George J
Herefordshire member
I adore all seven of Sibelius's symphonies, but for me the No. 4 remained for decades a mystery. So stark, so actually terrifying in a sort of Hammer House Of Horrors way ...
I could well understand how you might never find any sense in it.
I cannot explain it in any sense, but it no longer terrifies me, and I think I can find it as uplifting as the overtly optimistic other symphonies.
Here is a performance that may unlock the enigma for those who cannot yet fathoms its depths.
It is currently available on a significant Decca box set of CDs. Here is an amazon link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YG7W8EO/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
I hope this post may unlock a fairly knotty piece for some ...
The actual sonic quality is, as expected from Decca, quite extra-ordinarily timeless, and well remastered.
Best wishes from George
I could well understand how you might never find any sense in it.
I cannot explain it in any sense, but it no longer terrifies me, and I think I can find it as uplifting as the overtly optimistic other symphonies.
Here is a performance that may unlock the enigma for those who cannot yet fathoms its depths.
It is currently available on a significant Decca box set of CDs. Here is an amazon link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YG7W8EO/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
I hope this post may unlock a fairly knotty piece for some ...
The actual sonic quality is, as expected from Decca, quite extra-ordinarily timeless, and well remastered.
Best wishes from George
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