Daniel m grimley is university lecturer in music at the university of oxford tutorial fellow of merton college and senior lecturer in music at university college he is the editor of the cambridge companion to sibelius and the author of grieg and carl nielsen and the idea of modernism the connection between sibelius and the russian . Daniel m grimley 2011 book published by princeton university press series the bard music festival view contents view citation summary perhaps no twentieth century composer has provoked a more varied reaction among the music loving public than jean sibelius 1865 1957 originally hailed as a new beethoven by much of the anglo saxon world he was also widely disparaged by critics more . Jean sibelius and his world edited by daniel m grimley leon botstein philip ross bullock glenda dawn goss daniel grimley jeffrey kallberg tomi makela sarah menin max paddison and timo virtanen eisbn 978 1 4008 4020 5 subjects history music x close overlay table of contents your institution does not have access to this book on jstor try searching on jstor for other items . Perhaps no twentieth century composer has provoked a more varied reaction among the music loving public than jean sibelius 1865 1957 originally hailed as a new beethoven by much of the anglo saxon world he was also widely disparaged by critics more receptive to newer trends in music at the height of his popular appeal he was revered as the embodiment of finnish nationalism and the . Jean sibelius and his world book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers perhaps no twentieth century composer has provoked a more vari