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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Author: Jeremy Siepmann
Format: MP3 CD
Author Jeremy Siepmann
Narrator Jeremy Siepmann
Duration 8h 1m
This is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk, solo, operatic, cinematic) and in pieces from the Middle Ages to the present. Joining regular members are such exotic visitors as the eerie ondes martenot, the wind machine, banjos, bagpipes, coconuts, typewriters and migrating swans!
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Format: MP3 CD
Author Jeremy Siepmann
Narrator Jeremy Siepmann
Duration 4h 40m
No great composer's story is more predominantly happy than Haydn's, though even his has its share of clouds. A classic rags-to-riches tale, it sees him move from humble beginnings through decades as a liveried servant to his emergence as the most popular and successful composer of his time. One of the healthiest and least neurotic artists in musi...
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Format: MP3 CD
Author Jeremy Siepmann
Narrator Jeremy Siepmann
Duration 5h 3m
This audiobook examines the life and music of one of the key figures in Romantic music, pianist-composer Frederic Chopin, and includes many examples of his work. Regarded as one of the most mesmerising performers of his day, Chopin created waltzes, mazurkas, etudes, preludes, nocturnes, three piano sonatas, two piano concertos and much more. Here i...
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Format: MP3 CD
Author Jeremy Siepmann
Narrator Jeremy Siepmann
Duration 5h 30m
This audiobook examines the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven and includes many examples of his work. The author illustrates how Beethoven's music developed throughout his life, and how he coped with his increasing deafness.
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