Classical Music themes in Literature

1.
Bel Canto
Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 312,324 ratings
2.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,697 ratings
3.
Amadeus
Amadeus 4.15 avg rating — 18,792 ratings
4.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus 4.08 avg rating — 13,443 ratings
5.
The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata 3.86 avg rating — 34,033 ratings
6.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,609 ratings
7.
An Equal Music
An Equal Music 3.80 avg rating — 10,956 ratings
8.
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall 3.51 avg rating — 31,547 ratings
9.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,534 ratings
10.
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 4.25 avg rating — 79,654 ratings
11.
The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of Sarajevo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43,327 ratings
12.
Music & Silence
Music & Silence 3.95 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
13.
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark 3.89 avg rating — 11,525 ratings
14.
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family 4.20 avg rating — 34,065 ratings
15.
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
by: Anne Rice
3.88 avg rating — 21,459 ratings
16.
The Lost Stradivarius
The Lost Stradivarius 3.52 avg rating — 788 ratings
17.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam 3.47 avg rating — 58,431 ratings
18.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,535 ratings
19.
Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1)
Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 41,326 ratings
20.
The Piano
The Piano 3.93 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
21.
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner 3.62 avg rating — 15,688 ratings
22.
Der Steppenwolf
Der Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,713 ratings
23.
The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1)
The Radetzky March (Von Trotta Family, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 13,633 ratings
24.
Devil's Trill (Daniel Jacobus Mystery, #1)
Devil's Trill (Daniel Jacobus Mystery, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 534 ratings
25.
Paganini's Ghost (Castiglione and Guastafeste, #2)
Paganini's Ghost (Castiglione and Guastafeste, #2)
by: Paul Adam
3.92 avg rating — 483 ratings
26.
Orfeo
Orfeo 3.66 avg rating — 6,709 ratings
27.
Clara
Clara 3.69 avg rating — 308 ratings
28.
La's Orchestra Saves the World
La's Orchestra Saves the World 3.70 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
29.
Dancer
Dancer 3.94 avg rating — 5,448 ratings
30.
The Unconsoled
The Unconsoled 3.59 avg rating — 17,602 ratings
31.
Bertha Garlan
Bertha Garlan 3.72 avg rating — 201 ratings
32.
Margreete's Harbor
Margreete's Harbor 3.87 avg rating — 985 ratings
33.
Blue Notes (Blue Notes, #1)
Blue Notes (Blue Notes, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
34.
The Rainaldi Quartet (Castiglione and Guastafeste, #1)
The Rainaldi Quartet (Castiglione and Guastafeste, #1)
by: Paul Adam
3.80 avg rating — 506 ratings
35.
Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart 3.83 avg rating — 175,449 ratings
36.
Kreisleriana.
Kreisleriana. 3.33 avg rating — 79 ratings
37.
The Children Act
The Children Act 3.73 avg rating — 82,663 ratings
38.
Inez
Inez 3.25 avg rating — 857 ratings
38.
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden 3.96 avg rating — 6,444 ratings
40.
The Conductor
The Conductor 3.85 avg rating — 1,028 ratings
41.
A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley, #11)
A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley, #11) 3.93 avg rating — 12,414 ratings
42.
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7)
The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #7) 4.08 avg rating — 8,292 ratings
43.
Voice of the Violin (Inspector Montalbano, #4)
Voice of the Violin (Inspector Montalbano, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 10,206 ratings
44.
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5)
Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 14,799 ratings
45.
Liszt's Dante Symphony
Liszt's Dante Symphony 3.55 avg rating — 29 ratings
45.
The First Book of Classical Horror Stories
The First Book of Classical Horror Stories 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
45.
The Student Conductor
The Student Conductor 3.69 avg rating — 250 ratings
45.
Music From Standing Waves
Music From Standing Waves 4.24 avg rating — 122 ratings
45.
Ghost Variations
Ghost Variations 4.04 avg rating — 79 ratings
50.
His Secret Little Wife: A Novel
His Secret Little Wife: A Novel 3.30 avg rating — 27 ratings
50.
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce 3.93 avg rating — 10,534 ratings
50.
Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music
Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music 3.39 avg rating — 3,132 ratings
50.
The Violinist of Venice
The Violinist of Venice 4.04 avg rating — 1,725 ratings
54.
The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher 3.36 avg rating — 23,662 ratings
54.
The Ensemble
The Ensemble
by: Aja Gabel
3.48 avg rating — 10,548 ratings
56.
Danse Macabre (Daniel Jacobus Mystery, #2)
Danse Macabre (Daniel Jacobus Mystery, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 188 ratings
56.
The Courage Consort
The Courage Consort 3.24 avg rating — 309 ratings
56.
It All Started with a Trombone: The Hornman Memoirs
It All Started with a Trombone: The Hornman Memoirs 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
59.
Tenor of Love: A Novel
Tenor of Love: A Novel 3.55 avg rating — 78 ratings
59.
Real Men Don't Rehearse: Adventures in the Secret World of Professional Orchestras
Real Men Don't Rehearse: Adventures in the Secret World of Professional Orchestras 4.05 avg rating — 171 ratings
61.
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer 3.41 avg rating — 488 ratings
61.
The Choir
The Choir 3.80 avg rating — 2,712 ratings
63.
Marrying Mozart
Marrying Mozart 3.58 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
63.
Consuelo
Consuelo 4.08 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
65.
The Time of Our Singing
The Time of Our Singing 4.26 avg rating — 4,146 ratings
66.
Save Me the Waltz
Save Me the Waltz 3.52 avg rating — 4,452 ratings
66.
Illuminations
Illuminations 3.99 avg rating — 4,850 ratings
66.
Vivaldi's Virgins
Vivaldi's Virgins 3.72 avg rating — 2,826 ratings
69.
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka 3.64 avg rating — 109 ratings
70.
Music of a Life
Music of a Life 3.91 avg rating — 2,100 ratings
71.
Liszt's Kiss
Liszt's Kiss 3.41 avg rating — 367 ratings
72.
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly 3.93 avg rating — 14,876 ratings
73.
The Loser
The Loser 4.03 avg rating — 12,398 ratings
73.
Trilby
Trilby 3.31 avg rating — 1,476 ratings
75.
Gerontius: A novel
Gerontius: A novel 3.81 avg rating — 88 ratings
76.
Violin
Violin
by: Anne Rice
3.34 avg rating — 19,853 ratings
77.
Mozart's Journey to Prague
Mozart's Journey to Prague 3.05 avg rating — 596 ratings
78.
Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8)
Overture to Death (Roderick Alleyn, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 4,705 ratings
79.
Inspector Morse: Masonic Mysteries
Inspector Morse: Masonic Mysteries 4.08 avg rating — 87 ratings
80.
The Fish Can Sing
The Fish Can Sing 3.88 avg rating — 2,961 ratings
81.
The Double-Bass
The Double-Bass 3.75 avg rating — 5,896 ratings
82.
Der Klavierstimmer
Der Klavierstimmer 3.68 avg rating — 714 ratings
83.
Vivaldi and the Number 3
Vivaldi and the Number 3 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
83.
Disturbance of the Inner Ear
Disturbance of the Inner Ear 2.78 avg rating — 80 ratings
83.
Blue Bells of Scotland (Blue Bells Trilogy, #1)
Blue Bells of Scotland (Blue Bells Trilogy, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
83.
The Melody Thief (Blue Notes, #2)
The Melody Thief (Blue Notes, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 627 ratings
83.
Гранатовый браслет: сборник
Гранатовый браслет: сборник 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
83.
The Keeper of Secrets (Horowitz Chronicles, #1)
The Keeper of Secrets (Horowitz Chronicles, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 3,350 ratings
83.
Tears and Trombones
Tears and Trombones 4.28 avg rating — 97 ratings
83.
Das Streichquartett.
Das Streichquartett. 3.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
83.
Les Épis mûrs
Les Épis mûrs 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
83.
A Small Country about to Vanish
A Small Country about to Vanish 3.69 avg rating — 402 ratings
83.
The Yellow Birds
The Yellow Birds 3.74 avg rating — 26,457 ratings
83.
And After the Fire
And After the Fire 3.92 avg rating — 5,379 ratings
83.
The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy
The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy 4.34 avg rating — 554 ratings
83.
La mirada del hijo
La mirada del hijo 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
83.
Echo
Echo 4.36 avg rating — 46,457 ratings
83.
Cooking for Her Eyes: Transcription of a Sonata
Cooking for Her Eyes: Transcription of a Sonata 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
83.
A Song Begins (Warrender Saga Book 1)
A Song Begins (Warrender Saga Book 1) 4.08 avg rating — 408 ratings
100.
Coming Through Slaughter
Coming Through Slaughter 3.87 avg rating — 6,860 ratings
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