Sentimental Paris: Entering the Emotional Paradise of French Musicians

Author: Gao Yuan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a record of the author's wonderful and arduous 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, Schumann, D'Indy, Offenbach, Thomas, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin, Messiaen, Boulez, and Xian Xinghai. These names are now shining like the sun, but when they first arrived in Paris, this once world-famous art capital, they experienced 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 on the other side of artistic brilliance, 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 are tears. The author has written down their laughter, but more importantly, he has also written down their tears.