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Swedish
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In midlife, two soul mates finally meet, and their passion is fueled by their duel love of music. Martin is a famous composer-conductor and Barbara is a gifted violinist. Abandoning their lackluster lives they plunge into a new and exciting world. When their blissful existence is threatened, Barbara is courageously determined to prove that love conquers all.
124) Gra na cztery
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Polish
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"Dobrze nastrojone emocje. Wirtuozerska gra na instrumencie niekoniecznie się przekłada na biegłość w sztuce życia. Przekonują się o tym bohaterki powieści: dwie skrzypaczki z gdańskiej filharmonii, menedżerka kwartetu smyczkowego i dziennikarka. Trudne relacje z mężczyznami, toksyczne związki rodzinne, mroczne tajemnice, rywalizacja z kolegami muzykami, którzy nie przebierają w środkach, by dostać się na muzyczny top - zajmowanie...
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English
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Andre Rieu is a violinist, conductor and international classical music star, who has won the hearts of millions of music-lovers throughout the world with his extravagant concerts and sell-out tours. Born in the Netherlands in 1949, Andre started taking violin lessons at the age of five, the beginning of a love affair that would never end. As a student he was asked to take part in a salon ensemble and as he played his first waltz a whole new world...
129) Speaking in strings
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English
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Documentary portrait of the life of violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
130) Duet for one
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English
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Stephanie Anderson, a world-famous violinist suddenly afflicted with multiple sclerosis. Forced to watch helplessly while her talent ebbs away, Stephanie discovers that her marriage is crumbling too when her composer-conductor husband escapes into an affair with his secretary. Convinced that her life is now worthless, Stephanie drifts into a world of bitterness and isolation, ignoring the advice of her psychiatrist and continuing on her self-destructive...
133) Igrając z ogniem
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Polish
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Julia Ansdell, skrzypaczka, matka trzyletniej Lilly, podczas pobytu w Wenecji wchodzi w posiadanie partytury z zapisem nutowym utworu "Incendio" skomponowanego przez nieznanego muzyka Lorenzo Todesco. Gdy Julia próbuje zagrać utwór, jej córka wpada w szał, zabija kota i próbuje skrzywdzić matkę. Jaki jest związek pomiędzy dziwnym zachowaniem dziewczynki a nieznanym utworem muzycznym? Tropy wiodą do Wenecji lat 40. XX wieku i związku dwojga...
136) Antonietta
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English
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"John Hersey's brilliantly inventive novel is the romantic odyssey of a Stradivarius violin from its creation three hundred years ago in Cremona through its many adventures in the hands of the famous and infamous ... It begins in 1699 as the great Stradivari, in love at fifty-five, fashions a magnificent instrument and names it Antonietta, after the object of his desire. It ends on Martha's Vineyard with a tone-deaf financier purchasing Antonietta...
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Music of hope novels volume 1
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English
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By 1943, Anna Zadok, a Jewish Christian living in Prague, has lost everything, including her career as a concert violinist and almost her entire family. The only person she has left is her beloved grandmother, and she's determined to keep her safe. But protecting Grandmother won't be easy--not with a Nazi officer billeted below them. Anna must keep a low profile. There's one thing she refuses to give up, though. Despite instruments being declared...
139) La estrella robada
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Español
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Retired cleaning lady Alvirah Meehan sets out to reunite a mother with a daughter who was stolen as a baby eight years earlier. The mother left her pram outside a church and the pram was taken by a church thief to hide his loot.
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"In The Problem of the Singular Stradivarius, Part I of The Sequestered Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes is called upon by world-renowned violinist Joseph Joachim to investigate the sudden deterioration of his priceless Stradivarius. Before the mystery winds through its unique and perplexing turns, Holmes's deductive and musical skills are severely tested."--provided by Amazon.com.