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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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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

$31.95 USD

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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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

$17.99 USD

“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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Scala Radio's A Soundtrack for Life

Classical Music to Take You Through the Day

by Scala Radio ...

Narrated by Charles Nove ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.Discussing pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony to the scores for Avatar and Assassin's Creed, each entry puts the piece of music into context, providing fascinating insights into the inspirations behind ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.Discussing pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony to the scores for Avatar and Assassin's Creed, each entry puts the piece of music into context, providing fascinating insights into the inspirations behind
... Read more
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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

$17.99 USD

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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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

$30.00 USD

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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Keyboard Conversations®: The Power and Passion of Beethoven

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

$7.99 USD

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.
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Year of Wonder

Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day

by Clemency Burton-Hill ...

Narrated by Clemency Burton-Hill ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

“Year of Wonder is an absolute treat—the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **—**Eddie RedmayneA unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personalityClassical music has a reputation for being stuffy, bori... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

“Year of Wonder is an absolute treat—the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.” **—**Eddie RedmayneA unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personalityClassical music has a reputation for being stuffy, bori...
... Read more
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In Their Lives

Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs

by Andrew Blauner ...

Narrated by Tandy Cronyn, Richard Poe, John Keating, John Keating, Kevin R. Free, Eva Kaminsky ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

For readers who loved Tune In, an anthology of essays from thirty luminaries about their favorite Beatles songs. Blauner anthologizes essays from 30 authors, actors, and musicians reflecting on their favorite Beatles songs, creating a monument to the enduring impact of the most popular band of all time. The diversity of favorite tracks and the variety of reasons contributors love them speak to the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For readers who loved Tune In, an anthology of essays from thirty luminaries about their favorite Beatles songs. Blauner anthologizes essays from 30 authors, actors, and musicians reflecting on their favorite Beatles songs, creating a monument to the enduring impact of the most popular band of all time. The diversity of favorite tracks and the variety of reasons contributors love them speak to the
... Read more
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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

$19.99 USD

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
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Chopin's Piano

In Search of the Instrument that Transformed Music

by Paul Kildea ...

Narrated by Matthew Waterson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

In November 1838, Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, and her two children sailed to Majorca to escape the Parisian winter. They settled in an abandoned monastery at Valldemossa in the mountains above Palma, where Chopin finished what would eventually be recognized as one of the great and revolutionary works of musical Romanticism: his twenty-four Preludes. There was scarcely a decent piano on the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

In November 1838, Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, and her two children sailed to Majorca to escape the Parisian winter. They settled in an abandoned monastery at Valldemossa in the mountains above Palma, where Chopin finished what would eventually be recognized as one of the great and revolutionary works of musical Romanticism: his twenty-four Preludes. There was scarcely a decent piano on the
... Read more
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Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music, Episode 4: Swan Lake

by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Bert Alexander Petzold ...

Narrated by Catherine Campion, David Johnston, Will de Meo, Peter Baker, Gale Van Gott, Kevin Ford ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

"Swan Lake" tells the love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette, who has been transformed by the sorcerer Rothbart into the Swan Queen. Prince Siegfried comes of age and celebrates his twenty-first birthday in the palace gardens. The next day he is expected to choose his future bride at the court ball. Near the castle, on the shores of Swan Lake, the swan maiden Odette emerges from the water in ... Read more

$8.99 USD

"Swan Lake" tells the love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette, who has been transformed by the sorcerer Rothbart into the Swan Queen. Prince Siegfried comes of age and celebrates his twenty-first birthday in the palace gardens. The next day he is expected to choose his future bride at the court ball. Near the castle, on the shores of Swan Lake, the swan maiden Odette emerges from the water in
... 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

$0.99 USD

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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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 USD

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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Celestial Bodies

How to Look at Ballet

by Laura Jacobs ...

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively,
... Read more
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Life Lessons from Johann Sebastian Bach

Order and the Infinite: Discipline as a Bridge to the Divine

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

56 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Build a Legacy That Outlasts Centuries?In Life Lessons from Johann Sebastian Bach: Order and Inspiration—Discipline, Devotion, and the Architecture of Sound, explore the life of the composer whose works shaped the foundation of Western music. From intricate fugues to soaring chorales, Bach combined mathematical precision with deep spiritual ... Read more

$3.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Build a Legacy That Outlasts Centuries?In Life Lessons from Johann Sebastian Bach: Order and Inspiration—Discipline, Devotion, and the Architecture of Sound, explore the life of the composer whose works shaped the foundation of Western music. From intricate fugues to soaring chorales, Bach combined mathematical precision with deep spiritual
... Read more
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Life Lessons from Edvard Grieg

Echoes of the Landscape: Identity, Roots, and the Soul of Place

by Marcus Alden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Walter Pike E ...

Series Audiobook 14 - Timeless Wisdom from Artists and Composers
Unabridged

50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Capture the Sound of a Landscape?In Life Lessons from Edvard Grieg: Echoes of the Landscape—Identity, Roots, and the Soul of Place, explore the life of the Norwegian composer whose music painted the spirit of his homeland. From the haunting lyricism of Peer Gynt to the intimate poetry of his piano works, Grieg blended folk traditions with ... Read more

$3.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.How Do You Capture the Sound of a Landscape?In Life Lessons from Edvard Grieg: Echoes of the Landscape—Identity, Roots, and the Soul of Place, explore the life of the Norwegian composer whose music painted the spirit of his homeland. From the haunting lyricism of Peer Gynt to the intimate poetry of his piano works, Grieg blended folk traditions with
... Read more
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Ten Masterpieces of Music

by Harvey Sachs ...

Narrated by Paul Bellantoni ...

Unabridged

11 hours 40 min

In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of ten great works of classical music?works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters?Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, and Brahms; Sibelius, Prokofiev, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of ten great works of classical music?works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters?Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, and Brahms; Sibelius, Prokofiev,
... Read more
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Restrung

A Memoir of Music and Transformation

by Vijay Gupta ...

Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

From the world’s great concert halls to Los Angeles’s Skid Row, violinist Vijay Gupta’s searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connection when everything else falls away—for readers of Jeremy Denk's Every Good Boy Does Fine, Hua Hsu's Stay True, and Patrick Bringley’s All the Beauty in the World.By ... Read more

$27.99 USD

From the world’s great concert halls to Los Angeles’s Skid Row, violinist Vijay Gupta’s searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connection when everything else falls away—for readers of Jeremy Denk's Every Good Boy Does Fine, Hua Hsu's Stay True, and Patrick Bringley’s All the Beauty in the World.By
... Read more
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Keyboard Conversations®: The Romanticism of the Russian Soul

by Jeffrey Siegel ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Siegel ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 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

$7.99 USD

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
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The Power of Music

A celebration of how music connects us all, from the internationally-renowned young musician

by Sheku Kanneh-Mason ...

Narrated by Sheku Kanneh-Mason ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of music.Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason knows and feels the transformative power of music as much as any musician alive. From winning the prestigious BBC Young Musician Award to performing at Harry and Meghan’s wedding; from Bach’s solo suites to Bob Marley’s ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of music.Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason knows and feels the transformative power of music as much as any musician alive. From winning the prestigious BBC Young Musician Award to performing at Harry and Meghan’s wedding; from Bach’s solo suites to Bob Marley’s
... Read more
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The Point of Distraction

by Will Eaves ...

Narrated by Will Eaves ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of six piano pieces.'A brief yet elegant excursion into the nature and execution of creativity' Clemency Burton-Hill, Financial Times'A wonderfully sensitive and probing meditation on the writing of words and music' Rolf Hind, composer and pianistWhat lies behind the creation of a piece of music? Does it spring fully ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of six piano pieces.'A brief yet elegant excursion into the nature and execution of creativity' Clemency Burton-Hill, Financial Times'A wonderfully sensitive and probing meditation on the writing of words and music' Rolf Hind, composer and pianistWhat lies behind the creation of a piece of music? Does it spring fully
... Read more
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Mozart Music Collection with History and Biography

by Hank Wison ...

Narrated by Hank Wilson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWhen we think of Mozart, we often think of ease — music that feels effortless, natural,almost inevitable.But behind that apparent simplicity lies one of the most astonishing musical minds inhistory.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composing at an age when most children are justbeginning to learn their scales. By adulthood, he had mastered nearly every musicalform of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWhen we think of Mozart, we often think of ease — music that feels effortless, natural,almost inevitable.But behind that apparent simplicity lies one of the most astonishing musical minds inhistory.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composing at an age when most children are justbeginning to learn their scales. By adulthood, he had mastered nearly every musicalform of
... Read more
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Power of Classical Music, The

by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

Learn the power of classical music for all familys ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the power of classical music for all familys
... Read more

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