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Holding the Note

Profiles in Popular Music

by David Remnick ...

Narrated by David Remnick, Matt Godfrey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker gathers his writing on some of the essential musicians of our time—intimate portraits of Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more.The greatest popular songs, whether it’s Aretha Franklin singing “Respect” or Bob Dylan performing “Blind Willie ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker gathers his writing on some of the essential musicians of our time—intimate portraits of Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more.The greatest popular songs, whether it’s Aretha Franklin singing “Respect” or Bob Dylan performing “Blind Willie
... Read more
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Crazy Brilliant Philosophical Lectures and Political Speeches of Conservative Activist and Guitar Legend Ted Nugent, The

Is the Nuge Crazy, Brilliant, or Both? You Decide!

by Liam Ben Blackmore ...

Narrated by Liam Ben Blackmore, Robert Beau Dawson, Julie Penny DeVine ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Genius-Lunatic Series
Unabridged

50 min

Is Ted Nugent an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Ted Nugent on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the guitar legend and conservative activist explores:* Violent crime, gun violence, recidivism, and prisons.* The right to bear arms.* The spoiled brats of Hollywood.* Systemic ... Read more

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Is Ted Nugent an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Ted Nugent on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the guitar legend and conservative activist explores:* Violent crime, gun violence, recidivism, and prisons.* The right to bear arms.* The spoiled brats of Hollywood.* Systemic
... Read more
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Adorning the Dark

Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

by Andrew Peterson ...

Narrated by Andrew Peterson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has performed thousands of concerts, published four novels, released ten albums, taught college and seminary classes on writing, founded a nonprofit ministry for Christians in the arts, and executive-produced a film—all in a belief that God calls us to proclaim ... Read more

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Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has performed thousands of concerts, published four novels, released ten albums, taught college and seminary classes on writing, founded a nonprofit ministry for Christians in the arts, and executive-produced a film—all in a belief that God calls us to proclaim
... Read more
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Music Lessons

by Bob Wiseman ...

Narrated by Karen Gordon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

Bob Wiseman believes most things in life are universal or, as Lauryn Hill says, everything is everything. Bearing in mind that advice, Wiseman writes about finding the link between music and daily life, like what is common between Mary Margaret O’Hara, hiding around the corner with the lights turned off in order to record herself and his 5-year-old insisting he stop hurrying to her dance lesson ... Read more

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Bob Wiseman believes most things in life are universal or, as Lauryn Hill says, everything is everything. Bearing in mind that advice, Wiseman writes about finding the link between music and daily life, like what is common between Mary Margaret O’Hara, hiding around the corner with the lights turned off in order to record herself and his 5-year-old insisting he stop hurrying to her dance lesson
... Read more
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s

by Rob Harvilla ...

Narrated by Rob Harvilla ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade.The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney. ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade.The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney.
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Lata Sur Gatha

by Yatindra Mishra ...

Narrated by Dishi Duggal, Yunus Khan ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

उनकी आवाज़ से चेहरे बनते हैं। ढेरों चेहरे,जो अपनी पहचान को किसी रंग-रूप या नैन – नक्शे से नहीं, बल्कि सुर और रागिनी के आइनें में देखने से आकार पते हैं। एक ऐसी सलोनी निर्मिती, जिसमे सुर का चेहरा दरअसल भावनाओं का चेहरा बन जाता है। कुछ-कुछ उस तरह,जैसे बचपन में पारियों की कहानियों में मिलने वाली एक रानी परी का उदारता और प्रेम से भीगा हुआ व्यक्तित्व हमको सपनों में भी खुशियों और खिलोंनों से भर देता था। ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

उनकी आवाज़ से चेहरे बनते हैं। ढेरों चेहरे,जो अपनी पहचान को किसी रंग-रूप या नैन – नक्शे से नहीं, बल्कि सुर और रागिनी के आइनें में देखने से आकार पते हैं। एक ऐसी सलोनी निर्मिती, जिसमे सुर का चेहरा दरअसल भावनाओं का चेहरा बन जाता है। कुछ-कुछ उस तरह,जैसे बचपन में पारियों की कहानियों में मिलने वाली एक रानी परी का उदारता और प्रेम से भीगा हुआ व्यक्तित्व हमको सपनों में भी खुशियों और खिलोंनों से भर देता था।
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La música ha muerto

by Halasius Bradford ...

Narrated by Alberto Rodriguez ...

Unabridged

2 hours

Una Indagación Filosófica y Cultural sobre la Muerte de la Música. Este tratado filosófico de Halasius Bradford y provocador diseca la transformación de la música de una fuerza orgánica y mística a un producto mercantilizado, argumentando que la música moderna se ha reducido a simples patrones de sonido, despojada de su alma. Explorando las intersecciones entre la consciencia, la tecnología, el ... Read more

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Una Indagación Filosófica y Cultural sobre la Muerte de la Música. Este tratado filosófico de Halasius Bradford y provocador diseca la transformación de la música de una fuerza orgánica y mística a un producto mercantilizado, argumentando que la música moderna se ha reducido a simples patrones de sonido, despojada de su alma. Explorando las intersecciones entre la consciencia, la tecnología, el
... Read more
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Jazz

A History of America's Music

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrated by LeVar Burton ...

Abridged

8 hours 59 min

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the
... Read more
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Along the Cherry Lane

Tales from the Life of Music Industry Legend Milton Okun

by Richard Sparks, Milton Okun, Milton Okun ...

Narrated by Richard Sparks, Jason Culp, Amanda Carlin, Lee Holdridge, Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him throughout his career. He created arrangements for Peter, ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him throughout his career. He created arrangements for Peter,
... Read more
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Magnificat

Der Lobgesang der Maria - Musik und Meditationen

by Anselm Grün, Johann Sebastian Bach ...

Narrated by Anselm Grün ...

Unabridged

57 min

"Meine Seele preist die Größe des Herrn" - so beginnt der Lobgesang der Maria. Johann Sebastian Bach hat mit seinem Magnificat die berühmteste Vertonung dieser Bibelstelle geschrieben. Diese Produktion verbindet die Musik Bachs mit Meditationen und Auslegungen von Anselm Grün. Mit dem Thomanerchor Leipzig und dem Neuen Bachischen Collegium Musicum Leipzig. Es spricht Pater Anselm Grün. ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

"Meine Seele preist die Größe des Herrn" - so beginnt der Lobgesang der Maria. Johann Sebastian Bach hat mit seinem Magnificat die berühmteste Vertonung dieser Bibelstelle geschrieben. Diese Produktion verbindet die Musik Bachs mit Meditationen und Auslegungen von Anselm Grün. Mit dem Thomanerchor Leipzig und dem Neuen Bachischen Collegium Musicum Leipzig. Es spricht Pater Anselm Grün.
... Read more
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50 Jahre Beatles

50 Jahre Beatles in Hamburg

by Horst Fascher ...

Narrated by Horst Fascher ...

Abridged

2 hours 37 min

PARALLEL ZUR DVD "50 JAHRE BEATLES IN HAMBURG ERSCHEINT DIESES ATTRAKTIVE HÖRBUCH EBENSO MIT DERSLEBEN MUSIK - CD ALS BONUS UND NATÜRLICH MIT DEN ZAHLREICHEN SPANNENDEN GESCHICHTEN, ERZÄHLT VOM ALTMEISTER HORST FASCHER ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

PARALLEL ZUR DVD "50 JAHRE BEATLES IN HAMBURG ERSCHEINT DIESES ATTRAKTIVE HÖRBUCH EBENSO MIT DERSLEBEN MUSIK - CD ALS BONUS UND NATÜRLICH MIT DEN ZAHLREICHEN SPANNENDEN GESCHICHTEN, ERZÄHLT VOM ALTMEISTER HORST FASCHER
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Человек дующий. Homo inspirans: История о том, как человек поставил дыхание на службу искусству

by Владимир Зисман ...

Narrated by Игорь Князев ...

Series series Записки музыканта
Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

Из этой книги вы узнаете о том, как, когда, с помощью чего человек научился извлекать звуки из воздуха и вообще зачем ему это всё понадобилось. Но книга, разумеется, не только о духовых музыкальных инструментах. Они всего лишь внешнее проявление непреодолимых потребностей и особенностей, свойственных виду Homo sapiens — любознательности, изобретательности и острого желания перепробовать все ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Из этой книги вы узнаете о том, как, когда, с помощью чего человек научился извлекать звуки из воздуха и вообще зачем ему это всё понадобилось. Но книга, разумеется, не только о духовых музыкальных инструментах. Они всего лишь внешнее проявление непреодолимых потребностей и особенностей, свойственных виду Homo sapiens — любознательности, изобретательности и острого желания перепробовать все
... Read more
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Listen to This

by Alex Ross ...

Narrated by Alex Ross ...

Unabridged

14 hours 31 min

One of The Telegraph's Best Music Books 2011Alex Ross's award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians. Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross describes his late-blooming discovery of pop music, ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

One of The Telegraph's Best Music Books 2011Alex Ross's award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians. Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross describes his late-blooming discovery of pop music,
... Read more
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My Life, My Own Melody

by Sumi Jo ...

Narrated by Erin Lee ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Korea's Own 'Voice from Above' Tells Her Story INCLUDES THE SINGLE 'LIFE IS A MIRACLE' by Giovanni Allevi, Federico Paciotti and Sumi Jo World's best bel canto soprano Sumi Jo tells the story of her own dramatic life in this candid autobiography. Out now both in Korean and English (*The Korean language version is narrated by the prima donna herself, and the English version by Erin Lee, a
... Read more
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Crazy Brilliant Philosophical Lectures and Political Speeches of Musician, Singer, and Patriot Aaron Lewis, The

Is the Country Boy and Staind Frontman Crazy, Brilliant, or Both? You Decide!

by Liam Ben Blackmore ...

Narrated by Liam Ben Blackmore, Adam F. Huddleston, Julie Penny DeVine ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Genius-Lunatic Series
Unabridged

43 min

Is Aaron Lewis an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Aaron Lewis on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the country boy and Staind front man explores:* Gun rights versus gun control.* How Americans need to wake up.* President Barack Obama versus President Donald Trump.* Sports ... Read more

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Is Aaron Lewis an absolute genius or batsh!t crazy?Imagine a spectrum where on one side is pure genius, and the other side is utter lunacy. Where would you place Aaron Lewis on this genius-lunatic spectrum?In this book, the country boy and Staind front man explores:* Gun rights versus gun control.* How Americans need to wake up.* President Barack Obama versus President Donald Trump.* Sports
... Read more
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Bayerische Messe

by Helmut Zöpfl, Paul Schmotz, Thomas Capella Mediaevalis ...

Narrated by div. Darsteller ...

Unabridged

32 min

Nach der Musik von Paul Schmotz schrieb Helmut Zöpfl die Texte zu dieser Mundartmesse. Ein Schatz in der Sammlung bayerischer Messen und religiöser Lieder. Ausführende: Capella Mediaevalis München unter der Leitung von Thomas Schmid. Einleitungsmusik, Zum Eingang, Zum Gloria, Zwischengesang, Fürbitten, Zum Sanctus, Nach der Wandlung, Zum Agnus Die, Zur Kommunion I, Zur Kommunion II, Danklied nach ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nach der Musik von Paul Schmotz schrieb Helmut Zöpfl die Texte zu dieser Mundartmesse. Ein Schatz in der Sammlung bayerischer Messen und religiöser Lieder. Ausführende: Capella Mediaevalis München unter der Leitung von Thomas Schmid. Einleitungsmusik, Zum Eingang, Zum Gloria, Zwischengesang, Fürbitten, Zum Sanctus, Nach der Wandlung, Zum Agnus Die, Zur Kommunion I, Zur Kommunion II, Danklied nach
... Read more
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Why Patti Smith Matters

by Caryn Rose ...

Narrated by Lori Prince ...

Series series Music Matters
Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. What she found—what she fostered—was a cultural revolution. Through her poetry, her songs, her unapologetic vocal power, and her very presence as a woman fronting a rock band, she kicked open a door that countless others walked through. No other musician has better embodied the “nothing-to-hide” ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. What she found—what she fostered—was a cultural revolution. Through her poetry, her songs, her unapologetic vocal power, and her very presence as a woman fronting a rock band, she kicked open a door that countless others walked through. No other musician has better embodied the “nothing-to-hide”
... Read more
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Kristof Magnusson über Pet Shop Boys (Ungekürzt)

by Kristof Magnusson ...

Narrated by Kristof Magnusson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

Go West! Ein autobiografischer Blick auf eine Band, die mühelos und widerspruchsfrei ganz unterschiedliche Gruppen von Fans miteinander vereint: von Intellektuellen, die sie als ambitionierte Konzeptkünstler bewundern, über Familien bis hin zur schwulen Partyszene. Kristof Magnusson nahm zum ersten Mal Popmusik im späten Grundschulalter wahr - und da waren die Pet Shop Boys für ihn der Inbegriff ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Go West! Ein autobiografischer Blick auf eine Band, die mühelos und widerspruchsfrei ganz unterschiedliche Gruppen von Fans miteinander vereint: von Intellektuellen, die sie als ambitionierte Konzeptkünstler bewundern, über Familien bis hin zur schwulen Partyszene. Kristof Magnusson nahm zum ersten Mal Popmusik im späten Grundschulalter wahr - und da waren die Pet Shop Boys für ihn der Inbegriff
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So You Want To Be A Professional Guitarist

by Ged Brockie ...

Narrated by Ged Brockie ...

Unabridged

22 min

So You Want To Be A Professional Guitarist is a discussion, by professional guitarist Ged Brockie who has worked in the music business for over thirty five years considers the reality of working in music. He also discusses the skills needed to survive in this demanding business as a guitar player. ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

So You Want To Be A Professional Guitarist is a discussion, by professional guitarist Ged Brockie who has worked in the music business for over thirty five years considers the reality of working in music. He also discusses the skills needed to survive in this demanding business as a guitar player.
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Scala Radio's A Soundtrack for Life

Classical Music to Take You Through the Day

by Scala Radio ...

Narrated by Charles Nove ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.Discussing pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony to the scores for Avatar and Assassin's Creed, each entry puts the piece of music into context, providing fascinating insights into the inspirations behind ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.Discussing pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony to the scores for Avatar and Assassin's Creed, each entry puts the piece of music into context, providing fascinating insights into the inspirations behind
... Read more
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Guitar: Learn To Play Guitar for Beginners

by John G. Phillips ...

Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

52 min

All-in-one Guitar Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would You Like to Eliminate Every Struggle That You Are Faced With When Starting to Play Guitar?This audiobook is your "Free Pass" to playing guitar. It is the most direct and to the point complete audio program guitar course.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn.. ... Read more

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All-in-one Guitar Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would You Like to Eliminate Every Struggle That You Are Faced With When Starting to Play Guitar?This audiobook is your "Free Pass" to playing guitar. It is the most direct and to the point complete audio program guitar course.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn..
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The Chromatics Camp At The Musical Mountain

by Julie Kirchhubel ...

Narrated by Daniel Smerdon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 45 min

There’s a rumour spreading quickly on the farm that triggers immediate emergency escape plans for this unknowing bunch of fruit and vegetables. And there’s a certain upcoming birthday to celebrate, but it’s too dangerous to stay on the farm. Where can they flee to? Make no mistake; this is a day full of twists and turns. Just how does an ordinary Saturday morning lead to an unexpected adventure of ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

There’s a rumour spreading quickly on the farm that triggers immediate emergency escape plans for this unknowing bunch of fruit and vegetables. And there’s a certain upcoming birthday to celebrate, but it’s too dangerous to stay on the farm. Where can they flee to? Make no mistake; this is a day full of twists and turns. Just how does an ordinary Saturday morning lead to an unexpected adventure of
... Read more
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Looking To Get Lost

Adventures in Music and Writing

by Peter Guralnick ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 55 min

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and
... Read more
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Declassified

A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music

by Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch ...

Narrated by Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch ...

Unabridged

6 hours 48 min

The best masterclass in classical music you never knew you needed.Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch’s life-long fascination with classical music has taken her through Juilliard and into the shiny world of symphony halls and international concert tours. She’s loved classical music her whole life. But she’s also hated classical music her whole life. After all, if you can like Beyoncé without liking Bieber, ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

The best masterclass in classical music you never knew you needed.Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch’s life-long fascination with classical music has taken her through Juilliard and into the shiny world of symphony halls and international concert tours. She’s loved classical music her whole life. But she’s also hated classical music her whole life. After all, if you can like Beyoncé without liking Bieber,
... Read more

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