Passion for Paris (Entering the Emotional Paradise of French Musicians)

Author: Gao Yuan
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Features: This is a record of the author's wonderful and challenging life in Paris. He spent four years visiting the former homes of Parisian musicians, searching for the faint traces of great composers. Debussy, Ravel, Paul Dukas, George Gershwin, Berlioz, Fauré, Satie, Saint-Sa?ns, Charles Gounod, Delius, Frank, Mendelssohn, George Enescu, Massenet, Liszt, Donizetti, Milhaud, Bizet, Mozart, Copland, Chausson, D'Indy, Offenbach, Thomas, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin, Messiaen, Boulez, and Xian Xinghai. These names are now shining brightly, but when they first arrived in Paris, this once world-renowned artistic capital, they faced hardships and twists that readers can hardly imagine. The author records their life journeys in a language filled with affection. Of course, this book allows readers to understand that behind the brilliance of art, there is also the misfortune of art. Life is like this—what is shown to others is always laughter, while what is left for oneself is tears. The author has written down their laughter, but more importantly, he has also written down their tears.