The Appassionata, Book II, La Belle Quartet
A bit about my next novel:
The Appassionata (named for Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor, op. 57) is set in mid 19th century Paris and traces the life and death of concert pianist Victorine Farrenc (1826-1859), the daughter of classical composer and pianist Louise Farrenc. Both were contemporaries of Chopin, Liszt and Berlioz, who figure largely in the story. Victorine, like Chopin, died of consumption. She was only 32, and like many of the young women of her generation, Tori fell in love with Franz Liszt.
Set against the backdrop of revolutionary times, The Appassionata explores Tori’s passion for Liszt and for the rebellious Romanticism he embraced. Equally important, it is a study of death and dying. The Appassionata is filled with legendary characters: writers George Sand and Victor Hugo; painter Delacroix; opera singer Pauline Viardot (another of Liszt’s unrequited); and a host of others cameos, including the little known poet Elisa Mercoeur, and novelist Mary Shelley whose Frankenstein was popular on the Paris stage.
Though each book stands alone, The Appassionata is the second in a literary quartet, La Belle Quartet, about the Romantic Movement, and especially its women. La Belle Quartet traces the history of Romanticism, culminating in the counterculture of the Sixties. All four are also secretly (or perhaps not so secretly) studies of the nature of consciousness, dreams and reality. Requiem for the Author of Frankenstein, about Mary Shelley and her circle, is the first of the series.
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