J’aime beaucoup, beaux équilibres, belle cohérence. Interprétation expressive sans excès. Elle prend son temps, c’est ample. Très réussi.

Beautifully produced. The sound engineers did a phenomenal job. They really helped the piano capture the ambiance and that intimacy that gets lots, sometimes even in live performances. But they did a great job taking the edge off the piano and I was immediately transported to another world. And the playing - beyond gorgeous.

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm gonna collaborate soon again with maestro Janne, stay tuned ^^

@Natalielee1

Жыл бұрын

Indeed - the sound is great, the lighting and the cinematography add to the music. Bravo👏👏👏

Hello, I’m ten years old. I'm playing this piece on the piano right now. I’m from Czech Republic. Beatiful piece❤🎉

@user-wj1pd4jm5r

8 күн бұрын

I Played this melody too

This is how you play with taste and deep understanding of the piece. It cannot be played better, my hats off to Janne.

@tuupics

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree on this!

The Spruce was the first Sibelius I ever played, and it opened my eyes to the, to me, surprisingly voluminous amount of works for solo piano that Jean penned.

@hathu-ir7er

Жыл бұрын

yes, i am a classical enjoyer, but before discovering and playing this piece by Sibelius, i didn't know he was such a great composer, and his other pieces are underrated as well

@Natalielee1

Жыл бұрын

This is also my first Sibelius solo piano piece. Do you have other favorites among his works?

@cringefest8778

Жыл бұрын

Who is the composer?

@BrucknerMotet

Жыл бұрын

@@Natalielee1 I am partial to his Sonatina #2 from Opus 67. I'm all over the place with piano interest (Scriabin, Scarlatti, Ravel, etc. .. I think it was a Vladimir Horowitz CD (last concert) that turned me on to those Russian, Italian, and French composers. And for that great Finn Sibelius & his piano stuff, Glen Gould was the gateway.

@BrucknerMotet

Жыл бұрын

@@cringefest8778 Jean Sibelius

the best interpretation of the piece, hands down

@tuupics

6 ай бұрын

I agree ;> 🙏

WaoW. Breathtaking performance.

I love the spruce because it’s so calming 😉

comfortable and dinamic very well 😊

Your interpretation is full of emotion and such a pleasure to listen to...

@tuupics

6 ай бұрын

Janne knows how to do it...✨

Для меня самая интересная трактовка из всех прослушанных вариантов! Благодарю за искренность и мастерство!❤

Kaunista ❤

@hilkkatormanen6439

4 ай бұрын

Kaunista, upeaa ..🥰❤️

Magnifique interprétation

❤❤❤❤charming performance …

Wonderful playing

My favourite rendition of this piece

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Christiaan! Listen for Janne's complete Sibelius recording from Spotify :)

Charmant ❤❤❤

@tuupics

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Best we've seen on youtube yet🎉. Others are too rushed. We think this work is sweet and sorrowful because, when cosidering what the tree is used for, Sibelius witnessed the tragedy of killing a tree to give an instrument a voice. When properly expressed, its easier to justify it and yet... Bravo.

@tuupics

10 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏 Check also the full Sibelius Piano Works by Janne Mertanen in Spotify😌

Superb! The whole production is superb. This interpretation on a Steinway - just perfect!

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, the beautiful music was leading the whole production^^

A delightful performance Very underrated

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Janne nails it, this is pretty new video so hopefully it will get more recognition in the future😌

Very beautiful ♥

lovely interpretation.

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful sounds✨Thank you for sharing!

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Janne is a true master

So beautiful. Thank you.

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Listen for the whole Sibelius Piano works by Janne Mertanen on his Spotify Page :)!

Your profile image resembles Beethoven. Great interpretation.

Love it ,Bravo 👏👏👏😊

@tuupics

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Janne has just released a new Chopin album, you can find it on Spotify!=)

Gram to jako trzynastolatek pozdrawiam

Wonderful 😭💓

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, stay tuned for more :)

Wow! So beautiful ❤.I play bassoon, but your performance attracted me to the piano

@tuupics

10 ай бұрын

A Bassoon version of this would be amazing!🙏

Not only Finlandia, Swan of Tuonela, Karelia Suite etc. even the smaller, piano pieces are interesting.

Great interpretation!

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) Stay tuned for more

Magnificent. I find interesting to hear the pedal movement on the recording thought.

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Owiban!:)

❤️‍🔥

@tuupics

6 ай бұрын

🙏

Sibelius was the originator of the modern symphonic sound.

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

At least one of them! :)

@noriemeha

Жыл бұрын

That's a mighty claim that will bring out the disdainers. I think what is definitely true is that he had his own distinctive voice & style, so much so that no less a person than Lenny Bernstein (who came late to Sibelius) said he thought Sibelius a composer "from another planet". And sniffy Karajan returned again and again to the 4th, Tapiola and 7th, trying to find a definitive performance.

@jamesfortune243

Жыл бұрын

@@noriemeha I still stand by that statement.

1:33

Sie ossaat skulaa

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Kiitos :)

But then, what about the Bösendorfer artist ?

@tuupics

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it's coming in the future :)

I've heard this curious bass line version before (from the beginning of "the storm": e-a-f#-b- g instead of a - f# instead of g - e and so on) at 1:33, which anyhow in my opinion is erroneous.