SibeliusYale University Press, 1 Ιαν 2007 - 445 σελίδες Informed by a wealth of information that has come to light in recent years, this engaging biography tells the complete story of the life and musical work of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Drawing on Sibelius’s own correspondence and diaries, contemporary reviews, and the remarks of family and friends, the book presents a rich account of the events of the musician’s life. In addition, this volume is the first to set every work and performable fragment by Sibelius in its historical and musical context. Filling a significant gap, the biography also provides the first accurate information about much of the composer’s early music. Writing for the general music-lover, Andrew Barnett combines his own extensive knowledge of Sibelius’s music with the insights of other scholars and musicians. He lays to rest a number of myths and untruths—that Sibelius wrote no chamber music of value, for example, and that he stopped composing in 1926 and didn’t need to compose to earn a living. Barnett completes the volume with the most thorough worklist available and an authoritative chronology of Sibelius’s entire output. |
Περιεχόμενα
Sibeliuss childhood and youth 18651885 | 1 |
Chamber music from Helsinki Korpo and Lovisa 18851889 | 15 |
Belin and Vienna 18891891 | 52 |
Kullervo 18921893 | 71 |
The tone painter and the poet 18941898 | 89 |
A symphony and the death of a child 18991900 | 123 |
Finlands own Beethoven the Second Symphony 19011903 | 143 |
The Violin Concerto and first years at Ainola 19041906 | 160 |
The Seventh Symphony and Tapiola 19231926 | 304 |
Life and works of the later years 19271957 | 324 |
Conclusions | 352 |
Notes | 355 |
Music examples | 360 |
Catalogue of works | 374 |
Select bibliography | 419 |
Select discography | 421 |
Young classicism the Third Symphony 19071909 | 181 |
The Fourth Symphony and Expressionism 19101912 | 203 |
A visit to America 19131914 | 228 |
Miniatures and the Fifth Symphony 19141919 | 243 |
The Sixth Symphony 19201923 | 287 |
Family tree | 427 |
Map of southern Finland | 428 |
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