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Classical Music for Healing

by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Smith Show Media presents Classical Music for Healing. ... Read more

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Smith Show Media presents Classical Music for Healing.
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Beethoven's 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Music Album and History

by Hank Wilson ...

Narrated by Hank Wilson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 32 min

This recording brings together several remarkable symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven. These works show not only his genius, but also his extraordinary range as a composer and as a human being.A common theme we hear across these symphonies is Beethoven in moments of clarity, struggle, humor, and deep reflection. You will instantly recognize some of these pieces and in fact some are considered ... Read more

$9.78 NZD

This recording brings together several remarkable symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven. These works show not only his genius, but also his extraordinary range as a composer and as a human being.A common theme we hear across these symphonies is Beethoven in moments of clarity, struggle, humor, and deep reflection. You will instantly recognize some of these pieces and in fact some are considered
... Read more
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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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Meditation - Sounds of Thunderstorms (432 Hz Healing Music)

Mozart No. 40 & Brahms No. 1

by Anthony Morse ...

Narrated by Various ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Meditation - Sounds of Thunderstorms – Mozart No. 40 & Brahms No. 1 (432 Hz Healing Music)Discover a powerful fusion of classical brilliance and nature’s calming presence in this immersive digital audio experience. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor come alive, enriched by the gentle sounds of rolling thunderstorms, all tuned to 432 Hz... ... Read more

$9.78 NZD

Meditation - Sounds of Thunderstorms – Mozart No. 40 & Brahms No. 1 (432 Hz Healing Music)Discover a powerful fusion of classical brilliance and nature’s calming presence in this immersive digital audio experience. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor come alive, enriched by the gentle sounds of rolling thunderstorms, all tuned to 432 Hz...
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Life Lessons from Claude Debussy

Paint in Sound: Imagination Without Borders

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Paint in Sound and Break the Rules Without Losing Beauty?In Life Lessons from Claude Debussy: Paint in Sound—Imagination Without Borders, step into the mind of the composer who dared to redefine music. Debussy’s works broke away from rigid tradition, embracing mood, color, and atmosphere to create soundscapes that felt like paintings for the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Paint in Sound and Break the Rules Without Losing Beauty?In Life Lessons from Claude Debussy: Paint in Sound—Imagination Without Borders, step into the mind of the composer who dared to redefine music. Debussy’s works broke away from rigid tradition, embracing mood, color, and atmosphere to create soundscapes that felt like paintings for the
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Quartet for the End of Time

On Music, Grief and Birdsong

by Michael Symmons Roberts ...

Narrated by Michael Symmons Roberts ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist.The story goes like this: on a freezing winter night in 1941, a new piece of chamber music was performed to a crowd of prisoners of war on a three-stringed cello, clarinet, violin and pub piano with ... Read more

$32.03 NZD

Brought to you by Penguin.A personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist.The story goes like this: on a freezing winter night in 1941, a new piece of chamber music was performed to a crowd of prisoners of war on a three-stringed cello, clarinet, violin and pub piano with
... Read more
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Life Lessons from Franz Schubert

Write for the Unfinished: The Beauty of Letting Go

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

52 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Find Beauty in the Unfinished?In Life Lessons from Franz Schubert: Write for the Unfinished—The Beauty of Letting Go, discover the story of the composer whose music, though often incomplete, continues to move hearts around the world. Schubert’s melodies flow with tenderness, longing, and an honesty that speaks across centuries.Though his ... Read more

$7.74 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Find Beauty in the Unfinished?In Life Lessons from Franz Schubert: Write for the Unfinished—The Beauty of Letting Go, discover the story of the composer whose music, though often incomplete, continues to move hearts around the world. Schubert’s melodies flow with tenderness, longing, and an honesty that speaks across centuries.Though his
... Read more
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Vanishing Point

An autobiographical story on burnout

by Annemarie Peeters ...

Narrated by Caroline Dash, Sofie Vanden Eynde ...

Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

November 2016. Lute player Sofie Vanden Eynde is afraid that her heart is going to give out. Her doctor spells out the diagnosis in capital letters: burnout. She's a burnt-out building. Even the music is like a rope around her neck. Its as if her strings are sticky with adrenaline, playing is killing her. So she stops - for nearly a year.Today she’s taking stock. Her strings speak differently now: ... Read more

$0.99 NZD

November 2016. Lute player Sofie Vanden Eynde is afraid that her heart is going to give out. Her doctor spells out the diagnosis in capital letters: burnout. She's a burnt-out building. Even the music is like a rope around her neck. Its as if her strings are sticky with adrenaline, playing is killing her. So she stops - for nearly a year.Today she’s taking stock. Her strings speak differently now:
... Read more
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Richard Wagner - Thunderstorms, Music, and Drama

by Richard Wagner ...

Narrated by Various ...

Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

Experience Wagner Like Never Before: "Richard Wagner - Thunderstorms, Music, and Drama"Unlock the Ultimate Audiobook ExperienceDive into the mesmerizing world of Richard Wagner with our digital audiobook, "Richard Wagner - Thunderstorms, Music, and Drama." This unique auditory experience weaves together Wagner’s most evocative compositions with the atmospheric intensity of thunderstorms, creating ... Read more

$1.94 NZD

Experience Wagner Like Never Before: "Richard Wagner - Thunderstorms, Music, and Drama"Unlock the Ultimate Audiobook ExperienceDive into the mesmerizing world of Richard Wagner with our digital audiobook, "Richard Wagner - Thunderstorms, Music, and Drama." This unique auditory experience weaves together Wagner’s most evocative compositions with the atmospheric intensity of thunderstorms, creating
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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

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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.
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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

$48.90 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Kuningasbasso Matti Salminen

by Petri Tuomi-Nikula ...

Narrated by Raiko Häyrinen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

Matti Salminen on yksi musiikin historian suurista bassolaulajista, jonka ainutlaatuinen ääni ja väkevä persoona ovat jättäneet syvän jäljen oopperan maailmaan.Ura oopperalavoilla kesti yli puoli vuosisataa. Hänen tulkintojaan tärkeimmistä bassorooleista - liedistä ja kevyestä musiikista, on taltioitu yli 50 albumille. Wienin, Berliinin ja Münchenin oopperatalot ovat palkinneet hänet alan ... Read more

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Matti Salminen on yksi musiikin historian suurista bassolaulajista, jonka ainutlaatuinen ääni ja väkevä persoona ovat jättäneet syvän jäljen oopperan maailmaan.Ura oopperalavoilla kesti yli puoli vuosisataa. Hänen tulkintojaan tärkeimmistä bassorooleista - liedistä ja kevyestä musiikista, on taltioitu yli 50 albumille. Wienin, Berliinin ja Münchenin oopperatalot ovat palkinneet hänet alan
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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

$39.99 NZD

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
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The Closest Thing to Crazy

My Life of Musical Adventures

by Mike Batt ...

Narrated by Mike Batt ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAYNominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the mu... ... Read more

$89.69 NZD

'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAYNominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the mu...
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Wo der Himmel die Weisheit berührt

22 lyrisch-musikalische Stimmungsbilder

by Holly Brigg, Holly Brigg, Holly Brigg, Horst Lichtenegger ...

Narrated by Sonja Pustak ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Wie der Himmel
Unabridged

27 min

22 Gedichte zum Sinnieren, Reflektieren und Imaginieren bis der Himmel die Weisheit berührt. Sie sind Teil des gleichnamigen Lyrikbandes, wurden im usp Tonstudio aufgesprochen und von Horst Lichtenegger in musikalische Miniaturen transferiert. Diese lyrisch-musikalischen Stimmungsbilder verleihen den Texten einen einzigartigen Nachklang. Die Wort-Ton-Kompositionen verstehen sich als liebevoller ... Read more

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22 Gedichte zum Sinnieren, Reflektieren und Imaginieren bis der Himmel die Weisheit berührt. Sie sind Teil des gleichnamigen Lyrikbandes, wurden im usp Tonstudio aufgesprochen und von Horst Lichtenegger in musikalische Miniaturen transferiert. Diese lyrisch-musikalischen Stimmungsbilder verleihen den Texten einen einzigartigen Nachklang. Die Wort-Ton-Kompositionen verstehen sich als liebevoller
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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

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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。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
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Life Lessons from Franz Liszt

The Fire on Stage: Ego, Excellence, and the Gift That Consumes

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Live at the Edge of Brilliance and Burnout?In Life Lessons from Franz Liszt: The Fire on Stage—Ego, Excellence, and the Gift That Consumes, discover the life of the 19th-century virtuoso whose performances electrified Europe. Known as much for his dazzling piano technique as for his magnetic stage presence, Liszt redefined what it meant to ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Live at the Edge of Brilliance and Burnout?In Life Lessons from Franz Liszt: The Fire on Stage—Ego, Excellence, and the Gift That Consumes, discover the life of the 19th-century virtuoso whose performances electrified Europe. Known as much for his dazzling piano technique as for his magnetic stage presence, Liszt redefined what it meant to
... Read more
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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

$1.94 NZD

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...
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Schneewittchen

by Gebrüder Grimm, Wolfgang Lackerschmid ...

Narrated by Peter Hanzel ...

Unabridged

50 min

$19.31 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus
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Spelen en leven in het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest

by Marc Daniel van Biemen ...

Narrated by Marc Daniel van Biemen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

Spelen in het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest is voor de meeste musici slechts een droom. Maar Marc Daniel van Biemen lukte het om op vierentwintigjarige leeftijd een plek als eerste violist in een van 's werelds beroemdste orkesten te bemachtigen. In Violist neemt hij de lezer mee in de wereld van de klassieke muziek. Waarom is het strijkkwartet de heilige graal? Wat maakt een dirigent zo goed in ... Read more

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Spelen in het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest is voor de meeste musici slechts een droom. Maar Marc Daniel van Biemen lukte het om op vierentwintigjarige leeftijd een plek als eerste violist in een van 's werelds beroemdste orkesten te bemachtigen. In Violist neemt hij de lezer mee in de wereld van de klassieke muziek. Waarom is het strijkkwartet de heilige graal? Wat maakt een dirigent zo goed in
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The Composer's Landscape

The Pianist as Explorer - Interpreting the Scores of Eight Masters

by Carol Montparker ...

Narrated by Carol Montparker ...

Series series Amadeus
Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

Bloomsbury Presents The Composer's Landscape, written and read by Carol Montparker.Derived from a popular series of lecture-recitals presented by Carol Montparker over the past several years, The Composer's Landscape features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire. Each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. ... Read more

$58.80 NZD

Bloomsbury Presents The Composer's Landscape, written and read by Carol Montparker.Derived from a popular series of lecture-recitals presented by Carol Montparker over the past several years, The Composer's Landscape features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire. Each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn.
... Read more
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Life Lessons from Ludwig van Beethoven

Hear Beyond Silence: Suffering, Genius, and the Music of Defiance

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Create Music That Defies Silence?In Life Lessons from Ludwig van Beethoven: Storm and Triumph—Defiance, Passion, and the Will to Create, discover the story of the composer who transformed personal struggle into immortal music. Deafness could have silenced him; instead, Beethoven used it as fuel to push the boundaries of musical expression ... Read more

$7.74 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Create Music That Defies Silence?In Life Lessons from Ludwig van Beethoven: Storm and Triumph—Defiance, Passion, and the Will to Create, discover the story of the composer who transformed personal struggle into immortal music. Deafness could have silenced him; instead, Beethoven used it as fuel to push the boundaries of musical expression
... Read more
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Classical Piano for Sleep

by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Smith Show Media presents Classical Piano for Sleep, classical music for children to sleep. ... Read more

$19.58 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Smith Show Media presents Classical Piano for Sleep, classical music for children to sleep.
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Life Lessons from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Play Like It’s Breathing: Joy, Genius, and the Fragile Flame of Talent

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Create Brilliance That Feels Effortless?In Life Lessons from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Genius in Motion—Joy, Mastery, and the Art of Play, explore the life of the prodigy whose music continues to enchant the world centuries later. From composing symphonies as a child to creating operas that blend humor, drama, and emotion, Mozart’s genius was ... Read more

$7.74 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Create Brilliance That Feels Effortless?In Life Lessons from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Genius in Motion—Joy, Mastery, and the Art of Play, explore the life of the prodigy whose music continues to enchant the world centuries later. From composing symphonies as a child to creating operas that blend humor, drama, and emotion, Mozart’s genius was
... Read more

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