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  • Hardcover: 294 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (26 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521815525
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521815529
  • Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,996,324 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'There are so many points of interest between these covers … this is essential reading for Sibelians, a magnificent and illuminating volume - and congratulations are in order on the elegant appearance of the volume and its eminently moderate price.' International Record Review

'This superb, immaculately produced Cambridge Companion, with dozens of music examples, is among the best in the series and may be confidently recommended as essential reading.' Classical Music

'… a series of first-class essays on an admirably wide range of topics … for Sibelius buffs it's absolutely fascinating: packed with new ways of looking at things, and containing a fair few surprises.' The Musical Times

'Books on Sibelius appear infrequently, so a substantial academic study of this kind - 15 essays by various different writers on various aspects of the composer's work - is particularly welcome. This superb, immaculately produced Cambridge Companion, with dozens of music examples, is among the best in the series and may be confidently recommended as essential reading.' Classical Music

'A serious yet largely accessible collection, it has no airs and graces … Plenty to inform, enthuse and stimulate. Well structured and user-friendly.' Music Web International

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Jean Sibelius has gradually emerged as one of the most striking and influential figures in twentieth-century music, yet his work is only just beginning to receive the critical attention that its importance deserves. This Companion provides an accessible and vivid account of Sibelius’s work in its historical and cultural context. Leading international scholars, from Finland, the United States and the UK, examine Sibelius’s music from a range of critical perspectives, including nationalism, eroticism and the exotic, music and landscape, reception and musical influence. There are also chapters on recording and interpretation that offer fascinating insights into the performance of Sibelius’s work. The book includes much new material, drawing on recent scholarship, as well as providing a comprehensive introduction to Sibelius’s major musical achievements.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One for the experts and not the general reader., 31 Aug 2007
By Nicholas Casley (Plymouth, Devon, UK) - See all my reviews
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I am a fan of Sibelius's music. His first and fifth symphonies are some of the finest ever written, and his tone poems can astound and amaze. I hoped this volume would enlighten me further about his background and his composing, but I was disappointed. The volume is really intended for musicologists and those with a detailed knowledge of music theory.

This is not to say I did not learn anything. Some of the chapters were accessible to me. I enjoyed the opening chapter by Matti Huttunen on the idea of Finnish music, and some of the later chapters on various musical works were useful for reference when I next pick up the relevant CD to spin. Peter Franklin's cahpater on Sibelius's influence in Britain was pleasant to read, but alas most of the book was skimmed through rather than plodded through in amorphous detail.

One for the experts and not the general reader.
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