One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957) virtually stopped writing music during the last thirty
years of his life. Recasting his mysterious musical silence and his
undeniably influential life against the backdrop of Finland's
national awakening, "Sibelius" will be the definitive biography of
this creative legend for many years to come.
Glenda Dawn Goss begins her sweeping narrative in the Finland of
Sibelius's youth, which remained under Russian control for the
first five decades of his life. Focusing on previously unexamined
events, Goss explores the composer's formative experiences as a
Russian subject and a member of the Swedish-speaking Finnish
minority. She goes on to trace Sibelius's relationships with his
creative contemporaries, with whom he worked to usher in a golden
age of music and art that would endow Finns with a sense of pride
in their heritage and encourage their hopes for the possibilities
of nationhood. Skillfully evoking this artistic climate--in which
Sibelius emerged as a leader--Goss creates a dazzling portrait of
the painting, sculpture, literature, and music it inspired. To
solve the deepest riddles of Sibelius's life, work, and enigmatic
silence, Goss contends, we must understand the awakening in which
he played so great a role.
Situating this national creative tide in the context of Nordic
and European cultural currents, "Sibelius" dramatically deepens our
knowledge of a misunderstood musical giant and an important chapter
in the intellectual history of Europe.
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