seems wrong for someone who has the mouthpiece placed exactly in the middle!

[goyangi2]

Transcendent

[anzdf]

Maravilloso.

[mauriciorome]

Bravo que impulsiones margnificas !

[usnhorn]

Rattle is so... emotive, such complete communication in every movement, every gesture. PLEASE release these on DVD, or BluRay

[TimeSignatureManiaq]

Isn't this from the benefit concert they put on for Haiti? That was a fantastic concert.

[BerlinPhil]

@TimeSignatureManiaq Thanks! Yes, it is from that concert.

[cedricyu803]

magnificent!

[yuehchopin]

schöne Steigerung

[C00ki3M0nsst3r]

haha i love the composer, so dramatic

[Haeronthegreat]

Wonderful build-up!