A symphony that deserves far more appreciation, led by a conductor who deserves far more appreciation.

A wonderful but woefully underrated Tchaikovsky symphony.

This symphony is such a gem.

the second movement is just amazing!

At 67 years old and have heard symphony 4, 5, and 6 many times over the last 60 years this is the first time hearing symphony#1 from start to finish. Will hear it again because Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer. I may learn to love it as I did Beethoven's 6th.

Music lovers have been under the impression that Tchaikovsky wrote three symphonies and for some odd reason, numbered them 4,5 and 6. The first three have come out of obscurity and need to be programmed more often. They are youthful, exhuberant and finely crafted. Bravo Maestro Jarvi.

Wunderbare Leistung, Ich weiß warum nicht diese Tschaikowsky Symphonie ist so Unterschätzt denn es ist so schön?!

This is a glorious symphony. I love Tchaikovsky's music.

I. Allegro tranquillo ∙ 00:23 II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto ∙ 12:09 III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso ∙ 23:07 IV. Finale. Andante lugubre - Allegro moderato - Allegro maestoso - Andante lugubre - Allegro vivo ∙ 31:00

28:09 The clarinets in their lowest register. What a lovely sound they produce.

A dream of mine is to listen to this symphony while sauntering in snow. Being in a country where it NEVER snows, I have seen this image fulfilled more than once in my dreams. I really envy those who experience snow at least once a year. This symphony needs snow to be felt to the utmost

Tchaikovsky was always a superb composer, even though with his rare and unknown works such as his very unknowm adagios for horns or allegros for wind quintets, that only a tchaikovsky music lover knows.

ottima orchestra.....con bravo direttore....che vogliamo di più....niente....

Sooo wundervoll. Ich liebe Orchestermusik! UND DIESE CELLOSOLI!!!

IN my modst opinion, this is one of the best symphonies of Tchaikovski.

20:05 - 21:20 this part. I was in the bus when I heard this for the first time. During this part I didn't know what to do. My eyes were wide open, I was smiling and I had weird facial expressions. It's like the bus couldn't contain me. I haven't had any feeling like this before. I wanted to jump out of the bus and fly. Gosh that was a beautiful moment of my life

Very fine performance of an underrated symphony deserving of a standing ovation !!!!!

It couldn't be more beautiful that second movement!!!

The head shake when someone started clapping after the 1st movement is classic!

For the last 50 years, I've listened to this work on the first snowfall of the year - standing at the window watching the world becoming transformed. I still recall my amazement as I stood there in my college dorm room. I still tend to listen to the performance by The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson-Thomas. This is a truly outstanding recording, and when it was released in 1971 introduced the work to me and to millions of others. Perhaps my preference for it has something to do with what Konrad Lorenz labeled "imprinting".

The final is simply beautiful

The first movement is… full of winter’s freezing air, flowing cold wind, a glowing sunlight through the foggy horizon, beautiful absolutely! Likewise the intense beauty of the second movement, the growing emotional tension in the finale takes me every time. Maestro Järvi has prepared a delightful performance that is following sincerely the markings within the score and the recording is impeccable! Thanks a lot!

Очень хорошее исполнение. Одна из моих любимых симфоний, совершенных по композиции.

I wish there was less coughing but then again it is a winter symphony, a very beautiful one I haven't heard before despite loving Tchaikovsky to bits

What a magnificent performance.

A wonderful performance of one of my favorite symphonies. The HR are a splendid orchestra, and Jarvi never fails to deliver. The video production is top-notch, I feel privileged to have access to such riches on KZfaq. It seems to me that the symphony and symphony orchestra are the pinnacle achievements of Western culture. A hundred or so highly skilled and musical people working together in perfect harmony. It never fails to lift me up.

Tchaikovsky wasn't the best judge of his own work! I really love this symphony - a candidate for the greatest first symphony ever written. The title 'Winter Daydreams' aptly sums up this atmospheric piece - best heard in front of a roaring fire on a day when the snow is falling outside. I may try this sometime!

Flawless performance of this relatively seldom performed symphony by Tchaikovsky in appropriate tempo and without superfluous rubato. Simply beautiful!

I love how these musicians of this orchestra get into the music both emotionally and physically. They really seem to be enjoying this wonderful early work by Tchaikovsky, especially the absolutely exhilarating last movement. I'm glad this symphony is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Audiences love it.☺♥

I love Tchaikovsky,genius

What a treat it is to see and hear this glorious early symphony by Tchaikovsky. Writing later in life, the composer admitted its flaws but still thought it fundamentally better than many of his later works. It caused poor old Pyotr Ilyich a great deal of agony to complete it between 1866-68. There were two more revisions; this is the final version from 1882. Paavo Jarvi and the Frankfurt orchestra are impressive here and those of you who may be listening for the first time might wonder why this symphony is so rarely performed, so sure of foot and serious is Jarvi's leadership. And the players do well to convey that this is not just another routine performance of a Tchaikovsky symphony. If Jarvi has it in mind to do a complete Tchaikovsky cycle, then why not now, when he has these magnificent forces at his disposal? And before he heads off to HK... Bravi, tutti...!

Bravo! I like how the violinists rock and sway back and forth as they play, they really get into their music. The entire orchestra is drawn into this music both emotionally and physically. This symphony is by far my favorite piece of classical music. It's high time this symphony gets the credit it has long deserved. It's very hard to keep that bow tie straight with a violin tucked under your chin.

This is my favourite work from him, hands down. I don't know why it isn't as well known as his later works, because as far as I'm concerned it is brilliant. Especially the second movement with the part beginning ca. 19:40 . Theres so much emotion in there...

Such a wonderful orchestra. They have become my go-to on KZfaq. Bravo Maestro Jarvi!

Tchaikovsky was undoubtedly a subtle psychologist in music.

The second part of the symphony - “Gloomy land, foggy land” (It can be assumed that it reflected the impressions of the severe beauty of the Russian north, which were remembered by Tchaikovsky after a trip to Lake Ladoga.) - It is noteworthy for the extraordinary breadth of melodic breathing, which has not weakened throughout its long enough sounding. This theme, which is developing smoothly and gradually gaining breath, belongs to the finest examples of Tchaikovsky’s lyric-song melody. Separate, as if encrusted in a melodic line, revolutions of a national character set off its typically Russian appearance.

Per certi versi ancor più bella delle sinfonie successive... Bellissima esecuzione.

Great composer! Technic and sensibility

What a gorgeous rendition of this beautiful symphony!

c'est une magnifique symphonie ,j'adore

Who cares what "the romantic era's aesthetics" think or appreciate. We are the listeners and the last word is to the public which is the one to decide. All the composer's symphonies in each self is a gem. Here one can hear the incoming snow storm in the first movement, then it can remind us of the fantastic shot by David Lean in Doctor Jivago when we discover the abandoned Datcha under the snow with the crystal chandeliers clinking with the light breeze. With the 3rd movement we are on a sledge going full speed in the forest with the snow flakes splashing all around under the horses hoofs, suddenly we stop our run.The finale brings us to some kind of meditation watching the nature around us. Is life worth living it? And off we resume our trip for an unknown destination... ...Let's just listen, close our eyes and appreciate the genius work who composed such a masterpiece on a piano! How can you have the orchestration and its different tonalities in your head at the same time, this always baffles me.....

Definitely one of the better readings of this, Jarvi was brilliant. These skilled players are so precise. It was pure energy.

Спасибо за запись. Какое чудо.

Bravo! What a fantastic performance! Kudos to the conductor and the orchestra!

Una hermosa sinfonía. Y una muy buena interpretación

This was the first successful symphony ever to be written by a composer who hadn't studied in Germany. And what a triumph it is! People will say that there is much here that foreshadows the greater music to come and, to some extent, that may be true. But, taken on its own merits, it's still a thoroughly enjoyable piece with much to offer; the gossamer opening, the beautiful melody in the second movement and the fun to be had in the 3rd. The Finale too is a triumph. 'Bombastic!', some will claim, But isn't it a bombast we can all enjoy once in a while? Paavo Jarvo conducts this orchestra with true mastery and a sense of fun - just see how he holds the repetition of the opening motif in the Finale; a sort of mock solemnity. Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish and Tchaikovsky's difficult labour pains entirely justified in the end result. Marvellous!

Great work. One of most beautiful 2nd movements

It's perfect just the way it is.

في عز الصيف نشعر ببرودة الشتاء عن طريق السمع تلك احد رسائل و ابداعات تشايكوفسكي و قوة تصوير لديه

красавцы. без комментариев, это просто гениально

brilliant Paavo!!!!

Большое пасбо за прекрасное исполнение и отличное качество видео!

This is not a great symphony but it is a marvellous one! For those who may not know, Tchaikovsky came very late to music, only beginning when he was 21 years old. He was a founder professor at the Moscow Conservatory. He was to master symphonic form and go on to write one of the greatest symphonies ever, never having studied in Germany. His genius was astounding. Here, Paavo Jarvi brings out the best in an uneven but excellent work, sadly too little performed today. It shows all the evidence of what Tchaikovsky was to bring to music and it's well worth hearing in the concert platform. Thank you so much for allowing us to hear it here :)

Performance of the highest level. careful phrasing to: 1) Orientation of repetitions (to "more" when you need to step up, "less" when they serve to lower the tension) 2) the sense of proposal and answer3) Order of priority: who has to emerge and who should "accompany "4) absolutely highest order Woodwind: flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon" participate and phrasing with a rare attention.

Tchaikovsky is greatest composer of all the times . Of course after Beethoven .Composer of Symphony specially. I love him...From Iran...

Esta Sinfonia,"chica pero grande",es de una belleza de sentimientos y sonidos poderosisima.El II mov (12,05),me emociona,tocando las fibras mas intimas de mi Ser.Y la interpretacio'n,a mi gusto,es una de las mejores,fluida y sentimental.-

For long time only the 4th, 5th, and 6th symphonies of Tchaikovsky were widely known. Now that the first three are also up and about, they have a youthfulness that reflect the composer's early period. Very Russian, very happy, and affirming. I love the first three symphonies better than the last three.

Prima~Höchste Gutspielt!ich gefällt mir viel gut!! 챠이콥스키 교향곡1번의 명반에 손꼽히는 명연주!!

A great performance .

Wunderschön !

What a marvelous Symphony!

Magnifique interprétation!

Grande sublime bravissimo compositore

All the necessary information is in the first few seconds of the video itself. What is really frustrating is when there is no information at all anywhere and the composition is an unknown or obscure piece.

역시 2악장이 아름답고 훌륭한 곡 러시아의 겨울 풍경으로 한편의 영화를 보는 것은 착각을 주는 깊은 내용의 대서사시같은 음악입니다

Gréât Tshaikowskiy !!!! BRAVI !!!!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️💐💐💐

Hr symphony made the exemplary rendition, great great to every artist.

Did anyone else notice the two men who kept smiling and exchanging glances at each other (at 17:06, 18:52, 26:24 and 26:35 for instance).

So beautiful!

Masterpiece !!!!

quelle belle interprétation !

A great performance . Thank you very much .

Thank you for not putting ads in the video

This performance is absolutely amazing

Inspired by this splendid performance , I will dream of memories of frolicking on the snowfall with my late beloved mother when I was a little boy It's a memory of a long , long time ago I am a Japanese old boy . This dream is the ultimate in bliss for me. From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵 Which national are you watching this video ？

4:37 Later it was used in "Flower Waltz" from Nutcracker.

4악장도 너무 좋아요 35분35초부터 나오는 선율.. 예전부터 알고 있었는데.. 차이코프스키곡인지 이제 알았어요^^;

Thank you

I enjoyed this music. Consider what other composer has written music that depicts Winter? "Skaters Waltz"? Consider also when Carnegie Hall opened and the first performance of the New York Philharmonic performed, who was the conductor? Kupi doll to you! Peter Tschaikowsky.

Tchaikovsky symphony 1 was not highly regarded at his time and got criticised quite intensely. It was surprising to me because it doesn’t sound that bad and got some really nice melodies throughout.

gracias Señor Jesucristo por esa bella Sinfonía 1 de Chaikovski.

Bro the audience clapping in between movements is so funny and the conductor's face lmao

Wonderful!!!!!!

02:43 the most high responsibility section for clarinet in classical music - don't screw it up or your career is over :-)

in 30:30 schaltet die Regie viel zu spät auf den Cellisten, wenn er schon längst nicht mehr macht! Herrliche Stelle :-D Und eine sehr gute Aufnahme, die ich diesen Winter immer wieder höre.

Zzzzzzzzz... deliciosos sueños de invierno, que ❤️‍🩹 mejor que con ésta sublime música del genial Tchaikovsky.a soñar se ha dicho amen.

Ai critici che la tacciano di essere disomogenea ed immatura non so cosa ribattere... Per me è un capolavoro di freschezza, originalità e coerenza formale

Wonderful execution for a masterpiece

Am I alone in finding the melody which begins at 26:14 in the scherzo utterly haunting?

Como dije hace un año,está interpretación me encanta

...and why the hell isnt this played more often....bravo!!!!!

Look at the amazing solopart of the last desk player of 2nd Violins at 7.25 ? :D

The theme introduced by flutes and bassoons at the start is so nostalgic

0:26 1st movement | 13:58 gentle flute, heroic section begins | 20:43 heroic build up near climax | 37:44 carnival | 39:26 quiet build up for finale 40:15 gentle string | 41:20 fast strings | 41:59 trumpet transition | 42:25 carnival transition | 42:38 | 42:51 |

Habe ich vor über 30 Jahren im Studentenorchester mitgespielt...🎻🥰

En la parte de timbal 4mov. letra N (minuto 42:00) debería ser: silencio y blanca en Sol y así 4 compases, no 3 y así queda igual cuando re expone en 479. El error está en la edición, no en el intérprete. En la versión de Valery Gergiev está bien.

Una sinfonia veramente bellissima.

2° movement is beautiful. Reminds me The Nutcracker a little.

There is no reason this symphony is less famous than his number six. Only wish Maestro Jarvi could conduct from memory. That would mean the music is in your heart, not merely on paper.

Love the first violin who came in a bar early at 7m25s (just after letter N in the score). Glad it's not just me who doesn't count.