Sibelius is to Finland as Strauss is to Austria, Elgar to Britain, and Xian Xinghai to China. Yet few composers so aptly represent the national spirit; during his long life Sibelius attained a heroic status that went ...Sibelius is to Finland as Strauss is to Austria, Elgar to Britain, and Xian Xinghai to China. Yet few composers so aptly represent the national spirit; during his long life Sibelius attained a heroic status that went beyond music to reach a historical status on par with that of Churchill in Britain. In other words, for most Finns, he was Finland itself.展开更多
文摘Sibelius is to Finland as Strauss is to Austria, Elgar to Britain, and Xian Xinghai to China. Yet few composers so aptly represent the national spirit; during his long life Sibelius attained a heroic status that went beyond music to reach a historical status on par with that of Churchill in Britain. In other words, for most Finns, he was Finland itself.
