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The History of Western Art
- By: Peter Whitfield
- Narrated by: Sebastian Comberti
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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What is art? Why do we value images of saints, kings, goddesses, battles, landscapes or cities from eras of history utterly remote from ourselves? This history of art shows how painters, sculptors and architects have expressed the belief systems of their age: religious, political and aesthetic. From the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, to the revolutionary years of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the artist has acted as a mirror to the ideals and conflicts of the human mind.
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Not entirely what was expected
- By Crocker on 28-01-12
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The History of Western Art
- Narrated by: Sebastian Comberti
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 15-11-11
- Language: English
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The History of Classical Music
- By: Richard Fawkes
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.
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Very pleasant way to read a book !
- By Kindle Customer on 23-12-12
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The History of Classical Music
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 06-07-00
- Language: English
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The History of Opera
- By: Richard Fawkes
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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Here is the colorful story of sometimes temperamental composers and even more temperamental singers working in an art form which has produced some of man's noblest artistic creations. This absorbing history is illustrated by over 100 musical examples by Naxos artists as well as some of the greatest singers of the 20th century, including Enrico Caruso and Fyodor Chaliapin.
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Very enjoyable read
- By Flaminia on 06-11-12
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The History of Opera
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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Ring of the Nibelung: Opera Explained
- By: Stephen Johnson
- Narrated by: Stephen Johnson
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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Wagner’s Ring cycle is the most ambitious work in the history of music: four operas that combine to tell a single epic story. Based in legend, it has become a legend in its own right: a supreme challenge for conductors, singers, opera producers, and indeed for audiences. But for all its grandeur and complexity, The Ring is far more accessible than many music lovers think.
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Brilliant !
- By emrys on 07-11-21
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Ring of the Nibelung: Opera Explained
- Narrated by: Stephen Johnson
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Carmen
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Carmen is among the most popular operas for all the obvious reasons: great characters, a gripping story, and fabulous music. But what sets it on a pinnacle is an amazing combination of three factors: a sizzling Gipsy heroine (one of the most psychologically complex and compelling characters in all theatre), great atmosphere (Spain, hot sun, the bull-ring), and the prodigality of melodic invention - one great tune after another, at least a dozen of which are the staples of Madison Avenue and the animated cartoon.
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Excellent introduction.
- By Robert on 08-01-19
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Carmen
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
- By: Walter Pater
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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Published in 1873, Studies in the History of the Renaissance is considered one of the most influential works in the field of aestheticism. The book is a collection of essays that explore various artists of the Renaissance period, focusing primarily on the art, culture, and philosophy of the time.
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-04-24
- Language: English
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Life & Works - Franz Schubert
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Tom George, Peter Yapp, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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The life of Franz Schubert has been a gift to romantically inclined biographers: the beautiful, brilliant, modest boy who sprang to fully fledged genius at the age of sixteen; the quintessential ‘artist in a garret’, entirely consumed by his art and living a hand-to-mouth existence in Vienna (home of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven); the gentle, cheerful, convivial young man who prized friendship almost as highly as music itself; the unworldly poet from whom great music poured like water from a fountain; the unrecognized master who died almost penniless at the age of 31.
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Schubert realised
- By karen on 01-02-18
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Life & Works - Franz Schubert
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Tom George, Peter Yapp, Stephen Critchlow, Sean Barrett, Jonathan Keeble, Charlie Simpson
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 13-11-12
- Language: English
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Wagner
- His Life and Music
- By: Stephen Johnson
- Narrated by: Stephen Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania.
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Wagner
- His Life and Music
- Narrated by: Stephen Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-05-13
- Language: English
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The Life and Works of Mozart
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Nicholas Boulton, Edward de Souza, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most astonishing child prodigy in the history of music, is felt by many people to be the greatest composer who ever lived. Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, his story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious and often endearing childhood to liberated fulfillment, unexpected poverty, and a tragically early death. Generously illustrated by Mozart’s music, from his fifth to his final year, this portrait-in-sound reveals a fascinating yet elusive character, drawing richly on the words of the composer himself and those who knew him.
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Good but could have been much better......
- By Peter Smith on 21-03-13
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The Life and Works of Mozart
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Nicholas Boulton, Edward de Souza, Teresa Gallagher, Elaine Claxton, Steve Hodson, Jacob Moriarty
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 15-11-12
- Language: English
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Puccini: Madame Butterfly
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Madama Butterfly runs the gamut of operatic emotions. The title heroine has a fragility wonderfully expressed in her entry music, deep sexual instincts as shown in the love duet, and immense tragic stature in her last hours. The fate of Madama Butterfly - married to an American sailor and then abandoned - engages our emotions to a degree equaled by few other opera heroines. The oriental setting and the exquisite orchestral and choral writings are treasured bonuses.
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Excellent introduction.
- By Robert on 21-04-17
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Puccini: Madame Butterfly
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Gilbert and Sullivan: Opera Explained
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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This audio-biography sets out to explain the timeless popularity of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan: a colorful partnership of the most successful writers in the history of light music. It highlights Gilbert’s mastery of language - his wit, his turn of phrase, his brilliant lyrics (alternately very funny and deeply moving) - and the special melodic gift which enabled Arthur Sullivan to write music of such beauty and style. While each was a master of his craft, it was the combination that created magic sparks.
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Gilbert and Sullivan: Opera Explained
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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The Prophet & The Wanderer
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
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Khalil Gibran was Lebanese by birth but spent a major part of his life in America in the early part of the 20th century. He wrote many collections of stories with a wise or whimsical tone, but none more popular than The Prophet, his first collection, or The Wanderer, his final anthology.
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Excellent work
- By Nitin Suri on 10-02-15
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The Prophet & The Wanderer
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 31-12-06
- Language: English
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Tristan und Isolde
- By: Christopher Cook
- Narrated by: Christopher Cook
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Tristan und Isolde centres around two lovers who dream of romantic love and yearn for oblivion. No composer had written such a work before. Turning his back on traditional tonality, Wagner changed the course of Western music with Tristan und Isolde. But there’s also fact behind the fiction: while he wrote his opera Wagner was in love with another’s man’s wife, Mathilde Wesendonk. So Tristan and Isolde are also Richard and Mathilde.
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A good place to start
- By Robert on 21-04-17
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Tristan und Isolde
- Narrated by: Christopher Cook
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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The History of Theatre
- By: David Timson
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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Here is a diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre, from the first tragedies and comedies of Ancient Greece to the high-tech mega-musicals of the late 20th century. It is an absorbing listen, encompassing ancient tales, medieval theatre, Commedia dell'Arte, the great dramas of the Elizabethan age, and more.
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Fascinating subject flawlessly read
- By Christine on 24-11-07
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The History of Theatre
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 03-08-00
- Language: English
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The Life and Works of Beethoven
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Bob Peck, Neville Jason, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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For many people, Beethoven is the greatest composer who ever lived. In this portrait-in-sound, actors’ readings combine with his music to reveal a titanic personality, both vulnerable and belligerent, comic and tragic, and above all heroic, as he comes to grips with perhaps the greatest disability a musician can suffer. No man’s music is more universal; few men’s lives are more inspiring. In every sense but one - his modest height - he was a giant. The great bonus of this audio-biography is that the development of Beethoven’s music can be heard in the context of his life.
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Excellent introduction
- By Robert on 14-07-17
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The Life and Works of Beethoven
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Bob Peck, Neville Jason, David Timson, Elaine Claxton, Karen Archer
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-11-12
- Language: English
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Samson Agonistes
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: David de Keyser, Philip Madoc, Matthew Morgan, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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Samson Agonistes, the 'dramatic poem' by John Milton, was published in 1671, three years before the poet's death. Written in the form of a Greek tragedy, with the Chorus commenting on the action, it follows the biblical story of the blind Samson as he wreaks his revenge on the Philistines who have imprisoned him. A powerful subject, with a personal resonance for the blind Milton, it is a perfect work for the medium of audiobook where poetry and drama can be balanced equally.
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Mighty!
- By NICK on 29-04-21
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Samson Agonistes
- Narrated by: David de Keyser, Philip Madoc, Matthew Morgan, Samantha Bond, Michael Maloney
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 07-01-14
- Language: English
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Debussy in Words and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Claude Debussy is regarded by many as the quintessential French composer, with music that invited both warm applause and frosty criticism in his day. While our ears no longer hear him as controversial, his works heralded the dawn of an artistic period founded on innovation and experiment, and a desire to break with the past in search of new expressive means. With never a dull moment, Debussy went from being a musical misfit at the Paris Conservatoire to bohemian life amongst the Symbolist poets and some scandalous love affairs.
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Debussy in Words and Music
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 29-07-22
- Language: English
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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Many opera-lovers would name The Marriage of Figaro as their favorite opera. It appeals to the most intellectual listener, but also to music-lovers seeking great melodies and ensembles (while it remains accessible through its fascinating plot and memorable characters) and to those seeking only entertainment. One of three operas by Mozart to libretti by Lorenzo da Ponte, it represents one of the pinnacles not just of operatic but of human achievement.
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Wrong audiobook provided
- By l on 23-02-22
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Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Famous Composers
- By: Darren Henley
- Narrated by: Aled Jones
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Following on the success of The Story of Classical Music, Darren Henley and Aled Jones combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers: Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, and Shostakovich. Their colourful lives and their love of music is told against the backdrop of some of their finest works - an ideal combination.
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Good quality selection
- By MR H on 14-11-23
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Famous Composers
- Narrated by: Aled Jones
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 04-04-12
- Language: English
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The Story of Classical Music
- By: Darren Henley
- Narrated by: Marin Alsop
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by the conductor and musical personality Marin Alsop. In 1200 years, classical music grew from the chanting of medieval monks through the symphonies of Beethoven and the grand operas of Wagner to the huge orchestral sound-world of the 21st century, with its electronics and its film music.
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How an audiobook about music should be
- By Pen Name on 06-04-13
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The Story of Classical Music
- Narrated by: Marin Alsop
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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