The Nielsen Companion

Carl Nielsen has long been recognized as one of the masters of the twentieth-century symphony, whose approach tot he form was as original and revolutionary as those of Sibelius and Shostakovich. Only in recent years - this book has been published in 1994 - however, has the stuture of his other works - concertos, songs, operas, chamber and piano music - been recognized outside his native Denmark.JM In this comprehensive collection of essays, leading Nielsen scholars survey his achievement, analyzing the roots of his style and the ways in which he forged a unique voice from elements of nineteenth-century romanticism.