The symphony of seduction : the great love stories of classical composers / Christopher Lawrence.

"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 so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawrence, Christopher, 1956- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Carlton, Vic. : Nero, an imprint of Schwartz Publishing, [2018]
Subjects:
Music > Anecdotes.
Composers > Anecdotes.
Musicians > Anecdotes.
Music > Psychological aspects.
Composers.
Music.
Musicians.
Australian
Anecdotes.
Genre:
Anecdotes.
Physical Description:ix, 241 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A pear-shaped affair
  • Love makes war
  • The return to life
  • Dark love
  • Loved to death
  • Scandal goes west
  • Mazurka in a teaspoon
  • Bustle with the Bäsle
  • Pleasure is the law
  • It's not you, it's me
  • The unknown island.