Jean Silbelius
Life, Music, Silence
- Auteur: Daniel M. Grimley (Engeland)
- Soort boek: biografie, muziekboek
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Reaktion Books
- Verschijnt: 1 februari 2025
- Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek
- Prijs: £ 10,99 / £ 30,00
- Winnaar van de Presto Music Awards
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Daniel M. Grimley Jean Sibelius biografie recensie en review
- “A brief, thoughtful biography that should prove engaging to scholar and novice alike. . . . Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence is a welcome addition to the literature on a creative master who continues to stand apart.” (Tim Page, Wall Street Journal)
- “It is easy for a biographer to lose focus on what Sibelius called his ‘inner life, ‘ while trying to include all his other activities within a very intricate and unfamiliar sociopolitical context. Grimley has an exemplary grasp of the latter, and (like his subject) generally knows what to leave out.” (John Greening, Times Literary Supplement)
Flaptekst de biografie van de Finse componist Jean Sibelius
Few composers have enjoyed such critical acclaim – or longevity – as Jean Sibelius, who died in 1957 aged 91. Always more than simply a Finnish national figure, an ‘apparition from the woods’ as he ironically described himself, Sibelius lived through many turbulent and tumultuous events, and his work is central to the story of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century music. Now in paperback, this book situates Sibelius within a rich interdisciplinary environment, paying attention to his relationship with architecture, literature, politics and the visual arts.
Drawing on the latest developments in Sibelius research, it is an accessible and rewarding introduction for the general reader, and offers a fresh and provocative interpretation for those more familiar with his music.
Daniel M. Grimley is Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and Douglas Algar tutorial fellow at Merton College. His books include Delius and the Sound of Place (2018).