Biography Classical Composers

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    • The Composer and His Work
    • By: Christoph Wolff
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach's creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art....

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    • A Personal Guide
    • By: Anthony Tommasini
    • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
    • Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 11-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • Tommasini offers his own personal guide to the canon - and what greatness really means in classical music. Tommasini draws on elements of biography, the anxiety of influence, the composer's relationships with colleagues, and shifting attitudes toward a composer's work over time....

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    • Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music
    • By: Blair Tindall
    • Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
    • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 03-31-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 288 ratings
    • Mozart in the Jungle delves into the lives of the musicians and conductors who inhabit the insular world of classical music....

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    • By: Fred Plotkin
    • Narrated by: Fred Plotkin
    • Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-04
    • Language: English
    • 2.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than 100 great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers....

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    • Their Lives and Works
    • By: DK
    • Narrated by: Richard Trinder
    • Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces - symphonies, concertos, and operatic scores - that changed the direction of classical music and are still celebrated as masterpieces today....

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    • An Authorized Biography
    • By: Jude Warne, Billy Bob Thornton - foreword
    • Narrated by: Alex Knox
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 11-17-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • As if recovering from a raucous dream of the 1960s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek arrived on 1970s American radio with a sound that echoed disenchanted hearts of young people everywhere....

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    • Everyman's Library Classics Series
    • By: Hector Berlioz, David Cairns
    • Narrated by: Malcolm Sinclair
    • Length: 23 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 07-14-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Hector Berlioz was one of the most significant artistic figures of the 19th century. Intended for medicine, he turned instead to music and became one of its most original composers....

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    • Studios, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll - One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albums
    • By: Phill Brown
    • Narrated by: Terry Brown
    • Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 12-12-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 67 ratings
    • As the young tape at the famed Olympic Sound Studios in London, Phill learned the ropes from experienced engineers and producers....

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    • The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson
    • By: Mark Cabaniss
    • Narrated by: Mark Cabaniss
    • Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The Music Man stands as one of the greatest achievements in American musical theatre, but few know about its rocky beginnings and the against-all-odds success story of its creator, Meredith Willson....

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    • Masters of Classical Music
    • By: The History Hour
    • Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
    • Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 06-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • Probably the most naturally gifted musician the world has ever known, Mozart began his career early as a child prodigy. Ludwig van Beethoven is a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music. Learn about them in this audiobook....

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    • By: Darren Henley
    • Narrated by: Marin Alsop
    • Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • This volume again offers an entertaining but informative "life" and numerous musical selections to a further set of six composers....

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    • 나의 첫 클래식 앨범들 3 [My First Classical Albums, Book 3]
    • By: Naxos, Storytel South Korea - translator
    • Narrated by: 구자형
    • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
    • Release date: 01-16-25
    • Language: Korean
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    • 베토벤이 젊은이였을 때, 대단한 피아니스트이자 작곡가로 이름을 떨쳤죠. 하지만 행복하게 살지는 못했어요. 독일 도시 본에서 태어나 일곱 살 때 첫 공개 콘서트를 열었는데요. 아버지가 아주 엄격해서 매일 몇 시간동안이나 연습하도록 시켰다고 해요.

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    • A Biography of One of History's Most Influential Composers
    • By: Rick Marschall
    • Narrated by: Mark Smeby
    • Series: Christian Encounters Series
    • Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 06-20-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Two-and-a-half centuries after his death, the complex life of composer Johann Sebastian Bach continues to fascinate. Marschall brings Bach's enduring music and influence to the postmodern world and to all who would draw inspiration from his relentless pursuit of divinely ordained creativity....

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    • El genial compositor ruso, clásico del siglo XX [The Brilliant Russian Composer of Classical of the 20th Century]
    • By: Online Studio Productions
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 37 mins
    • Release date: 01-23-18
    • Language: Spanish
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Un compositor ruso del siglo XX, cuya extensa obra es síntesis del romanticismo e impresionismo, abrió vías hacia el vanguardismo....

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    • Uncover the Secrets and History of Beloved Holiday Classics
    • By: Ace Collins
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 12-27-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Ace Collins exposes the stories behind the greatest secular hit songs of Christmas---who wrote them, how they became famous, and why they still have such a strong impact on Christmas....

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    • 피아니스트 손열음의 클래식 이야기 [The Classical Story of Pianist Son Yeol-Eum]
    • By: 손열음
    • Narrated by: 정유정
    • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-24
    • Language: Korean
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • 손열음의 이번 책은 타 클래식 입문서와는 다른 세 가지의 차별점이 있다. 첫째, 클래식 매니아뿐만 아니라 음악을 사랑하는 사람이라면 누구나 읽을 수 있는 쉬우면서도 밀도 높은 글이라는 점. 둘째, 청중의 눈을 포함해서 연주자의 눈으로 음악을 바라보는 방법에 대해 소개하고 있다는 점. 그리고 마지막으로 대중들이 평소 궁금해했던 비밀스러운 영역인 '연주자의 삶'을 진솔하고 담백하게 고백하고 있다는 점이다.

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    • Costello's My Aim Is True (Pop Classics)
    • By: Richard Crouse
    • Narrated by: Shea Taylor
    • Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-24
    • Language: English
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    • Before Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was Declan P. McManus.

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