Darren Henley: Famous Composers (unabridged)
Beethoven - Mozart - Bach - Vivaldi - Shostakovich - Dvorak
read by Marin Alsop
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Darren Henley: Introduction
An introduction to Famous Composers
The six composers
Darren Henley: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
The Four Seasons: Autumn, Spring and Summer
The Four Seasons: Autumn and Winter
The Red Priest
Vivaldi and the Concerto
The Story of Count Giacomo Durazzo
Darren Henley: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Early music lessons
Bach and the organ
Bach at Weimar
Bach and Count von Keyserlingk
Bach and his family
Bach and maths
Darren Henley: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
A composer of famous works
Mozart’s early life
Leopold, Wolfgang and Nannerl – the Mozarts on tour
Mozart and his contemporaries
More great works
Eine kleine Nachtmusik and a sad end
Darren Henley: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Early years
Beethoven as a pianist
Beethoven’s hearing loss and domestic life
Incidental music and an opera
Beethoven’s symphonies
The Ninth and Fifth symphonies
Darren Henley: Antonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
Early life and music
His contemporaries and a hobby
Nationalism
Travels to America – The New World
The Cello Concerto and more hobbies
Back to Bohemia
Darren Henley: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Russia and his early life
Life in Russia – communism – Shostakovich in trouble
The Second World War
Jazz and film music
Family life
Out of this world