The Story of Classical Music (Audible Audio Edition) Darren Henley Aled Jones Naxos AudioBooks Books
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The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by singer and presenter Aled Jones. In 1200 years, classical music grew from the chanting of medieval monks through the symphonies of Beethoven and the grand operas of Wagner to the huge orchestral sound-world of the 21st century, with its electronics and its film music. In his easy-going style, Aled Jones paints vivid portraits of over 80 composers, each one illustrated with some of his, or her, most famous music. This all-encompassing introduction to classical music also includes a wealth of biographical and instrumental information on the CD-ROM element put CD 4 into the computer and up will come pictures, articles, sheet music, quizzes and more, which will inform and fascinate the whole family.
The Story of Classical Music (Audible Audio Edition) Darren Henley Aled Jones Naxos AudioBooks Books
"The Story Of Classical Music" produced by Naxos AudioBooks is an excellent introduction to Classical music. The 4 CD set traces the origins and progression of classical music from the Medieval Period through the 20th century. "The Story Of Classical Music" is written by Darren Henley and read by Marin Alsop. Each CD is loaded with many wonderful musical excerpts/examples from the vast Naxos label and includes the Naxos catalog numbers next to each track as a convenience. Total playing times on the four CDs is 4 hours and 34 minutes. CD 4 doubles as an interactive CD-ROM chock full of extra great features, including the composers, musical instruments, national flags and anthems, and much more, with additional audio examples. Clearly, the text is written and read with older children in mind. However, this should not deter anyone from purchasing this comprehensive and enjoyable release. The whole family will love it. The price is also an unbelievable bargain. Highly recommended.Product details
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The Story of Classical Music (Audible Audio Edition) Darren Henley Aled Jones Naxos AudioBooks Books Reviews
Naxos already has a wonderful set of CDs giving us a fairly detailed "History of Classical Music" by Richard Fawkes (NA 414012). But now a similar set has been released for a younger audience, "The Story of Classical Music" (NA331012). The text is by Darren Henley and it is read engagingly by conductor Marin Alsop.
It uses some 150 musical examples and a good deal of silly sound effects like J.S.Bach walking over 200 miles to hear an organ or (more distastefully) a comic chop of the ax when thus and so were beheaded. But the music is well chosen-albeit too few examples are used for major composers-from the bottomless Naxos catalogue; and it covers the centuries from Gregorian chant right up to the film music for "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings."
It is hard to say what age group is the target audience of this set; but I think many adults who know little or nothing about the world's greatest music and the men who created it (alas, women composers were simply too few and/or unrecognized to get into anthologies like this one) will appreciate this approach. It does not dumb things down (except for those sound effects) and even I learned a thing or two about some of my favorite pieces.
Best of all is a slew of CD-ROM features on the last disc that provide extra information and pictures about the composers, the instruments of the classical orchestra, national anthems and flags, scores, the text of the CDs, musical terms, and several more. Please consider this as a thoughtful gift to an interested youngster-or to one who just might become interested. Good work
I bought this for my 5 year old violinist to help her connect Twinkle etc. to a bigger picture. She finds it fascinating and requests it very often, and is already developing her own preferences. There are a few things to be aware of there is some mention of Wagner being pretty despicable, and so of course a little kid is going to immediately ask about that. Might want to have an idea of what you want to say. There is also an acknowledgement that in this great big list of famous and important composers, there are not many women -- but again it doesn't invite the listener to think about why. It can be useful to know how you want to help your kid think about that. My only other wish is that the track breaks were done so that you could go to the beginning of a piece of music, rather than having to fast forward through spoken intros. Kids like to hear a certain piece over and over while they're processing it.
Yes, I confess - I am a grandmother who enjoys reading childrens books and listening to childrens educational material. This is a favorite of mine. I listen to it often. While being educated, I get to enjoy good portions of classical music a lot of which brings back fond memories.
I am an adult; but relatively new to the world of classical music. I began listening and enjoying classical almost exclusively about 10 years ago. Having never studied music or it's history, this CD set is just great for me to learn more about the orgins of my 'new' favorite music. I recommend this set for young adults and old adults too!
This is excellent. My blind grandson and I greatly enjoy it.
It was great to learn about classical music in chronological order. Aled Jones' reading voice is fun and easy to listen to. The kids' loved the "fast forwarding" through time in the early part of the CDs. There is a lot of information alternated with samples of the music. We'll be listening to this again!
Love this CD, so interesting and educational for long car rides
"The Story Of Classical Music" produced by Naxos AudioBooks is an excellent introduction to Classical music. The 4 CD set traces the origins and progression of classical music from the Medieval Period through the 20th century. "The Story Of Classical Music" is written by Darren Henley and read by Marin Alsop. Each CD is loaded with many wonderful musical excerpts/examples from the vast Naxos label and includes the Naxos catalog numbers next to each track as a convenience. Total playing times on the four CDs is 4 hours and 34 minutes. CD 4 doubles as an interactive CD-ROM chock full of extra great features, including the composers, musical instruments, national flags and anthems, and much more, with additional audio examples. Clearly, the text is written and read with older children in mind. However, this should not deter anyone from purchasing this comprehensive and enjoyable release. The whole family will love it. The price is also an unbelievable bargain. Highly recommended.
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