Every book has the reader as its collaborator - Maurice Barrès
By common agreement, the violin is often placed as one of the favourite instruments of those in the UK. And for good reason, between the double bass, cello, trombone, or clarinet, it is distinguishable by its ability to adapt to many different styles of music, from bossa nova to gipsy jazz, through to a sonata of contemporary music. Writers, directors, artists and others within the UK culture and that of the world understood this fact well, and took it upon themselves to create books, novels, poetry and short stories about this beautiful musical instrument which one knows so well, and yet sometimes so little. They realized that the jazz violin, the electric violin or even the basic violin are perfect tools and mediums for enhancing fictionalized stories, romantic stories, children's books and more. Here is a small selection of some of the best books written about the violin!
Why highlight the violin in a book?
The Black Violin by Maxence Fermine
The Violonist by Mechtild Borrmann
In 1948, in Moscow, after a very successful concert, the famous violinist Ilja Grenko is arrested, and driven to the headquarters of the KGB, not understanding at all why they have taken him. With his Stradivarius in his hand, he suffers the worst horrors a prisoner can imagine, between interrogations and humiliations, and finally confesses things he did not do, leading him to the Gulag. His dear violin then disappears forever. Two generations later, Ilja Grenko's grandson goes on a quest for the famous Stradivarius, with which his grandfather had been so happy and successful, and is able to make some dark family discoveries, which Mechtild Borrmann brilliantly writes about. A book on the evocative and sensory force of the violin, far from Schubet, Berlioz, or Schumann.
The Mozart Season by Virginia Euwer Wolff
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The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
"A mysterious painting breathes hope and beauty into the darkest corners of Auschwitz-- and the loneliest hearts of Manhattan." Goodreads
The Butterfly and the Violin follows the story of art dealer Sera James, who following a heart-breaking romantic rupture at the altar 2 years before, is now looking for a passionate project to throw herself into. Her mind conjures up the image of a young violinist with piercing blue eyes from a painting she remembers as a child. Her search for the painting leads her to cross paths with Willian Hanover, who may be the key to uncovering the hidden masterpiece. They uncover the story of a talented violinist, and daughter to a high-ranking member of the Third Reich in the year 1942, who loses everything on her courageous journey to smuggle Jews out of Vienna. "As Sera untangles the secrets behind the painting, she finds beauty in the most unlikely of places: the grim camps of Aushwitz and the inner recesses of her own troubled heart."- Goodreads A must-read and highly-rated novel! Improve yourself with violin lessons Glasgow on Superprof.
The House of Silence by Blanca Busquets
This beautiful novel, built as a quartet of voices, focuses and turns around the power of the violin and music in general. Indeed, the story takes place in Berlin, during a concert given in tribute to a virtuoso musician, who died ten years earlier. The presence of one particular woman puzzles the crowd, as to her presence in the hall and the purpose of her presence. This is where The House of Silence begins. From there, it is four voices that will emerge during the book, who are tied together through music, including a Steiner violin which mysteriously disappeared, and about which the four characters feel deeply about. A tribute to music, from the most beautiful, most powerful in the world, this book will appeal to both amateurs or professionals, whether you have musical training or no violin lesson to your credit. Finally, a book for everyone! Improve yourself with violin lessons online on Superprof.
The Auschwitz Violin by Maria Angels Anglada
In Auschwitz, in 1944, it is here that Maria Angels Anglada decided to stage her novel. A Jewish prisoner, named Daniuel, struggles to survive the shocks, humiliations and hardships he suffers. While helping at a concert, it happens that he reveals himself as a truly talented violin maker, so as to save a friend who is accused of being a fraud. Now, he will have to design a violin whose quality is as worthy as a Stradivarius, from the point of view of its harmonious sound. Halfway between fiction and reality, The Auschwitz Violin shows that music is often what saves our souls, and can make them softer, more beautiful and more subtle. A melody that takes the reader away, and helps him to understand that if music does not save everything, it can heal many wounds, and bring greater peace to many of us. All it takes is a little sensitivity, humanity, open-mindedness, and voila! Do we speak of UK violinists in one of these books?
The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson
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