Classical Memoirs

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    • Seneca at the Court of Nero
    • By: James S. Romm
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 26-10-2021
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • James Romm seamlessly weaves together the life and written words, the moral struggles, political intrigue, and bloody vengeance that enmeshed Seneca the Younger in the twisted imperial family and the perverse, paranoid regime of Emperor Nero, despot and madman....

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    • The Composer and His Work
    • By: Christoph Wolff
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 14-04-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach's creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art....

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    • By: Saint Augustine
    • Narrated by: Mel Foster
    • Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 25-05-2010
    • Language: English
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    • The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace....

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    • The March of the Ten Thousand, or Anabasis
    • By: Xenophon
    • Narrated by: David Timson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 13-03-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Seeking to depose his brother Artaxerxes and take his place upon the Persian throne, Cyrus the Younger leads the 10,000 mercenaries on a dangerous campaign deep into the heart of Persia....

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    • By: Marcus Aurelius
    • Narrated by: Alan Munro
    • Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 03-07-2012
    • Language: English
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    • Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....

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    • Coming of Age in the Land of Opera
    • By: Jane Glover
    • Narrated by: Jane Glover
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 05-10-2023
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • An expertly researched and vividly written account of Mozart’s formative trips to Italy, from the author of Mozart’s Women and Handel in London....

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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: 01-11-2024
    • Language: korean
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    • 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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    • Why He Matters
    • By: Harvey Sachs
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 15-08-2023
    • Language: English
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    • An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Arnold Schoenberg from notoriety, Schoenberg restores him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers....

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    • The Art and Alchemy of Conducting
    • By: John Mauceri
    • Narrated by: John Mauceri
    • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 07-11-2017
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • An exuberant, uniquely accessible look inside the enigmatic art and craft of conducting, from a celebrated conductor whose international career has spanned half a century....

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    • By: Darren Henley
    • Narrated by: Marin Alsop
    • Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 26-12-2004
    • Language: English
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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....

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    • By: Pliny
    • Narrated by: Russell Bentley, Ben Onwukwe
    • Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 19-08-2022
    • Language: English
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    • The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests....

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    • By: Fred Plotkin
    • Narrated by: Fred Plotkin
    • Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 02-06-2004
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • By: Marcus Aurelius
    • Narrated by: Alastair Cameron
    • Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 29-01-2016
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Though the Romans were known for having contributed much to culture and the arts, there was one facet that was unrivaled when it came to ancient civilizations: their published works....

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    • A Personal Guide
    • By: Anthony Tommasini
    • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
    • Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 06-11-2018
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • The Music, the Man and How He Became an Icon
    • By: Donald Macleod
    • Narrated by: Donald Macleod
    • Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 24-09-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • He was a revolutionary, an innovator, a disruptor. A man who accomplished incredible success but endured serious personal hardships....

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    • Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music
    • By: Blair Tindall
    • Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
    • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 31-03-2015
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 6 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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    • A Memoir of Bach and Mourning
    • By: Philip Kennicott
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 18-02-2020
    • Language: English
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    • A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork....

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