Description
Sibelius’s Fifth is one of the great late-Romantic symphonies.In this searching account, based on a wealth of new information, James Hepokoski takes a fresh look at the work and its composer.His findings have implications beyond Sibelius himself into the entire repertory of post-Wagnerian symphonic composition.In addition to providing a descriptive analytical overview, the book also chronicles the work’s initial composition and subsequent revisions.It concludes with a discussion of the composer’s own prescribed tempos, along with a comparison of several different recordings.
