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Classical & Opera Audiobooks

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    Sonata for a Scoundrel

    A Spicy Victorian Romance

    by Anthea Lawson ...
    Narrated by Hollis McCarthy ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 22 min

    ~USA Today bestselling, RITA-nominated romance~Life in London’s poorest quarter is hard, but gifted composer Clara Becker scrapes a living writing music under her brother’s name. When celebrated musician Darien Reynard notices her work, it seems fortune is smiling on the Becker siblings at last. But Clara must keep her distance from Darien if she hopes to protect their secret—and her heart.Set ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor - Music Album & Biography

    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Herbert Francis Peyser ...
    Narrated by David Wales ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 26 min

    Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Music Album & BiogrpahyTrack ListSymphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 - I. Molto AllegroSymphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 - II. AndanteSymphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 - III. Menuetto; AllegrettoSymphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 - IV. Allegro assaiPreface; Beginning; Early Life In Salzburg; First Visit To Vienna; Success In Paris... ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Musical Child: Using the Power of Music to Raise Children Who Are Happy, Healthy, and Whole

    by Joan Koenig ...
    Narrated by Elsa Koeng ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 41 min

    ‘Wonderful … we need music in our lives now more than ever’ HERBIE HANCOCK ‘Joan Koenig is on a wonderful mission to enrich children’s lives through music’ DR GUY DEUTSCHERA pioneering music educator reveals how parents and caregivers can harness the power of music and use it to supercharge early childhood development.Since opening her famed Parisian conservatory over three decades ago, Joan ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Klassiker für die Kleinsten - Hörspiel mit Musik, Der Nussknacker

    by Peter Tschaikowski ...
    Narrated by Wolfgang Rüter, Matthias Lühn, Sarah Peitz, Alma-Sofia Lühn, Guido Willweber u.a. ...

    Unabridged

    48 min

    Clara bekommt von ihrem Patenonkel Drosselmeyer am Weihnachtsabend einen Nussknacker geschenkt. Nachts träumt sie, dass der Nussknacker mit Spielzeugsoldaten gegen das Heer des Mausekönigs kämpft. Clara hilft ihm und der Nussknacker verwandelt sich in einen Prinzen. Gemeinsam reisen sie ins Süßigkeitenland und feiern ein süßes Fest mit der Zuckerfee. War alles nur ein Traum - oder etwa doch nicht? ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Cavalleria Rusticana

    by Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti, Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti, Guido Menasci, Guido Menasci ...
    Narrated by Simone Bacci ...
    Audiobook 2 - great italian opera librettos

    Unabridged

    24 min

    Opera libretto interpreted and read without singing. This audiobook is suitable for lovers of theatrical literature, for opera singers and for students of the italian language. Cavalleria Rusticana is an opera composed by Pietro Mascagni, this audiobook doesn't contain any music of the composer, it is a recited interpretation of the full opera libretto. ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 2: Die Walküre

    by Richard Wagner, Bert Alexander Petzold ...
    Narrated by René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Cora Hillekamp, David Lütgenhorst, Ina Lachnitt, Felix Würgler, Kirsten Schuhmann, Saskia Haisch, Yvonne Esins, Petra Preuß, Felix Holm, Carolina Pfau ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 4 min

    Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der zweite Teil, "Die Walküre", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt der Opern erfolgt eine verständliche Einführung, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Beethoven Symphony No. 6 with Thunderstorms

    by Ludwig van Beethoven ...
    Narrated by various ...

    Unabridged

    53 min

    Listen to Beethoven Symphony No. 6 as thunderstorms surround the performance.The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony, is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic content, the symphony was first performed in the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808 in a four-hour concert. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Hansel and Gretel, The Full Cast Audioplay with Music - Opera for Kids, Classic for everyone

    by Engelbert Humperdinck ...
    Narrated by Rose Basista, Bert Seymour, Imogen Church, Matt Addis, Jennifer English ...

    Unabridged

    45 min

    Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to collect berries as a punishment. The siblings get lost in the twilight and discover the gingerbread house of an old ugly witch. She enchants the children and wants to bake them into gingerbread. Hansel and Gretel use their wits to save themselves and push the wicked old woman into her own oven. The children are finally found by their ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Counterpoint

    A Memoir of Bach and Mourning

    by Philip Kennicott ...
    Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 57 min

    A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork. As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was the only music that didn't seem trivial or irrelevant, and it enabled him to both experience her death and remove himself from it. For him, Bach's music held the elements of both joy and despair, life ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Die ZEIT-Edition "Der Ring des Nibelungen für kleine Hörer" - Siegfried

    by Richard Wagner ...
    Narrated by Luca Zamperoni, Frank Logemann, Martin Valdeig, Michael Seeboth, Andrea zum Felde, Lola Höller, Jana Rahma ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 19 min

    Siegfried wächst bei dem Nibelungenzwerg Mime im Wald auf. Dort versucht Mime, die zerbrochenen Trümmer des Schwertes Notung zusammen zu schmieden. Mit dem Schwert soll Siegfried den Lindwurm Fafner erschlagen, der den Ring der Macht in seiner Drachenhöhle bewacht. Als es Mime nicht gelingt, schmiedet Siegfried das Schwert selbst. Er erschlägt den Lindwurm und trinkt dessen Blut, das ihn ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Keyboard Conversations®: Mozart and Friends

    by Jeffrey Siegel ...
    Narrated by Jeffrey Siegel ...

    Unabridged

    56 min

    Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel combine the virtuosity and poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, engaging insights and captivating performances make listening an enthralling experience for all music lovers.For information about the other titles in this series please visit www.randomhouse.com/audio. ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    古典留聲故事第5輯

    by 焦元溥, 愛播聽書FM ...
    Narrated by 焦元溥 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 27 min

    自從有聲錄音普及之後，我們認識音樂作品的方式也隨之改變。如今，我們主要透過錄音，而非現場演出，來認識音樂作品。然而，演出者的詮釋，自然也更影響我們對音樂作品的認識。貝多芬的樂譜可能改變不大，但八十年前的貝多芬演奏，必然和今日的貝多芬演奏有所不同。這個節目不只介紹古典音樂作品，更介紹古典音樂錄音背後的故事：為什麼會有這個錄音？這個錄音又造成什麼影響？認識作品，也帶我們認識這些音樂藝術家。播講介紹：焦元溥，國立台灣大學政治學系國際關係組畢業，倫敦國王學院音樂學博士、大英圖書館艾迪生研究員。是台灣知名樂評人、資深專欄作家。好家庭廣播電台《焦點音樂》、《NSO Live雲端音樂廳》主持人。2013年以「焦點音樂」獲第48屆廣播金鐘獎最佳非流行音樂節目獎。著有許多與音樂相關的書籍，內容涵蓋音樂作品分析、詮釋討論、鋼琴演奏技巧解析、音樂家訪問、國際鋼琴大賽報導與文學創作。章節名稱 ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    The Cello Suites

    J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

    by Eric Siblin ...
    Narrated by David de Vries ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 10 min

    One fateful evening, journalist Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites and began an epic quest that would unravel three centuries of intrigue, politics, and passion. Winner of the Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction and the McAuslan First Book Prize, The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic narratives: the disappearance of Bach's manuscript in the eighteenth ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    古典留聲故事第4輯

    by 焦元溥, 愛播聽書FM ...
    Narrated by 焦元溥 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 40 min

    自從有聲錄音普及之後，我們認識音樂作品的方式也隨之改變。如今，我們主要透過錄音，而非現場演出，來認識音樂作品。然而，演出者的詮釋，自然也更影響我們對音樂作品的認識。貝多芬的樂譜可能改變不大，但八十年前的貝多芬演奏，必然和今日的貝多芬演奏有所不同。這個節目不只介紹古典音樂作品，更介紹古典音樂錄音背後的故事：為什麼會有這個錄音？這個錄音又造成什麼影響？認識作品，也帶我們認識這些音樂藝術家。播講介紹：焦元溥，國立台灣大學政治學系國際關係組畢業，倫敦國王學院音樂學博士、大英圖書館艾迪生研究員。是台灣知名樂評人、資深專欄作家。好家庭廣播電台《焦點音樂》、《NSO Live雲端音樂廳》主持人。2013年以「焦點音樂」獲第48屆廣播金鐘獎最佳非流行音樂節目獎。著有許多與音樂相關的書籍，內容涵蓋音樂作品分析、詮釋討論、鋼琴演奏技巧解析、音樂家訪問、國際鋼琴大賽報導與文學創作。章節名稱：37來聽 ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    古典留聲故事第8輯

    by 焦元溥, 愛播聽書FM ...
    Narrated by 焦元溥 ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 32 min

    自從有聲錄音普及之後，我們認識音樂作品的方式也隨之改變。如今，我們主要透過錄音，而非現場演出，來認識音樂作品。然而，演出者的詮釋，自然也更影響我們對音樂作品的認識。貝多芬的樂譜可能改變不大，但八十年前的貝多芬演奏，必然和今日的貝多芬演奏有所不同。這個節目不只介紹古典音樂作品，更介紹古典音樂錄音背後的故事：為什麼會有這個錄音？這個錄音又造成什麼影響？認識作品，也帶我們認識這些音樂藝術家。講者簡介：焦元溥國立台灣大學政治學系國際關係組畢業，倫敦國王學院音樂學博士、大英圖書館艾迪生研究員。是台灣知名樂評人、資深專欄作家。好家庭廣播電台《焦點音樂》、《NSO Live雲端音樂廳》主持人。2013年以「焦點音樂」獲第48屆廣播金鐘獎最佳非流行音樂節目獎。著有許多與音樂相關的書籍，內容涵蓋音樂作品分析、詮釋討論、鋼琴演奏技巧解析、音樂家訪問、國際鋼琴大賽報導與文學創作。章節：85四位作曲家作品 ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    For the Love of Music

    A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening

    by John Mauceri ...
    Narrated by John Mauceri ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 8 min

    Why do so many of us listen to classical music, and how can you get the most from listening to it?In this unpretentious and instructive book, internationally celebrated conductor and teacher John Mauceri brings to bear his lifetime of experience and profound knowledge. A protégé of Leonard Bernstein and an artist who has performed and recorded all over the world, Mauceri is the guide par ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Schumann

    The Faces and the Masks

    by Judith Chernaik ...
    Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 53 min

    Schumann: The Faces and the Masks is a groundbreaking account of a major composer whose life and works have been the subject of intense controversy ever since his attempted suicide and early death in an insane asylum. Schumann was a key figure in the Romanticism which swept Europe and America in the 19th century, inspiring writers, musicians and painters, delighting their enthralled audiences, and ... Read more

    $54.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Classical Music Book

    by DK ...
    Narrated by Peter Forbes ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 58 min

    From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideas series.Easy to understand and clear to follow, this history of classical music explores and explains music theory and the impact of seminal pieces, while also providing fascinating stories about the lives of crucial composers and ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein

    My Years with the Exasperating Genius

    by Charlie Harmon ...
    Narrated by William Dufris ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 54 min

    Written by his former assistant and with a foreword by Broadway legend Harold Prince, this book celebrates Leonard Bernstein's centenary with an intimate and detailed look at the public and private life of the Maestro. Leonard Bernstein reeked of cheap cologne and obviously hadn't showered, shaved, or slept in a while. Was he drunk to boot? He greeted his new assistant with "What are you drinking? ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Florence Foster Jenkins

    by Nicholas Martin, Jasper Rees ...
    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 34 min

    People may say that I couldn't sing. But no one can say that I didn't sing.'Despite lacking pitch, rhythm or tone, Florence Foster Jenkins became one of America's best-known sopranos, celebrated for her unique recordings and her sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall.Born in 1868 to wealthy Pennsylvanian parents, Florence was a talented young pianist but her life was thrown into turmoil when she eloped ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Opera Explained Orfeo

    by Thomson Smillie ...
    Narrated by David Timson ...
    series Opera Explained 

    Unabridged

    1 hour 6 min

    Monteverdi’s Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for its precise orchestration and powerful drama it was a groundbreaking work. It concerns the legend of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell and to bring his wife back, briefly, to life. The extracts used in this ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Große Klassik kinderleicht. DIE ZEIT-Edition, Der Karneval der Tiere. Eine fröhliche Musikfantasie

    by Camille Saint-Saëns, Bert Alexander Petzold ...
    Narrated by Luca Zamperoni ...

    Unabridged

    38 min

    Mit freudigem Brüllen eröffnet der Löwe das Musikspektakel, das Eichhörnchen schwingt den Taktstock und die Hühner können es kaum erwarten, ihren einstudierten Gesang vorzutragen. Heitere Ballettmusik lässt Elefant und Schildkröten das Tanzbein schwingen, die Leoparden brillieren als Pianisten. Tapfer ertragen die Gäste das Vogelgezeter und feiern am Abend alle gemeinsam ein buntes Musiksommerfest ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Beethoven Symphony No. 4 and Thunderstorms

    by Ludwig van Beethoven ...
    Narrated by Various ...

    Unabridged

    33 min

    Rain and thunder envelop Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60Escape the stress and pace of the daily grind and transport your mind to an alternative reality.I. Adagio - AlleII. AdagioIII. Allegro vivaceIV. Allegro ma non troppo ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Understanding the Fundamentals of Classical Music

    by Richard Freedman ...
    Narrated by Richard Freedman ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 3 min

    This course is not designed as a chronological survey of musical history and its many stylistic periods or moments, nor an exploration of the lives and output of individual composers. Instead, these lectures focus on the development of listening skills. Through this course you will develop new levels of aural awareness that will allow you to better appreciate the richness, complexity and ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial