Jean Sibelius' tone poem The Bard

Jean Sibelius' tone poem The Bard Op. 64 (1913). Paavo Berglund (1929--2012) conducts the Finnish RSO.

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[schlesmail]

Next to Tapiola, this is my favorite Sibelius tone poem. The eloquence & elegance of its statement are simply stunning.

[ariastoteles]

Bravo, Paavo!

Sibelius sensibus!

[53slyder]

wow..i cried

[Varese52]

I must have listened to this performance ten or fifteen times before getting around to thanking the poster for posting it. I have heard several very impressive recordings by Berglund, but this is the first I have ever seen of him at work, and it is marvelous. He is quite simply one of the few living masters of the art of conducting.

[Inksibnut]

Beautiful.

NOTE: Sibelius denied any reference to the poem of the same name by Runeberg, but it captures the spirit perfectly, so I quote it here: The Bard

Time came when winter touched his locks

And age paled his cheeks;

And so once more he took his lyre

And plucked sonorous chords - and died

Rendering up his soul to the spirit from which it came...

J.L. RUNEBERG (1804 - 77)

[WagnerMahler]

especially the coda section with very deep tam-tam stroke... spine-chilling vision of death...

[Numboss]

Nicely put.

[dadasopher]

beautiful.  thank you.