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Article: After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music.(Book review)
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After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. By Tim Howell. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. [xii, 308 p. ISBN-10: 0754651770; ISBN-13: 9780754651772. $99.95.] Bibliography, index, illustrations, music examples.
Back in the mid-1980s when I lived in Finland, I met an American expatriate who told me that he had come to live in Helsinki largely because of its vibrant musical culture. Finland is a small country in the remotest corner of Europe, but it has had a disproportionately large impact in music. Finnish conductors occupy many of the major orchestral posts throughout the world. Like the other Nordic countries, Finland has been at the forefront in the production of ...