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Mozart

The Reign of Love

by Jan Swafford ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

30 hours 22 min

From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.At the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart’s singular imagination was at work in every direction. He hated to be bored and hated to be idle, and through his life he responded to these threats with a repertoire of ... Read more

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From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.At the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart’s singular imagination was at work in every direction. He hated to be bored and hated to be idle, and through his life he responded to these threats with a repertoire of
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Fast Classical Music

by Ludwig van Beethoven, Various ...

Narrated by Various ...

Abridged

1 hour 31 min

Fast Classical Music: Energize Your DayAre you ready to elevate your energy levels? Look no further! Introducing the ultimate classical music collection for your active lifestyle. Whether you’re running, working out, or just need a boost, these electrifying compositions will keep you moving:Waltz in D flat major ‘Minute’, Op. 64 No. 1 – Feel the rhythm as Chopin’s waltz sweeps you off your feet. ... Read more

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Fast Classical Music: Energize Your DayAre you ready to elevate your energy levels? Look no further! Introducing the ultimate classical music collection for your active lifestyle. Whether you’re running, working out, or just need a boost, these electrifying compositions will keep you moving:Waltz in D flat major ‘Minute’, Op. 64 No. 1 – Feel the rhythm as Chopin’s waltz sweeps you off your feet.
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Classical Music 101

A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music

by Fred Plotkin ...

Narrated by Fred Plotkin ...

Unabridged

19 hours 27 min

The author who has taught tens of thousands of people to love opera now introduces readers to the rich and soul-stirring world of classical music.From the author of the bestselling Opera 101 comes a comprehensive and highly accessible guide to discovering the glories of classical music, based on the fundamental principle of developing the skills to truly listen. In clear and entertaining prose, ... Read more

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The author who has taught tens of thousands of people to love opera now introduces readers to the rich and soul-stirring world of classical music.From the author of the bestselling Opera 101 comes a comprehensive and highly accessible guide to discovering the glories of classical music, based on the fundamental principle of developing the skills to truly listen. In clear and entertaining prose,
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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

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague for eighteen years--and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the ... Read more

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With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague for eighteen years--and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the
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Healing with Great Music

by Don Campbell ...

Narrated by Don Campbell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

How the World's Great Music Can Inspire Your Heart and Your HealthMore than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras suggested that the human soul could be perfected through sublimely composed music. Today this astonishing concept has come true in clinics and hospitals, where sound is used as medicine to treat the body and mind.On Healing with Great Music, you will ... Read more

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How the World's Great Music Can Inspire Your Heart and Your HealthMore than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras suggested that the human soul could be perfected through sublimely composed music. Today this astonishing concept has come true in clinics and hospitals, where sound is used as medicine to treat the body and mind.On Healing with Great Music, you will
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Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music, Episode 2: The Nutcracker

by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Bert Alexander Petzold ...

Narrated by Will de Meo, David Johnston, Kevin Ford, Eva Russel, Catherine Campion, Peter Baker, Chris Lateano ...

Unabridged

56 min

"The Nutkracker" is a full-cast audio drama featuring famous melodies, exquisite arias and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she has a strange dream, in which the nutcracker fights alongside his toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps him, and the nutcracker transforms into a prince. Together they ... Read more

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"The Nutkracker" is a full-cast audio drama featuring famous melodies, exquisite arias and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she has a strange dream, in which the nutcracker fights alongside his toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps him, and the nutcracker transforms into a prince. Together they
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Dreams to Remember

Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul

by Mark Ribowsky ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

When he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941-1967) had already become the conscience of a new kind of music. Sure, Berry Gordy might have built the first black-owned music empire at Motown, but Redding was doing something as historic: mainstreaming black music within the whitest bastions of the post-Confederate south. As a result, the Redding story still largely untold is one ... Read more

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When he died suddenly at the age of twenty-six, Otis Redding (1941-1967) had already become the conscience of a new kind of music. Sure, Berry Gordy might have built the first black-owned music empire at Motown, but Redding was doing something as historic: mainstreaming black music within the whitest bastions of the post-Confederate south. As a result, the Redding story still largely untold is one
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Wagnerism

Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music

by Alex Ross ...

Narrated by Alex Ross ...

Unabridged

28 hours 25 min

This program is read by the author, and includes excerpts from Richard Wagner's musical compositions throughout.A New York Times Notable Books of 2020Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics—an aesthetic war zone where the ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

This program is read by the author, and includes excerpts from Richard Wagner's musical compositions throughout.A New York Times Notable Books of 2020Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics—an aesthetic war zone where the
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Journey of a Thousand Miles

My Story

by Lang Lang, David Ritz ...

Narrated by Feodor Chin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One ... Read more

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“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One
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Shock and Awe

Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-first Century

by Simon Reynolds ...

Narrated by Nicholas Camm ...

Unabridged

23 hours 22 min

From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania—“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)—comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in contemporary pop.Spearheaded by David Bowie, Alice Cooper, ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania—“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)—comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in contemporary pop.Spearheaded by David Bowie, Alice Cooper,
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Who I Am

by Pete Townshend ...

Narrated by Pete Townshend ...

Unabridged

17 hours 56 min

From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that ""drawling dope"" Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer.... became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary ... Read more

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From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that ""drawling dope"" Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer.... became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary
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Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - Music Album and Biography

by Ludwig van Beethoven ...

Narrated by MKirkpat ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own WordsLudwig van BeethovenTranslated by Henry Edward Krehbiel and Friedrich KerstMusic Album and Biography Track List01 Allegro con brio (C minor)02 Andante con moto (A♭ major)03 Scherzo: Allegro (C minor)04 Allegro – Presto (C major)05 Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface06 Concerning Art; Love of Nature07 Concern... ... Read more

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Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own WordsLudwig van BeethovenTranslated by Henry Edward Krehbiel and Friedrich KerstMusic Album and Biography Track List01 Allegro con brio (C minor)02 Andante con moto (A♭ major)03 Scherzo: Allegro (C minor)04 Allegro – Presto (C major)05 Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface06 Concerning Art; Love of Nature07 Concern...
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Dangerous Melodies

Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War

by Jonathan Rosenberg, Jayme Mattler ...

Narrated by Chris Henry Coffey ...

Unabridged

15 hours 56 min

A Juilliard-trained musician and professor of history explores the fascinating entanglement of classical music with American foreign relations.Dangerous Melodies vividly evokes a time when classical music stood at the center of American life, occupying a prominent place in the nation’s culture and politics. The work of renowned conductors, instrumentalists, and singers―and the activities of ... Read more

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A Juilliard-trained musician and professor of history explores the fascinating entanglement of classical music with American foreign relations.Dangerous Melodies vividly evokes a time when classical music stood at the center of American life, occupying a prominent place in the nation’s culture and politics. The work of renowned conductors, instrumentalists, and singers―and the activities of
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Beethoven

A Life in Nine Pieces

by Laura Tunbridge ...

Narrated by Laura Tunbridge ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Featuring integrated music and full orchestra recordings.Ludwig van Beethoven: to some, simply the greatest ever composer of Western classical music. Yet his life remains shrouded in myths, and the image persists of him as an eccentric genius shaking his fist at heaven.Beethoven by Oxford professor Laura Tunbridge cuts through the noise in a refreshing way. Each chapter ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Featuring integrated music and full orchestra recordings.Ludwig van Beethoven: to some, simply the greatest ever composer of Western classical music. Yet his life remains shrouded in myths, and the image persists of him as an eccentric genius shaking his fist at heaven.Beethoven by Oxford professor Laura Tunbridge cuts through the noise in a refreshing way. Each chapter
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Und der Igel schwimmt doch!

Klassische Musik und Sprache erzählen

by Ute Kleeberg, Uwe Stoffel, Albrecht Holder, Thomas Wellen ...

Narrated by Robert Stadlober ...

Unabridged

44 min

Klassische Musik und Sprache erzählen Und der Igel schwimmt doch ! Eine Produktion von Ute Kleeberg für Klarinette, Fagott, Klavier und einen Erzähler Ein Igel ist kein Fisch-logisch, Stacheln sind keine Fischschuppen-logisch, Igelfüsse sind keine Flossen-logisch, Also kann der Igel nicht schwimmen-ganz logisch. Ob der Igelvater wohl recht hat? ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Klassische Musik und Sprache erzählen Und der Igel schwimmt doch ! Eine Produktion von Ute Kleeberg für Klarinette, Fagott, Klavier und einen Erzähler Ein Igel ist kein Fisch-logisch, Stacheln sind keine Fischschuppen-logisch, Igelfüsse sind keine Flossen-logisch, Also kann der Igel nicht schwimmen-ganz logisch. Ob der Igelvater wohl recht hat?
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Полчаса музыки: Как понять и полюбить классику

by Ляля Кандаурова ...

Narrated by Михаил Мурзаков ...

Unabridged

12 hours 5 min

Слушать музыку – это самое интересное, что есть на свете. Вы убедитесь в этом, слушая аудиокнигу музыкального журналиста и популярного лектора Ляли Кандауровой. Вместо скучного и сухого перечисления фактов перед вами настоящий абонемент на концерт: автор рассказывает о 600-летней истории музыки так, что незнакомые произведения становятся близкими, а знакомые – приносят еще больше удовольствия. ... Read more

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Слушать музыку – это самое интересное, что есть на свете. Вы убедитесь в этом, слушая аудиокнигу музыкального журналиста и популярного лектора Ляли Кандауровой. Вместо скучного и сухого перечисления фактов перед вами настоящий абонемент на концерт: автор рассказывает о 600-летней истории музыки так, что незнакомые произведения становятся близкими, а знакомые – приносят еще больше удовольствия.
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Verdwijntijd

Een autobiografisch verhaal rond burn-out

by Annemarie Peeters ...

Narrated by Katelijne Damen, Sofie Vanden Eynde ...

Unabridged

1 hour 6 min

November 2016. Luitiste Sofie Vanden Eynde is bang dat haar hart zal stoppen met kloppen. Haar dokter zet de diagnose in drukletters op papier: burn-out. Ze is een uitgebrand huis. Ook de muziek stropt. Adrenaline plakt aan haar snaren, spelen is sterven. Ze stopt. Bijna een jaar lang.Vandaag maakt ze de balans op. Haar snaren spreken anders nu: de stilte tussen de noten heeft aan betekenis ... Read more

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November 2016. Luitiste Sofie Vanden Eynde is bang dat haar hart zal stoppen met kloppen. Haar dokter zet de diagnose in drukletters op papier: burn-out. Ze is een uitgebrand huis. Ook de muziek stropt. Adrenaline plakt aan haar snaren, spelen is sterven. Ze stopt. Bijna een jaar lang.Vandaag maakt ze de balans op. Haar snaren spreken anders nu: de stilte tussen de noten heeft aan betekenis
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古典留聲故事第2輯

by 焦元溥, 愛播聽書FM ...

Narrated by 焦元溥 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 42 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：13歌劇月亮歌曲之最 ... Read more

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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：13歌劇月亮歌曲之最
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Les textes d’Erik Satie

Lus par François Marthouret - piano par Christiane Gugger

by Erik Satie ...

Narrated by François Marthouret ...

Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

Bien qu’Erik Satie soit principalement reconnu pour son œuvre de compositeur et pianiste, ses écrits poétiques sont à l’image de sa musique : souvent courts, empreints d’un humour absurde et d’une grande sensibilité mélancolique. La voix profonde et le timbre captivant de François Marthouret, se mêle ici aux harmonies délicates du piano de Christiane Gugger. La complicité sensible entre l’acteur ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Bien qu’Erik Satie soit principalement reconnu pour son œuvre de compositeur et pianiste, ses écrits poétiques sont à l’image de sa musique : souvent courts, empreints d’un humour absurde et d’une grande sensibilité mélancolique. La voix profonde et le timbre captivant de François Marthouret, se mêle ici aux harmonies délicates du piano de Christiane Gugger. La complicité sensible entre l’acteur
... Read more
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Ludwig van Beethoven

A Very Short Introduction

by Mark Evan Bonds ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

4 hours

Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of deafness—Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, writes the music historian Mark Evan Bonds, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Beethoven approached music as he approached life, weighing whatever occupied him ... Read more

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Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of deafness—Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, writes the music historian Mark Evan Bonds, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Beethoven approached music as he approached life, weighing whatever occupied him
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The Chemistry Book

by DK ...

Narrated by Laura Brydon ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
Unabridged

18 hours 21 min

Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them.Written in plain English, The Chemistry Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of some of the most historic moments in science, from the birth of atomic theory to the discovery of polythene and the development of new vaccine technologies to combat COVID-19 ... Read more

$36.00 CAD

Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them.Written in plain English, The Chemistry Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of some of the most historic moments in science, from the birth of atomic theory to the discovery of polythene and the development of new vaccine technologies to combat COVID-19
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Mozart No. 40 and Thunderstorms

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...

Narrated by various ...

Unabridged

23 min

Relax with Symphony No. 40 in G minor with Thunderstorms in the background.One track - Molto allegro, Andante, Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio, Finale. Allegro assai ... Read more

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Relax with Symphony No. 40 in G minor with Thunderstorms in the background.One track - Molto allegro, Andante, Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio, Finale. Allegro assai
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Mozart and Beethoven

The Amazing Austrian and German Classical Composers

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Chris Newman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

This is a compilation of 2 different titles, which are about the following topics:1: Many people have had the pleasure to listen to Mozart’s music. His legacy has lived on for more than two centuries. And although he only lived to be 35 years old, he has had a major impact on the classical music genre. From simple rebel to sheer genius, this intelligent composer has shown the world that despite ... Read more

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This is a compilation of 2 different titles, which are about the following topics:1: Many people have had the pleasure to listen to Mozart’s music. His legacy has lived on for more than two centuries. And although he only lived to be 35 years old, he has had a major impact on the classical music genre. From simple rebel to sheer genius, this intelligent composer has shown the world that despite
... Read more
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Fryderyk Chopin

A Life and Times

by Dr. Alan Walker ...

Narrated by Corrie James ...

Unabridged

23 hours 28 min

A landmark biography of the Polish composer by a leading authority on Chopin and his time.Based on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C., Alan Walker's monumental Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times is the most comprehensive biography of the great Polish composer to appear in English in more than a ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

A landmark biography of the Polish composer by a leading authority on Chopin and his time.Based on ten years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C., Alan Walker's monumental Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times is the most comprehensive biography of the great Polish composer to appear in English in more than a
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