Sibelius - Symphony n°7 - Leningrad / Mravinsky Tokyo 1977

[@jamesargles6395]

I agree absolutely with the other reviewers - Mravinsky probes the nobility, the power, the agony, the desperation, the struggle, the delicacy, the mystery, the dance, the suffering, the hopelessness, the redemption, the catharsis, the death and transfiguration, and the final valedictory triumph/defeat of the symphony as I always dreamt, but never dared to hope, I would hear it. Stupendous.

[@abcd1234....]

Would you say this symphony coupled with Nielsen 5th would give you a very good day all in all.

[@jamesargles6395]

@@abcd1234.... Thank you for sharing your thoughts! - although I’m not sure what would be left of me after that double-bill! I vividly remember my first encounter with Nielsen 5, at the Proms, on September 11th 2002 - on the first anniversary of 9/11, the devastating emotional intensity of the music was astonishingly cathartic, and left me in bits. And the encore, Ives’s “The Unanswered Question”, crushed what bits of me were left!

[@abcd1234....]

@@jamesargles6395 yesterday I listened to Nielsen 5, Sibelius 7 and Shostakovitch 7 back to back :)) I played at the proms many times with the BBC Phil btw God bless!

[@jimmorgan5612]

One of the best performances.

[@MrYoumitube]

Oh my, I nearly wanted to choke myself when I heard the famous trombone sequence.

[@AdamCzarnowski]

I have almost no hesitation in saying this is the greatest orchestral performance of any classical piece of music I have ever heard. The playing of the Leningrad orchestra reaches levels of eloquence, majesty, power, inspiration & incandescence that are simply beyond belief.

[@incontrariomotu]

+Adam Czarnowski I'm glad you liked it that much. The work has never been so terrifying, and this orchestra !

[@AdamCzarnowski]

You have exquisite taste, sir.

[@henrygingercat]

One of the best.

[@isaakmaydanikov1874]

Bravo Maestro Mravinsky end his fantastic orchestra

[@MegaCirse]

Ecouter cette symphonie c'est abolir le déferlement de bruits et d'images du quotidien pour entrouvrir l'espace d'un ailleurs où la contingence et la représentation cèdent la place à l'immatérialité du sensible. Une fois refermée la porte sur l'agitation du monde, un silence sous-jacent s'installe, une lenteur saisit, préludes à une dilatation de la perception et de la conscience. Le pouvoir expressif de l'architecture sonore rompt avec toute forme de transcription du réel pour s'attacher à l'expression d'un univers insaisissable.

[@vinylisland6386]

Simply devastating.

[@cescllopis]

A time-line is very useful.

[@notaire2]

Ziemlich objektive Aufführung dieses nordischen Meisterwerks im angemessenen Tempo. Mravinsky leitet dieses funktionelle Orchester nicht so schnell wie in der UdSSR bevor, und das gefällt mir.