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Albertine has finally made her escape from Marcel's Paris apartment, where his obsessive jealousy had turned her into a virtual prisoner. Not only is Marcel quite unprepared for the effect on him of her flight, but soon he is devastated by news of an even more irreversible loss. The penultimate volume of Remembrance of Things Past.
Swann in Love Swann's Way , the first part of Marcel Proust's monumental cycle Remembrance of Things Past. It tells the story of man-about-town Charles Swann's passionate, tormented love affair with the courtesan Odette de Crécy, and of its surprising outcome. Set in the degenerate demi-monde of 19th century Paris as well as in the fashionable drawingrooms of the aristocracy, this new audiobook
...Within a Budding Grove - Part One continues Marcel Proust's monumental cyce Remembrance of Things Past, which has been described as 'one of the greatest works of imagination of all time'. As the young narrator succumbs to the charms of the enchanting Gilberte, the author presents us with an unparalleled account of the pangs of adolescent love. Proust has created from the raw material of his life a work of art of unsurpassed originality,
...Sodom and Gomorrah Part One: Accidentally witnessing an encounter between the Baron de Charlus and the tailor Jupien opens Marcel's eyes to a world hidden from him till now. Meanwhile his love for Albertine is poisoned by the suspicion that she is attracted to her own sex. Sodom and Gomorrah - Cities of the Plain addresses the subject of homosexual love with insight and understanding.
Music: Ciurlionis, Breton, Schumann and Waldteufel
...Albertine has finally made her escape from Marcel's Paris apartment, where his obsessive jealousy had turned her into a virtual prisoner. Not only is Marcel quite unprepared for the effect on him of her flight, but soon he is devastated by news of an even more irreversible loss.
The penultimate volume of "Remembrance of Things Past"
Music: David, Ciurlionis and Scriabin
Swann's Way forms the first part of Marcel Proust's magnificent autobiographical cycle Remembrance of Things Past. Here, Proust's vision, psychological understanding and vivid powers of description combine to create one of the most poetic and magical works in all literature. For lovers of the original text there are new delights to be found in this audiobook version, while those dicovering the work for the first time may be surprised
...The Guermantes Way Part Two continues the story of Marcel's entry into the highest circles of French aristocracy. Having renewed his acquaintance with the enchanting Albertine who now submits to his amorous advances, Marcel finds himself pursued by the predatory Baron de Charlus.
Music: Boellman, D'Indy, Ciurlionis, Bréton
In Part Two of Within a Budding Grove , young Marcel falls under the spell of an enchanting group of adolescent girls. At first intoxicated by their beauty and athletic energy, he finds it difficult choose between them. But gradually he finds himself drawn to the beautiful Albertine - though without guessing how much she is to mean to him in the future. Within a Budding Grove is the second book of Marcel Proust's monumental, quasi-autobiographical
...In The Guermantes Way - Part One Marcel penetrates the inner sanctum of Paris high society and falls in love with the fascinating Duchesse de Guermantes. With his unmatched powers of observation Proust vividly describes the struggles for political, social and sexual supremacy played out beneath a veneer of elegant manners. This is the fifth part of Naxos Audiobooks' recording of Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past
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...In Sodom and Gomorrah (Cities of the Plain Part Two), Marcel continues his voyage of discovery through the homosexual world, where the affairs of the ageing Baron de Charlus lead to unexpected and hilarious adventures. But the discovery of a secret in the past of his mistress, Albertine, fills Marcel with fear and forces him to change his plans. Sodom and Gomorrah - Cities of the Plain addresses the subject of homosexual love with insight and understanding.
...The fractured relationship between Albertine and Marcel continues, with Marcel's fixations of his lover's outside interests driving the affair to a bitter conclusion. Neville Jason's outstanding abridgement and performance of this great classic draws near a conclusion with only two more volumes to go - "The Fugitive" and "Time Regained".
Music: French music of the period
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