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More Famous Composers
- Author
- Darren Henley
- Narrator
- Marin Alsop
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2007
- Run Time
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Critics Review
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Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award A follow-up to the Audie Award-winning Famous Composers, this delightful production focuses on portraits of Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and contemporary artist Paul Williams. Following the same successful formula as the first production, it provides interesting biographical facts about each composer, brief re-enactments from their lives, and pieces of important works. The pleasantly voiced Marin Alsop once again acts as musical tour guide, giving historical context and sharing engaging bits of information (did you know that Handel’s father didn’t want him to be a musician or that Rachmaninov had enormous octave-scaling hands?) while also calling our attention to interesting, illustrative moments in the music. Though clearly designed for children, this engaging audio experience is educational for a wide audience.
J.C.G., AudioFile
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Details
- Author
- Darren Henley
- Narrator
- Marin Alsop
- Duration
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2007
- ISBN
- 9789629544065
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music
Synopsis
The first volume of Famous Composers written by Darren Henley and read by Marin Alsop, the American conductor, won a prestigious Audie in the US. Here, Henley and the Naxos AudioBooks team bring the combination of an entertaining but informative ‘life’ and numerous musical selections to a further set of six composers.
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