Jean Sibelius, Finlandia performed by Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko

RLPO play Jean Sibelius masterpiece Finlandia
JEAN SIBELIUS Finlandia
Vasily Petrenko conductor
One of the great late-Romantic composers, who single handedly placed Finland on the musical map. And theres nothing more Finnish than Sibeliuss Finlandia.
Watch the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra tackle this Finnish masterpiece, performed at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in November 2009. Sibelius originally wrote this for a scenic piece called Finland Awakes, which was presented at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki in protest against the drastic suppression of political freedom by Finlands Russian masters in the February Manifesto of 1899. The atmosphere of oppression would have been palpable enough for those who heard the piece, if not, the allusion to Emil Genetzs well-known song Herää Suomi! (Arise, Finland!) and the increasingly triumphant mood of the work can have left no doubt in the Finnish mind as to what the message was meant to be.
If youve seen The Hunt for Red October or Die Hard 2 youll know to get the big guns primed when Finlandia pops up; this thing could go nuclear

[@ostengrotell2405]

Det är så jävla vackert att man bara kan gråta!!!! 👍🇫🇮👍🇫🇮👍🇫🇮

[@mikeowens5150]

so fortunate to live in Liverpool where this music is appreciated and more readily available than most think. Vasily Petrenko - One of Liverpool's greatest signings

[@morrisburke2248]

With the Russian onslaught on Ukraine and the possibility of Finland joining NATO, I was reminded of Finland's unofficial anthem composed by Sibelius when it was under Russian occupation. Many of you may know Finlandia. It starts with a theme indicating oppression and repression followed by a call to arms, then a benediction for those who died in the resistance, followed by the theme of victory. It is for me one of the most stirring call to arms. An ode to freedom.

[@richardopp4237]

Jean Sibelius has always been one of my FAVORITE composers, I played the tuba part of this piece in a HUGE band make up of many different high schools. I was one of six tubas/Sousaphones. I was the ONLY E flat sousaphone, all the rest were Double B flat. It is a memory I'll NEVER forget.

[@markshiell]

Letter A

[@Scandilady]

I can't think of a more majestic piece of music....Warm wishes to my homeland from USA.

[@Tuopiut]

...can't describe, how i feel...

[@mattipiirainen2337]

Im a finn, and I sure wish this was our national anthem. Besides the vocal part (not sung in this vid, check flashmob finlandia for example.) is way more beautiful than the actual nat. anthem.

[@Sissivanska]

This is absolutely one of the best renderings of Finlandia I've ever heard. Thank you, Liverpool orchestra, for a magnificent job on this tune that makes even the ex-pat Finns shed a tear in pride.

[@creativetrance1]

I feel like getting a hat from somewhere so I can just take it off for this.

[@Dracorex13]

This is easily the best version of this timeless masterpiece I've ever heard.

[@mesner5x]

Wow! It's feels great to see a younger maestro conducting an orchestra. I kept thinking that most professional orchestras had maestros with white hair and glasses. It's nice to see somebody young doing this.

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

I am a proud scouser from Liverpool this performance is absolutely stunning so proud !

[@lorimosebach8457]

Beautifully and Triumphantly done. I was in the Kalamazoo Junior symphony orchestra when in high school and we played this piece. This was, easily, for me, one of the best pieces we ever played. Later, in my college years, after I had made a decision to follow the Lord, this piece took on new meaning. The Christian hymn "Be still, my soul", written in German ("Stille meine Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen") in 1752 by Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697-1768) and translated into English in 1855 by Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813-1897), is usually sung to the peaceful melody of this piece which is played, initially, by the woodwinds, starting in

[@kenw.simpson1007]

Short but powerful and rhapsodic, creating feelings of wonderment at the beauty and magnificence of Jean Sibelius's epic masterpiece, Finlandia,

[@loisaustin6200]

The beauty of this music never fails to bring tears to my eyes. I love it.

[@HelmiJonasson]

This gives me goosebumps.

[@matofako1]

Thx all...very meaningfull song for Finns as like me ! Great..Long live Finland!

[@carolchill]

I wish I could tell everyone of those musicians and the conductor that they did a fantastic job!

[@walterfutterweit6476]

The Masterpiece Finlandia, the national heroic song of Finland.