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History of Opera, The
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History of Opera, The

Author : Richard Fawkes
Performed By : Robert Powell
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Duration : 5 hours 20 minutes
Type : Social & Economic
Music Related
Music Related
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Opera, said Moliere, is the most expensive noise known to man. From its beginnings in the 16th century, through to today when there are as many musical styles as there are composers, opera has fascinated, infuriated, delighted, been censored, been banned, excited riots, even won a nation its freedom. Here is the colourful 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 artistes as well as some of the greatest singers of the 20th century including Enrico Caruso and Fyodor Chaliapin.

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Life and Works of Chopin, The

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Author : Jeremy Siepmann
Performed By : Jeremy Siepmann
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Duration : 5 hours
Type : Arts & Drama
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Life and Works of Beethoven, The

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Duration : 4 hours 45 minutes
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Chronicles - Volume One

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Author : Bob Dylan
Performed By : Sean Penn
Published By - Simon & Schuster
Duration : 6 hours
Type : Autobiography
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Eyewitness 1950-1959

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Author : Joanna Bourke
Performed By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 30 minutes
Type : 20th Century
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History of Classical Music, The

History of Classical Music, The

Author : Richard Fawkes
Performed By : Robert Powell
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Duration : 5 hours 15 minutes
Type : Social & Economic
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Here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music. More info...