Daniel M. Grimley

The quest to compose drove [Sibelius's] life, yet as Grimley notes, much else about him is hard to pin down . . . This complexity is embraced in a wide-ranging yet taut narrative, in which the... — BBC Music MagazineMore…

Grimley has given us provocative and stimulating new guidelines for understanding Nielsen, not as a marginal figure, but as one very much a part of a cultural generation deeply involved in aesthetic... — American Record GuideMore…

Composer Jean Sibelius is almost always associated with nationalism, particularly in his homeland of Finland. However, as Grimley demonstrates, Sibelius was a composer of much more depth than... — ChoiceMore…

Grimley presents his wide-ranging research in rich prose, offering seven chapters with single-word titles referencing real or imagined places ... Recommended — ChoiceMore…

[Grimley] shows an impressive and wide-ranging scholarship and a mastery not only of Grieg's music but the culture of his time...an authoritative and well documented survey with generous musical... — BBC Music MagazineMore…

Grimley presents his wide-ranging research in rich prose, offering seven chapters with single-word titles referencing real or imagined places ... Recommended — ChoiceMore…