Paavo Jarvi on Sibelius

The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about recording the first-ever complete set of Sibelius symphonies with a French orchestra during his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris.
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[@PenelopeChin]

It's always nice to watch Maestro Jarvi talking about repertoire and interpretation. Once upon a time, it was a privilege I used to have talking about such things for long hours with a grumpy old man as a student. At least, watching equivalent videos as such is a place I can feel at home, especially being in a region which sees less or almost no value when it comes to knowledge as such... 😔❤

[@richardfloeckher4650]

I lived in Cincinnati when Paavo was the conductor of the CSO. It’s interviews like these that remind me of my good fortune.

[@MicheleKaiser-io2dx]

Wonderful interview. I love Sibelius and this conductor. Thank you!

[@anthonyhk]

Thank you maestro Järvi's lesson !

[@dmntuba]

Got to love Pavvo! Wish his Telarc recordings were more easily available 😢

[@ericleiter6179]

It seems crazy to me to think that a couple of musicologist's opinions could carry that much weight for so many years...today, the Immortal music of Sibelius is finally retaking its rightful place in recordings and in concert halls all over the world

[@georgealderson4424]

I undersrand JS did not have a high opinion of critics and it seems this was justified!

[@germanchris4440]

You people don't realize how you are being disinformed and badly misled as well as manipulated under the pretext of superficial right things, do you? If this man didn't play along with the current ideological agendas, he would quickly lose his stardom (as a conductor, or whatever someone is). - You hear one true point and are then distracted by it.

[@PatriciaKane-uk4zk]

I have listened to every recording of this Sibelius Symphony and think Pavlo, Jarvis is the most beautiful….He is a delight to watch as he seems to actually feel the music and the orchestra responds to him perfectly. And the timpani player was amazing, with his black long coat, never sitting , almost constantly drumming. …Hope it wasn’t true but read where he died not long after this performance. So sad.

[@yourwealthcenter8894]

Holing Paavo can make it back to Cincinnati some time. His linguistic perspective is unfiltered.

[@ciupenhauer]

His dad was still alive then? Amazing

[@paulschlitz5256]

He was considered an antipope against the pretensions of the serialists

[@paulschlitz5256]

Sibelius seems to be having the last laugh over the music critics and the Second Viennese school. It was much the same in my youth in the US. Sibelius was in low critical esteem. His centenary in 1965 passed without much notice. It took me until my 60s to overcome this critical bias against his music. Also I think in places like the US and England where Sibelius was very popular while he was still alive the avant gard wanted to use him as their whipping boy

[@galas062]

website down...???

[@barney6888]

Sibelius has to have a broad tempo. I even said this to the maestro back in the early 90s. He doesn't agree. I won't listen to fast Sibelius, unless he says fast. Andante is not to be played briskly. That's that. I'm not budging.

[@mr-wx3lv]

Too quiet, couldn't hear it..

[@QHarefield]

Neither could I. But, where there's a will ... I simply put headphones on.