Songs of Jean Sibelius

GUSTAV DJUPSJÖBACKA is Professor Emeritus at the Sibelius Academy, the University of the Arts in Helsinki, Finland. As a renowned piano accompanist he has performed widely in Europe and given Lied masterclasses at numerous conservatoires in Europe, the United States and Japan. He has many Sibelius song recordings to his name. He chairs the Editorial Board of the critical and complete edition of all of Jean Sibelius Works at the National Library in Helsinki.

Music historians and researchers of Scandinavian music and composers will enjoy the historical information, comparisons between Sibelius and his Scandinavian contemporaries, and discussions of Norse mythology and the folklore of the region. Djupsjöbacka provides a lens into works of Sibelius that may be overlooked in favor of his symphonies and also offers readers insight into his use of words, poetry, and language.

• 1. Wrestling with the text2. Sibelius and the poems of the idealistic realist Runeberg 3. Idle wishes and summer nights4. Diamonds and tears - Runeberg's contemporaries in Finland5. Longing for the eternal - 19th-century poets from Sweden6. Realism and emerging symbolism7. Solace of the harp, song to my tongue - other 19th -century poets in Sweden8. Rapid riders and hoodwinked women9. Betrayal, urbanity and decadence 10. O, kämst du doch! 11. A last Kalevala excursion AppendixList of Sibelius's songs by opus numberAlphabetical list of Sibelius's songs without opus numbersAlphabetical list of Sibelius's songs by English titleAlphabetical list of Sibelius's poetsText of the two lost songs, op. 72 nos. 1 and 2Text to the melodrama Ett ensamt skidspår (Gripenberg) Bibliography