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    Classical Music For Dummies

    2nd Edition

    by David Pogue, Scott Speck ...
    Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 40 min

    Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, oh, my! The beginner's guide to classical music.Classical Music For Dummies is a friendly, funny, easy-to-understand guide to composers, instruments, orchestras, concerts, recordings, and more. Classical music is widely considered one of the pinnacles of human achievement, and this informative guide will shows you just how beautiful and rewarding it can be. You'll ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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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

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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

    $0.99 USD

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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

    $7.49 USD

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    The Ninth

    Beethoven and the World in 1824

    by Harvey Sachs ...
    Narrated by Patrick Egan ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 26 min

    “All men become brothers . . .Be embraced, ye millions!”The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven’s mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light, from chaos to peace. Yet the work was born in a repressive era, with terrified Bourbons, Hapsburgs, and Romanovs using every means at their disposal to squelch populist rumblings in the wake of the French ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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    Pyotr: The Life and Music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    He changed ballet forever and hid his wounds even longer.

    by Paul van Geldrop, Steve Moretti ...
    Narrated by Paul van Geldrop, Tom McLean ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 43 min

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was bestowed with a rare musical gift, but burdened by demons of self-doubt and passions forbidden in 19th century Russia.He struggled to release the music inside his head. And equally, to find romantic fulfillment that always remained just beyond his reach. He was deeply affected by the women in his life – those he loved, those he despised, and those whose affection he ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Hidden History of Music, The: Beethoven Symphony No. 6

    by Hank Wilson ...
    Narrated by Hank Wilson ...

    Unabridged

    47 min

    Step into the world of Beethoven like never before with The Hidden History of Music: Beethoven Symphony No. 6. This digital audio experience combines the power of live performance with the rich, untold stories behind one of the composer’s most beloved symphonies.Why This Experience?Imagine not just listening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, but understanding it on a deeper, more personal level. This ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Thunderstorms and Beethoven

    Meditations

    by Ludwig van Beethoven ...
    Narrated by Ambient ...

    Unabridged

    55 min

    Introducing "Thunderstorms and Beethoven - Meditations": A Digital Audio Experience That Transcends Time and Nature's Majesty!Immerse yourself in a world where the captivating beauty of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (Op.55), also known as the "Eroica," intertwines seamlessly with the awe-inspiring sounds of thunderstorms. Picture yourself enveloped in the melodic brilliance of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Symphonic Shadows: A Very Quick Journey Through the History of Classical Music

    by Joy Anderson ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 22 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From the elegant strains of Baroque to the bold innovations of the Romantic era, Symphonic Shadows takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the sweeping evolution of classical music. This chronologically arranged account explores the rise of great composers, the defining movements, and the cultural shifts that shaped the genre. Packed with ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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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

  • Audiobook

    Peter und der Wolf / Der Karneval der Tiere

    Märchen mit Musik für Kinder

    by Jürgen Fritsche, Jürgen Fritsche, Sergej Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein ...
    Narrated by Jürgen Fritsche ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    Peter und der Wolf: Sergej Prokofieffs berühmtes musikalisches Märchen – in einer wunderbaren Fassung mit der jungen Romy Schneider und dem Philharmonia Orchestra unter der Leitung von Dirigentenlegende Herbert von Karajan! Die Geschichte von Peter, seinem Großvater, der Katze, der Ente, dem Vogel – und natürlich dem bösen Wolf! Zauberhafte Unterhaltung für Groß und Klein! Der Karneval der Tiere: ... Read more

    $9.96 USD

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    A History of the World in 50 Pieces

    An Official Radio 3 book

    by Tom Service ...
    Narrated by Tom Service ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 12 min

    **Brought to you by Penguin.Explore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium.**Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the ... Read more

    $19.11 USD

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    Composing Capital

    Classical Music in the Neoliberal Era

    by Marianna Ritchey ...
    Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    The familiar old world of classical music, with its wealthy donors and ornate concert halls, is changing. The patronage of a wealthy few is being replaced by that of corporations, leading to new unions of classical music and contemporary capitalism. In Composing Capital, Marianna Ritchey lays bare the appropriation of classical music by the current neoliberal regime, arguing that artists, critics, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Life of Mozart, with eBook

    by Edward Holmes ...
    Narrated by David Case ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 43 min

    In his timeless biography—written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized—author Edward Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputation that surrounded him. Published in 1845 as the first authentic narrative of the life of Mozart to appear in English, it was also the first biography after the composer's ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Audiobook

    Climbing Up on the Rough Side

    by Hopeful Gospel ...
    Narrated by Kate MacKenzie ...

    Unabridged

    42 min

    The long-awaited second audio recording by the Hopeful Gospel Quartet-Robin and Linda Williams, Kate MacKenzie, and Garrison Keillor-is old-time gospel singing at its best. Recorded live during broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, it features instrumentals by Butch Thompson, Chet Atkins, and others.Tracks:Climbing Up On the Rough SideHe Knows How Much We Can BearLife Is a ... Read more

    $11.87 USD

  • Audiobook

    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

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Beethoven Variations

    Poems on a Life

    by Ruth Padel ...
    Narrated by Ruth Padel ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 55 min

    A fascinating poetic journey into the mind and heart of a musical genius, from the author of the celebrated Darwin: A Life in PoemsRuth Padel's new sequence of poems, in four movements, is a personal voyage through the life and legend of one of the world's greatest composers. She uncovers the man behind the music, charting his private thoughts and feelings through letters, diaries, sketchbooks, ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    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

    $27.50 USD

  • Audiobook

    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

    $44.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Conversations

    by Steve Reich ...
    Narrated by Stephen Graybill, Johnny Heller, Derek Perkins, James Lurie, Jason Culp, Joel Froomkin, Cindy Kay, Billie Fulford-Brown, Natasha Soudek ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 54 min

    A surprising, enlightening series of conversations that shed new light on the music and career of “our greatest living composer” (New York Times**)**Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger musicians, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    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

    $15.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Абсолютный слух: 100 классических композиций, которые должен знать каждый

    by Тим Бувери ...
    Narrated by Александр Карлов ...
    Series series Понятная классика. Разберись в классической музыке!

    Unabridged

    5 hours 28 min

    Иногда может показаться, что все вокруг — настоящие ценители классики, способные распознать каждую культовую мелодию буквально с первых нот. Одни знакомы с музыкой со времен специализированной школы, другие — благодаря родительскому воспитанию, а третьи и вовсе начали познавать ее во взрослой жизни. Но что делать, если вас классическая музыка всегда обходила стороной, а разобраться в ней — ... Read more

    $6.91 USD

  • Audiobook

    Strings

    A Love Story

    by Megan Edwards ...
    Narrated by Carlyle Coash ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 47 min

    The Merino Rose. Ted Spencer has a hard enough time believing the celebrated violin really exists. To find it sitting on his coffee table is nothing short of incredible. The stuff of legend, the exquisite Guarnerius has been missing for centuries.But even though the renowned instrument is a violin lover's dream come true, it holds only heartache for Ted. The value of the Merino Rose may be beyond ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Mozart

    by Peter Gay ...
    Narrated by Alexander Adams ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 37 min

    The greatest mind in Western music is examined by a National Book Award–winning writer on culture and psychology in this concise account of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer’s unshakable hold on the public’s fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gay’s bold new perspective.His passionate and painstaking research reveals truths more fascinating ... Read more

    $12.50 USD