The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1

lenched while he dreams that the violin, against his cheek is the satin cheek of "the inexpressive She;" the singer with a cry in every note; the moonlit youth with the mandolin tinkling his serenade

reunion-these ar

ians have ever truly loved, or loving have expressed. And yet-! Round every corner there lurks

onservatory diploma of Bachelor of Music; that all musicians must be sentimental, if musicians at all; and finally that only musicians can k

e could neither make nor carry a tune; and that, by corollary, some of the greatest tunesters in the wo

ry sort and condition of love and lover that humanity can include. And incidentally-to tuck in here a preface that would otherwise b

ly what I have found and believe to be true. Fact and not fancy; presentation and not fiction; have been the aim throughout. Where the facts are sparse, I have not hesitated

nd documents exist, the musicians tell

the world's languages: and yet, that I have been decently thorough will appear, I think, in the list of books at the back. This does not claim to be a complete bibliography of

nother's heart with understanding, will find it impossible to indulge in wholesale blame-"tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner." So, without pretending to have comprehended any of these human hearts altogether, I have learned enough to lean almost always a little toward the defence, and still more nearly always toward the praise of t

to some readers, if I had started out with a hard and fast theory, and then discarded or warped everything contradictory to it, but it would have been a dishonest procedure for one who believes that musicians are neither saints of exaltation nor fiends of l

n lecture, it is high time, as Artem