description: Beyond Desire is a story of Medelssohn's love for the fiery Italian prima donna, Maria Salla, and for Cécile Jeanrenaud, his wife, who was one of the most beautiful women in Europe. But it is also the story of a different kind of love, which became a dedication -- his love for the music of his great predecessor, Johann Sebastien Bach and his fight to restore that music to its rightful place in the world.
language: English
title: Beyond Desire
titlecomplete: Beyond Desire
characters: Felix Mendelssohn
genres: Fiction, Classics, Romance, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 131
publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation