Sibelius - Symphony n°7 - Leningrad / Mravinsky Moscow 1965

[@notaire2]

Einer der besten Kombinationen des Komponisten, des Dirigenten und des Orchesters. Die ganze Töne klingen unvergleichlich schön. Die UdSSR war ein musikalisches Wunder im 20. Jahrhundert!

[@b1i2l336]

Finally, a performance of this elusive work that makes perfect sense to me, provided by one of the greatest maestri of all time. Unbelievable tension in the musical line and forward motion, plus structural integrity and supreme musicality.

[@jules153]

I've been hunting down the best 7th for years and today I found it. Thank you 😊

[@klowerkorange42klowerkoran30]

Mra was the ultimate non romantic conductor with a sense of beauty that can not be duplicated.

[@AdamCzarnowski]

Un-be-lievable. Playing of unparalled intensity and power.

[@incontrariomotu]

+Adam Czarnowski I uploaded an other Sibelius 7th by Mravinsky (Tokyo 77). I think it's worth hearing it as the concert all is different, and the playing perhaps even more intense.

[@AdamCzarnowski]

Thanks. I will try it.

[@SuperMegguy]

Sublime

[@classic4ever780]

sans nul doute la plus belle version de cette symphonie.

[@andreashelling3076]

A level of intensity you hear very seldom nowadays!

[@EvandroSchulz]

the best record oh the Sibelius 7!!!

[@markrubin9449]

Someone had to be deaf or brain dead to give this posting a " dislike". I find it hauntingly beautiful. Sheer magic even with it's slow tempo's.

[@svetlana14s]

Best version of 7th Symphony.

[@saimonbacchiocchi5644]

Ho ascoltato questa interpretazione della settima sinfonia di sibelius...ho ascoltato varie versioni e credo che questa può essere considerata una bella interpretazione al pari di tante altre, ma c'è un elemento di disturbo in questa orchestra...quando hanno costruito questa orchestra con i migliori musicisti che c'erano in circolazione...e arrivando a risultati eccelsi sia in campo sinfonico che operistico, possibile che un musicista come eugene mravinsky non si sia accorto di questo primo trombone...sembra una pecorella che bela...si possono trovare tromboni o flicorni che suonano così in alcune bande cittadine, non è possibile suonare in questo modo sgraziato...tutto con un vibrato così accentuato da sembrare una pecorella...andava eliminato subito...e imparargli a suonare il trombone con suoni pieni,rotondi facendo cantare lo strumento anche con il vibrato, ma non in questa maniera assurda per in'orchestra del genere

[@robinblankenship9234]

Best performance? Worst performance? Mravinsky is clearly keeping himself from coming between the music and the listener. Not an easy thing to master. Every nuance is clearly delineated, making for a multi-dimensional edifice. Good enough for me.

[@jimmorgan5612]

Initially I thought the tempo was just right, but I was wrong. This thing is way too fast.

[@jerryallison6266]

If the Russians are going to play Sibelius, I would dearly love to hear Gergiev conduct. What passion and intensity he could bring.

[@robinmiller9865]

Mravinsky was a first rate conductor whereas Gergiev is and will remain a first rate second rate conductor.

[@hootenhtn]

A tad curious as to what your source is here. I own this mesmerizing performance on a Olympia/Melodiya CD. Sound quality is just about the same but the applause is expertly edited out.

[@incontrariomotu]

My transfer comes from a cd edited by Melodiya/BMG.

[@Audiea]

I would love to have witness Sibelius reaction to this! It's rather nice but is almost a deconstruction.

[@schaerffenberg]

If Karajanus had lived long enough to conduct the 7th, I might have sounded something like this, because there's a Sibelius authenticity to Mravinsky's interpretation, don't you think?

[@doomknightsepulchure]

Haha, "Karajanus". You've (unintentionally?) combined two of the best Sibelius conductors!

[@mikecole1633]

@@doomknightsepulchure I sincerely hope HvK was still alive when he did his recordings...

[@mensog]

strange but nice performance. The most intense performance is i think Barbirolli live with helsinki. this one is a bit fragmented. And the end is too relaxed

[@svetlanapertsovich767]

What a splendid Sea! Real Baltic Sea. It's great!!! Genius Mravinsky! There is Finnish blood in his veins... ;)

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

Us hot-blooded Finns...

[@guzepppi]

❤ 🇲🇹❤☘ XIXXA

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

The hapless 1965 Muscovites did not seem to notably appreciate that they had just been offered one of the best Sibelius 7 performances ever ...!

[@noriemeha]

Is that a clown on the trombone or is he just been on the vodka? I was enjoying an unusual interpretation until George Chisolm started wobbling into the middle of it.

[@mikecole1633]

That’s how Russian brass players did solos in those days. We Westerners simply couldn’t get used to it, except possibly the French who had a similar tradition. Perhaps the vodka might have straightened it out...

[@vector8310]

Mravinsky always exposed the raw marrow of a work. The rest sound effete.

[@ewaldsteyn469]

Cannot believe some people call this the greatest version ever of this symphony. I find this a cold and lifeless version This is not Finland - this is Finland back under Russian control. Lorin Maazel (with Vienna Philharmonic) and Karajan (with Berlin - easily my favorite recording) far outshines this Mravinsky recording- both powerful, but with life, warmth and humanity- not this ice cold steel version of Russia's iron and steel conductor.

[@adriandurand4531]

Maazel (Maazel!!!) better than... Mravinsky?!?!?

[@johannchuei2931]

Mravinsky's interpretation is too cold, like Russian classical, not a Finnish one.

[@Peter_Kalve]

Totally disagree.

[@brkahn]

Un pathos très furtwänglérien.

[@aatim2308]

I can't believe people calling this the best version- No, just no