The Cambridge Companion to Sibelius Paperback (Cambridge Companions to Music) - Softcover

'There are so many points of interest between these covers ... this is essential reading for Sibelians, a magnificent and illuminating volume - and congratulations are in order on the elegant appearance of the volume and its eminently moderate price.' International Record Review

'This superb, immaculately produced Cambridge Companion, with dozens of music examples, is among the best in the series and may be confidently recommended as essential reading.' Classical Music

'... a series of first-class essays on an admirably wide range of topics ... for Sibelius buffs it's absolutely fascinating: packed with new ways of looking at things, and containing a fair few surprises.' The Musical Times

'Books on Sibelius appear infrequently, so a substantial academic study of this kind - 15 essays by various different writers on various aspects of the composer's work - is particularly welcome. This superb, immaculately produced Cambridge Companion, with dozens of music examples, is among the best in the series and may be confidently recommended as essential reading.' Classical Music

'A serious yet largely accessible collection, it has no airs and graces ... Plenty to inform, enthuse and stimulate. Well structured and user-friendly.' Music Web International

Daniel Grimley is a Lecturer in music at the University of Nottingham. He is coeditor of The Cambridge Companion to Elgar (forthcoming), and has written articles on the music of Carl Nielsen in Music Analysis and The Musical Quarterly. Current projects include books on Grieg and on landscape in Nordic Music, 1890–1930.