{"product_id":"symphony-of-seduction-the-great-love-stories-of-classical-composers-by-christopher-lawrence-9781863958400","title":"Symphony of Seduction: The Great Love Stories of Classical Composers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.' Romantic composer Hector Berlioz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBerlioz should know. He didn't just hear the symphony when he fell in love with an Irish actress back in 1827, he wrote it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat was love like for the people who could really feel that song coming on? \u003cem\u003eSymphony of Seduction\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the eccentric Erik Satie, love came just once - and even then, not for long. Robert Schumann had to take his future father-in-law to court to win the right to marry. Hector Berlioz planned to murder a two-timing fiancée while dressed in drag, and Richard Wagner turned the temptation of adultery into a stage work that changed the course of music while rupturing his own marriage. Debussy's love triangle, Brahms' love for the wife of his insane mentor - all find expression in works we now consider to be some of the summits of creative achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428164354284,"sku":"9781863958400","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781863958400.jpg?v=1774767062","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/symphony-of-seduction-the-great-love-stories-of-classical-composers-by-christopher-lawrence-9781863958400","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}