Symphony Of Seduction: The Great Love Stories Of Classical Composers
Author: Christopher Lawrence
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: 31 December 2017
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Description
'Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.' Romantic composer Hector Berlioz
Berlioz should know. He didn't just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it.
What was love like for the people who could really feel that song coming on?Symphony of Seduction tells of the romantic misadventures, tragedies and occasional triumphs of some of classical music's great composers, and traces the music that emerged as a result.
Christopher Lawrence takes what we know about these love-crazed geniuses and adds a garnish of imagined pillow talk to recreate stories that are ultimately stranger than fiction - and come with a great soundtrack.