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Beyond desire
“a novel based on the life of Felix and Cécile Mendelssohn.”
1955379 pages~7h read
only cover on file
1955379 pages~7h read
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Beyond Desire is a story of Medelssohn's love for the fiery Italian prima donna, Maria Salla, and for Cécile Jeanrenaud, his wife, who was one of the most beautiful women in Europe. But it is also the story of a different kind of love, which became a dedication -- his love for the music of his great predecessor, Johann Sebastien Bach and his fight to restore that music to its rightful place in the world.