The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius
- Editor: Grimley, Daniel M.
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Contents
- Introduction Daniel M. Grimley;
- Part I . Forging a Voice: Perspectives on Sibelius Biography:
- 1. The national nomposer and the idea of Finnishness Matti Huttunen;
- 2. Vienna and the genesis of Jean Sibelius's Kullervo: 'Durchfuhrung zum Teufel!' Glenda Dawn Goss;
- Part II . Musical Works:
- 3. The early symphonies: pastoral idylls, erotic anxieties and heroic subjectivities Stephen Downes;
- 4. The genesis of the violin concerto Jukka Tiilikainen;
- 5. The later symphonies Arnold Whittall;
- 6. 'Finlandia Awakens!': Sibelius and Finlandia James Hepokoski;
- 7. The tone poems: genre, landscape and structural perspective Daniel M. Grimley;
- 8. Finnish Modern: love, sex, and style in Sibelius's songs Jeffrey Kallberg;
- 9. Sibelius the miniaturist Veijo Murtomaki;
- Part III . Influence and Reception:
- 10. The Finnish legacy: sub umbra Sibelii Ilkka Oramo;
- 11. Sibelius in Germany: Wahrhaftigkeit beyond Allnatur Tomi Makela;
- 12. Sibelius in Britain Peter Franklin;
- 13. Sibelius and contemporary music Julian Anderson;
- Part IV . Interpreting Sibelius:
- 14. Different kinds of fidelity: interpreting Sibelius on record Bethany Lowe;
- 15. Interpreting Sibelius Sir Colin Davis and Osmo Vanska in conversation with Daniel M. Grimley Sir Colin Davis, Osmo Vanska and Daniel M. Grimley.