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The Woman Who Saved the Children
- By: Clare Mulley
- Narrated by: Joely Richardson, Clare Mulley - introduction and foreword
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This is an unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb moved from drawing rooms to war zones, often defying expectation and at times breaking the law. Although not fond of individual children, she founded Save the Children and originated the revolutionary concept of children's human rights. Clare Mulley brings to life the brilliant, charismatic, passionate, and compassionate woman, whose work has saved millions of lives and permanently changed the way the world treats children. Save the Children ambassador Joely Richardson narrates this extraordinary story.
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The Woman Who Saved the Children
- Narrated by: Joely Richardson, Clare Mulley - introduction and foreword
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 27-01-2020
- Language: English
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The Quest for Corvo
- An Experiment in Biography
- By: A.J.A. Symons
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A.J.A. Symons discovered Frederick Rolfe’s Hadrian the Seventh in 1925 and became consumed with fascination for its eccentric author, aka ‘Baron Corvo’. His ‘quest’ takes the form of an irresistible detective story, the twists and turns of his investigation into Rolfe’s unfortunate life resulting in a groundbreaking form of biography that reveals much about both men.
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The Quest for Corvo
- An Experiment in Biography
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-08-2023
- Language: English
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Charles Dickens
- A Portrait in Letters
- By: Charles Dickens, David Timson
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of letters throughout his life. There are extant more than 13,000 letters that he wrote to friends, family, fellow authors, and actors as well as many letters written to people involved in good causes he espoused. In the hands of actor and writer Simon Callow, one of the most prominent Dickens interpreters of our time, this informative and entertaining selection shows Dickens in his many guises. We know Charles Dickens the author, but these letters offer a fascinating glimpse into Charles Dickens the man.
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Charles Dickens
- A Portrait in Letters
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 02-10-2012
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth
- By: Andrew Carnegie
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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A leading industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries, Andrew Carnegie was one of America's most successful and generous businessmen. The autobiography tells of his rise to power, from humble beginnings in Scotland to controlling the biggest steel empire in the history of the United States. Carnegie lays down the blueprint for success, with an abundance of inspiring life lessons, while also giving unique first-hand impressions of burgeoning 19th century America and some of the most prominent people of the age, including Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain.
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The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth
- Narrated by: David Rintoul, Lucy Scott
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 26-10-2020
- Language: English
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Mussorgsky in Words and Music
- Great Composers in Word and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great Gate of Kiev resounds to the tumultuous bell rings that end Pictures an an Exhibition, one of the most magnificent and virtuosic of all piano pieces. However, to some of his contemporaries, Modest Mussorgsky was ‘insane’ and ‘a perfect idiot’. Born into a wealthy land-owning family, what drove this tormented man and why did he suffer psychological breakdowns and alcoholism? How did he achieve his command of the realist idiom in his stage works? d, of course, Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Mussorgsky in Words and Music
- Great Composers in Word and Music
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 18-11-2023
- Language: English
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Geheimnisse der Harmonie [Johann Sebastian Bach: The Secrets of Harmony]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Bach ist ein Zentralgestirn der Musikgeschichte. Manche verehren ihn gar als den "Lieben Gott der Musik". Aber auch der Schöpfer der Matthäus-Passion war ein Mensch wie jeder andere, und sein Leben verlief nicht immer harmonisch. Die neue Hörbiografie erzählt seine ganze Geschichte.
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Geheimnisse der Harmonie [Johann Sebastian Bach: The Secrets of Harmony]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-08-2023
- Language: German
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Tchaikovsky in Words and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Is there any music more instantly recognizable and beautifully scored than Tchaikovsky’s wildly popular ballet Swan Lake? These and other works have become enduring classics, yet they were not uncontroversial in Tchaikovsky’s day, and there are those that still wonder if his style is fundamentally European or ardently Russian. Find out more about Tchaikovsky’s childhood obsession with music, his turbulent relationships with friends and colleagues, and how he overcame the deepest of personal crises to transcend all with an ambition that has left us with some of the greatest music ever written.
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Tchaikovsky in Words and Music
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 26-05-2023
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth II
- By: Pearson Phillips
- Narrated by: Nanette Newman
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen huge changes in the lifestyle and expectations of peoples and nations. She has proved to be the constitutional monarch par excellence—while primarily a figurehead, she has guided the concept of monarchy through difficult times, both national and personal. And even when her family has been rocked by scandals, she has maintained a quiet dignity. In this informative yet entertaining audio-biography, Pearson Phillips reflects on her life and times.
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The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth II
- Narrated by: Nanette Newman
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 14-02-2023
- Language: English
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Richard Strauss: Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding [Richard Strauss: Time Is a Strange Thing]
- Hoerbiografie und Briefe [Audio Biography and Letters]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Gert Heidenreich
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Following its audio biographies of Mahler, Wagner and Verdi, BR-KLASSIK now presents the fourth in the series: an audio biography of Richard Strauss, to coincide with the Strauss anniversary year of 2014. In operas such as "Elektra" and "Salome", the Munich-born composer made masterly use of established traditions, placing them brilliantly into new contexts and also pointing the way ahead especially where musical theatre was concerned.
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Richard Strauss: Die Zeit, die ist ein sonderbar Ding [Richard Strauss: Time Is a Strange Thing]
- Hoerbiografie und Briefe [Audio Biography and Letters]
- Narrated by: Gert Heidenreich
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 11-01-2023
- Language: German
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Robert Schumann: Die innere Stimme [Robert Schumann: The Inner Voice]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Robert Schumann's music reveals his eccentric, unstable and vulnerable character from childhood onwards, but also his sharp, highly developed mind and deep emotions. Schumann's "inner voice" is indeed the focal point of all musical romanticism.
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Robert Schumann: Die innere Stimme [Robert Schumann: The Inner Voice]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-01-2023
- Language: German
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Giuseppe Verdi: Das Wahre erfinden [Giuseppe Verdi: Invent the Truth]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Giuseppe Verdi, the son of an innkeeper from a poor village in the Po Valley, was a "self-made man". At the age of 26 he produced his first opera at La Scala in Milan, at 35 he became a landowner, and at 48 he was a member of parliament. This audio biography describes Verdi's life in the exciting worlds of the stage, agriculture, music and politics.
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Giuseppe Verdi: Das Wahre erfinden [Giuseppe Verdi: Invent the Truth]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-01-2023
- Language: German
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Franz Schubert: Die Liebe liebt das Wandern [Franz Schubert: Love Loves Hiking]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Dass in Franz Schubert, der aus seiner Geburtsstadt Wien nie weit hinauskam, gleichwohl die Sehnsucht nach der Ferne schlummerte, zeigen etliche seiner Kompositionen, die das Wandern besingen, die Natur im Lauf der Jahreszeiten ausdeuten. Im Geiste der Romantik sind dabei Trennung, Einsamkeit und Todesgedanken stets unterschwellig präsent.
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Franz Schubert: Die Liebe liebt das Wandern [Franz Schubert: Love Loves Hiking]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Wagner: Feuerzauber, Weltenbrand. Eine Hörbiografie [Wagner: Fire Magic, World Conflagration. An Audio Biography]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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The story of Richard Wagner's life–with its adventures and affairs, splendour and misery, delusions and visions–is almost like a novel. This audio biography conveys it brilliantly from all the material provided by music, original texts and contemporary documents. Colourful, polyphonic, and always authentic.
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Wagner: Feuerzauber, Weltenbrand. Eine Hörbiografie [Wagner: Fire Magic, World Conflagration. An Audio Biography]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Freiheit über alles [Ludwig van Beethoven: Freedom Above All]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Ludwig van Beethoven's life story is that of a radical individualist in uncertain times. The music–effective and profound, quirky and poetic, sensual and philosophical, and constantly in search of the new–plays a leading role here.
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Freiheit über alles [Ludwig van Beethoven: Freedom Above All]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Mozart: Schatten und Licht [Mozart: Shadow and Light]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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Auch diese Hörbiographie wird das Rätsel Mozart nicht lösen. Aber Mozart soll, verkörpert von dem Wiener Schauspieler Florian Teichtmeister, lebendig werden in seinem Denken und Fühlen, seinem Alltag und seiner Epoche—streng nach den Originalquellen. Erzähler ist Udo Wachtveitl, Autor ist wiederum Jörg Handstein, der bereits in der Reihe BR-KLASSIK WISSEN das Leben von Mahler, Wagner und Verdi in Form von Hörbiografien nachzeichnete.
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Mozart: Schatten und Licht [Mozart: Shadow and Light]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Zwei Leben für die Musik [Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Two Lives for Music]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Fanny and Felix, the two eldest children of the music-loving banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea, were both highly musical. While Felix became a famous composer and conductor, Fanny had to subordinate her compositional talent—according to the customs of the time—to a role as wife and mother. This audio biography deliberately focuses not only on Felix Mendelssohn but also on his sister Fanny.
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Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Zwei Leben für die Musik [Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Two Lives for Music]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Schostakowitsch: Doppeltes Spiel [Shostakovich: Double Game]
- By: Jörg Handstein
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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Erstmals widmet sich die erfolgreiche Reihe der BR-KLASSIK-Hörbiografien einem Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts: Dmitri Schostakowitsch. Seine Symphonien sind nach wie vor Highlights im Konzertsaal, sein Schicksal inspiriert großartige Romane. Doch was weiß man von seinem Leben wirklich? Er ließ sich nicht gern in die Karten schauen. Und er hatte Grund dafür...
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Schostakowitsch: Doppeltes Spiel [Shostakovich: Double Game]
- Narrated by: Udo Wachtveitl
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2022
- Language: German
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Chopin in Words and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Polish by birth, Fryderyk Chopin made his name in post-Revolutionary Paris and is often depicted as the archetypal Romantic artist–blessed with extraordinary talent but consumed by the flame of genius, tormented by intense and tempestuous relationships and doomed to an early death. But how much of this story is based on fact? This account of Chopin’s life and times separates myth and reality and, illustrated with numerous musical examples, takes us from his youthful beginnings as ‘a second Mozart’ to the darkness and light of his life and the brilliance of his work.
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Chopin in Words and Music
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 28-10-2022
- Language: English
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J.S. Bach in Words and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Johann Sebastian Bach today has a reputation as the Godfather of Western European music, as a fountainhead of classical music theory and the creator of some of the greatest works the world has ever produced. Better known as a keyboard virtuoso, Bach was not regarded as a genius in his day, so how did this headstrong and belligerent but ambitious young musician become so extremely productive? What were his influences? How did he end up in jail and what did he get up to in Café Zimmerman?
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J.S. Bach in Words and Music
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 29-07-2022
- Language: English
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Beethoven in Words and Music
- By: Davinia Caddy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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When we think of Ludwig van Beethoven images of a stormy and passionate but tortured genius are brought to mind, alongside the transformative effect of his work on musical history. All of these things are true, but no artist lives in a vacuum, and even music that opens a portal onto 'the infinite realm of the spirit' has its wider context.
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Beethoven in Words and Music
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 29-07-2022
- Language: English
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