The plot concerns Michael, a professional violinist, who never forgot his love for Julia, a pianist he met as a student in Vienna. They meet again after a decade, and conduct a secret affair, though she is married and has one child. Their musical careers are affected by this affair and the knowledge that Julia is going deaf.
A recurring element throughout the plot is the pair's performance of Beethoven's Piano Trio Opus 1 No.3, which they first perform in their college days.
Seth together with Philippe Honoré marketed a double CD of the music mentioned in An Equal Music, performed by Honoré.[1]
Reception
The book was especially well received by musical fans, who noted the accuracy of Seth's descriptions of music.[citation needed]
Paolo Isotta, one of Italy's most significant music critics, wrote in the influential newspaper Il Corriere della Sera of the Italian translation that no European writer had ever shown such a knowledge of European classical music, nor had any European novel before managed to convey the psychology, the technical abilities, even the human potentialities of those who practise music for a living.[2]
^Albertazzi, Silvia (20 January 2005), "An equal music, an alien world: postcolonial literature and the representation of European culture", European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 13, pp. 103–113, doi:10.1017/S1062798705000104, S2CID 144544406.
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equal, music, 1999, novel, vikram, seth, first, edition, coverauthorvikram, sethcountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenrefictionpublisherphoenix, housepublication, date8, april, 1999media, typeprint, hardback, paperback, pages383, pages, first, edition, hardc. An Equal Music 1999 is a novel by Vikram Seth An Equal MusicFirst edition coverAuthorVikram SethCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherPhoenix HousePublication date8 April 1999Media typePrint hardback amp paperback Pages383 pages first edition hardcover 400 pages hardcover edition amp 400 pages paperback edition ISBN1 86159 117 9 first edition hardcover ISBN 0 7679 0291 2 hardcover edition amp ISBN 0 375 70924 X paperback edition OCLC41381950 Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Works referenced 4 NotesPlot EditThe plot concerns Michael a professional violinist who never forgot his love for Julia a pianist he met as a student in Vienna They meet again after a decade and conduct a secret affair though she is married and has one child Their musical careers are affected by this affair and the knowledge that Julia is going deaf A recurring element throughout the plot is the pair s performance of Beethoven s Piano Trio Opus 1 No 3 which they first perform in their college days Seth together with Philippe Honore marketed a double CD of the music mentioned in An Equal Music performed by Honore 1 Reception EditThe book was especially well received by musical fans who noted the accuracy of Seth s descriptions of music citation needed Paolo Isotta one of Italy s most significant music critics wrote in the influential newspaper Il Corriere della Sera of the Italian translation that no European writer had ever shown such a knowledge of European classical music nor had any European novel before managed to convey the psychology the technical abilities even the human potentialities of those who practise music for a living 2 Works referenced EditSeveral musical works figure prominently in An Equal Music Among these are the Trout Quintet by Franz Schubert the String Quintet in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven and The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams Notes Edit Amazon An Equal Music CD Amazon Albertazzi Silvia 20 January 2005 An equal music an alien world postcolonial literature and the representation of European culture European Review Cambridge University Press vol 13 pp 103 113 doi 10 1017 S1062798705000104 S2CID 144544406 This article about a 1990s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title An Equal Music amp oldid 1131187677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
