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Three lives come together on the steps of a country church one fateful summer’s morning – two from backgrounds of wealth and privilege, the other an artisan already on his way to genius – each will know love and loss as the next twenty years unfold. Cremona, Italy. 1714. When thirteen-year-old Katarina Rota opens the door to the Guarneri workshop and Giuseppe plays a violin for her, neither can imagine what lies ahead. Though Giuseppe can teach her how to play, nurturing her talent until it surpasses his, he cannot see beyond that child he first knew.

E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror as well as a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories were highly influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement. 'The Cremona Violin' is the story of Councillor Krespel, an eccentric violin maker who lives with a mysterious woman, Antonia, who has the most beautiful singing voice ever heard by anyone in the town, but she was only ever heard to sing once.

In 1871, Elise Knight made a deal with the devil: craft a powerful violin in exchange for her fiancé’s resurrection. When Elise’s fiancé dies, she would do anything to get him back—even if that means striking a sinister bargain with Cassius, an exotic collector whose oddity exhibit is downright astonishing.

In Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Ammonite Violin & Others, one of contemporary dark fantasy’s most bewitching and distinctive voices is back with another banquet of the weird and unexpected. Within this book, you’ll discover a dazzling suite of stories situated on the borderlands between the unspeakable and the erotic, the grotesque and the sublime.

Máximo es un joven estudiante de Sociología de diecinueve años que sufre un accidente de moto y, al despertar, descubre que es capaz de leer el pensamiento de las personas a través de sus ojos. Este inusual y peligroso don pone patas arriba la vida de Máximo y sus seres queridos. Lo someterán a estudios médicos, indagarán las posibilidades de negocio de su poder, lo rechazarán por la amenaza que supone.

When the Nazis march onto the cobbled streets of Colmar on November 1st 1940, Josef, a Jewish violin maker, gathers his wife and daughters closely to him and tells them everything will be alright. But one year later, three sharp knocks on the door at midnight turn his 17-year-old daughter Sarah’s world upside down. As the oldest child, Sarah must be the first to leave her family, to make her escape in a perilous journey across France via Paris to Poitiers. In the mountains she finds herself in terrible danger and meets Ralf, a German deserter, who risks his own life to save her.

Una magnífica novela histórica que nos llevará de viaje por las grandes ciudades europeas de finales del siglo XIX. El escritor don Guillermo Bogarín sonríe satisfecho al pensar en el selecto grupo que ha logrado reunir: ha merecido la pena el trabajo dedicado durante meses a preparar ese tour por Europa.

Based on the real orchestra composed of prisoners at Auschwitz, The Butterfly and the Violin shows how beauty and hope can penetrate even the darkest corners. Present day: Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her...

Immerse yourself in the remarkable life and accomplishments of Niccolò Paganini, an Italian maestro renowned for his violin, viola, and guitar prowess, as well as his composition skills. Acknowledged as one of the most illustrious violin virtuosos of his era, Paganinis techniques continue to influence modern violinists. Gain insights from François-Joseph Fétis, a prominent Belgian musicologist and critic from the 19th century, as he delves into Paganinis compositions and the evolution of the violin. - Narrated by David Wales.

How should a woman feel, when she only what a gentleman to open the car door for her, take her out to dinner, maybe some flowers, or a box of chocolates, or just a simple walk in the park. And yet you are told to stop looking through the world with rose-colored glasses. That kind of man doesn’t exist anymore. Times have changed. Anthony, her ten-year son, sees this, and wants better for his mother and brother. To cope with what he sees around him, He tells the story of his family through his journal. He knows what his mother desires, and the love he has for his brother Michael.

Shel Henka is a cinema-loving teenager studying at the University of California, Berkeley, whose dream is to screen her own film at the San Francisco International Film Festival. In her freshman year at college, she enters into her first intimate relationship with a young man named Jeremy. But the abrupt end of the relationship sends Shel into a depressive spiral, alienating her from her friends and family and affecting her grades in class.

While on a mission to avenge the death of his lover, the immortal peyote-eating magician Celwyn is hired to deliver an automat, Professor Kang, to a priest. But Celwyn quickly learns that everything he's been told is a lie. Now his ship, the Zelda, is stuck in a horrific storm and Celwyn knows he must reconsider his allegiance if he is to steer his vessel in the right direction and continue his quest.

En hotellanställd går en sista runda för dagen. Han ska just släcka och stänga om Leninbadet när han upptäcker en livlös kvinnokropp. Det visar sig vara liket efter en anställd vi det norrländska flygbolaget Quickfly. Ett flygbolags som utfört högriskflygningar till Ukraina. Vem nar bragt henne om livet, och varför? Det är frågor som kommissarie Colbjörnsens spaningsgrupp ställs inför.

¿Una muchacha descalza haciendo equilibrio sobre la barandilla del Pont Notre-Dame puede cambiar el mundo? Cerca de ella, el violinista más genial de todos los tiempos (y el menos conocido) toca un Stradivarius sin cuerdas, mientras en ambas orillas del Sena se forma una multitud, armada de sonrisas y pancartas en blanco. Y los gobernantes del mundo, reunidos en París, desesperan, pues no puedes mentirle a un pueblo si no sabes lo que reclama.

Hidden, abandoned, and betrayed, Klaus is a mysterious boy with an unknown past and uncertain future. Growing up in the post-World War II ruins of Eastern Europe, he struggles to find happiness as he is moved from one orphanage to another. As a lonely orphan, he yearns for love, a home, and a family.

Daniel es un luthier judío de Cracovia que sobrevive en el infierno del campo de exterminio de Auschwitz trabajando de carpintero. Sus condiciones de vida son infrahumanas, y los abusos, los castigos y la muerte son compañeros habituales de los reclusos como él. Pero a raíz de un accidentado concierto, el comandante del campo, Sauckel, que es aficionado a la música clásica, descubre el verdadero oficio de Daniel y decide ponerlo a prueba: tendrá que construir un violín que tenga un sonido perfecto.

A forgotten violin, a mysterious old man, a lonely young girl, and an embittered Englishman all have a connection to Klaus Strebel, son of Auschwitz victim Katarina Katz Leitner. In the conclusion to The Sapphire Violin trilogy, discover the connections that bring them together and the wall that threatens to separate them.

Un violín de fina fabricación perteneció a una joven judía. Ella, junto con su familia, fue llevada al campo de concentración de Auschwitz. Lo único que pudo llevar escondido fue su preciado violín, y gracias a él y a que sabía interpretarlo de manera maravillosa, logró vivir con un...

This poem is a standalone one of Karolina, and is a progression of her age so is more grown up but still nice and in line with her personality and resonance.

The coffin-maker Yakov is shocked by his wife's illness, with whom he lived for 52 years. An understanding suddenly came to him that the woman had never seen love or affection from him for the entire time of family life. But only accusations and abuse. The husband, who fell into extreme stinginess, forbade her to drink tea, and the unfortunate woman was forced to drink empty boiling water. Her whole life was spent in work and utmost need in the tiny hut where Yakov stored, ready for sale, coffins.