Re: The Red Violin WAS Re: playing outdoors

The Devil's Interval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> An Equal Music is by Vikram Seth, one of the most extraordinary and
> versatile young writers I know of. (For example, he's written an epic novel
> set in India and a novel told entirely in sonnets set in San Francisco.) I
> loved AEM and gave a copy of it to one of my kids' teacher who rather
> solipsistically said, after reading it, that the details in the book were so
> good that it seemed inconceivable to him a nonmusician could have written
> it. I've never quite forgiven him that (being a nonmusician who writes
> fiction about music.)
> 
> Anyway, I strongly recommend An Equal Music to anyone on this list. In fact,
> thanks for reminding me about this one, too. I'd like to reread it.
> 
> Karen

I'll second that, and also recommend the CD released as a companion to
the book with a lot of the music which features in the book, including
the Beethoven String Quintet in C minor Op 104.  (The one Michael
manages to find on LP and then temporarily loses again).  Apparently
it is the first ever recording of that on CD.  The sleeve notes of the
CD are very good, including an introduction by Vikram Seth.

I got both out of my local library, quite by chance.  I liked the book
so much I bought myself a copy as I know I will read it again
(something I very rarely do with a fiction book).  I regularly get the
CD out of the library until such time as I can track down a copy for
myself.  I think I am the only person who ever borrows it.

I haven't heard of The Red Violin (book or film), sounds like one to
keep an eye out for, thanks.

Liz D