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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Interesting and highly accessible collection of papers that reflects the wealth of new information since the 1990sBy Christopher CulverThe CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SIBELIUS is a 2004 collection of fifteen papers by some of the most prominent Sibelius scholars from the English-speaking world and Finland. Unlike some entries in this series; this books appeal goes beyond academics and will be great fun for ordinary Sibelius fans too; provided they have some training in music theory. The editor Daniel M. Grimley has divided the contributions into four parts: "Forging a voice: perspectives on Sibeliuss biography"; "Musical works"; "Influence and reception" and "Interpreting Sibelius". Not everything in this collection interested me; so Ill limit my comments to the chapters I paid especial attention to.Arnold Whittalls "The later symphonies" examines the musical drama and stylistic progressions (and retentions) from the Third on. Whittall takes the opportunity to respond to James Hepokoskis Cambridge Music Handbook analysis of the Fourth and Fifth.Jukka Tiilikainens "The genesis of the Violin Concerto" gives not only the external facts of this great pieces commision and premiere; but also takes the reader through Sibeliuss writing process; looking at the manuscripts. The author was able to take the first version of the concerto (recorded only once on a BIS disc) into account and describe how Sibelius revised the piece to produce the version we normally know.Julian Andersons "Sibelius and contemporary music" notes that Central European interest in Sibelius was awoken by composers who came of age in the post-serialist era and he describes some of the features of Sibeliuss music that fit with what the new schools were doing. He gives examples from France; the Nordic countries; and Britain and the USA. I had no idea that Murail and Dufourt drew such direct inspiration (even quotation) from the Finnish master. The Nordic composers highlighted are Per Norgard and Magnus Lindberg. The British and American composers are Peter Maxwell Davies; Oliver Knussen; George Benjamin and Morton Feldman.Bethany Lowes "Different kinds of fidelity" is a brief (7-page) description of some Sibelius recordings; highlighting different interpretative approaches.The last chapter consists of two separate interviews that Daniel M. Grimley carried out with Sir Colin Davis and Osmo Vauml;nskauml; respectively. These are very interesting for elucidating the approaches found in these two conductors Sibelius cycles (on Decca and BIS respectively). Davis claims; for example; that there are 105 different tempos in "Tapiola"; while Vauml;nskauml; claims that the conductor must distinguish a mere three.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. fast .By HughI have bought several Bread products recently as I have started to make homemade bread. This product was reasonably priced and does an excellent job slicing our bread thick or thin. A buyer should not be fearful that this product is below par - very good product at a good price! Dont be afraid; just order the product and enjoy your bread. satisfied. fine. my company need it ; it is recommend.