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HENLEY, D.: Famous Composers (Jones, UK) (Unabridged)
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Following on the success of The Story of Classical Music, Darren Henley and Aled Jones combine forces again to tell, in more detail, the lives of six key composers Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák and Shostakovich. Their colourful lives and their love of music is told against the backdrop of some of their finest works—an ideal combination.
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Introduction
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An introduction to Famous Composers
00:03:30
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The six composers
00:02:51
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
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The Four Seasons: Autumn, Spring and Summer
00:04:19
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The Four Seasons: Autumn and Winter
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The Red Priest
00:03:27
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Vivaldi and the Concerto
00:05:22
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The Story of Count Giacomo Durazzo
00:03:45
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
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Early music lessons
00:02:48
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Bach and the organ
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Bach at Weimar
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Bach and Count von Keyserlingk
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Bach and his family
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Bach and maths
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
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A composer of famous works
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Mozart’s early life
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Leopold, Wolfgang and Nannerl – the Mozarts on tour
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Mozart and his contemporaries
00:03:47
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More great works
00:03:28
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik and a sad end
00:02:24
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Disc
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
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Early years
00:03:40
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Beethoven as a pianist
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Beethoven’s hearing loss and domestic life
00:04:23
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Incidental music and an opera
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Beethoven’s symphonies
00:02:36
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The Ninth and Fifth symphonies
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Antonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
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Early life and music
00:04:33
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His contemporaries and a hobby
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Nationalism
00:04:22
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Travels to America – The New World
00:05:56
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The Cello Concerto and more hobbies
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Back to Bohemia
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
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Russia and his early life
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Life in Russia – communism – Shostakovich in trouble
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The Second World War
00:02:35
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Jazz and film music
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Family life
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Out of this world
00:01:24
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Total Playing Time:
02:16:01
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