12 Audiobiographies Of Great Composers

Antonini, Giovanni; Lacher, Shenja; Matthes, Ulrich; Silberschneider, Johannes; Arman, Howard; Argerich, Martha; Schild, Katja; Maire, Laura; Gedeck, Martina; Barenboim, Daniel; Himmelstoß, Beate; Stockerl, Hans Jürgen; Sachtlebe, Horst; Tregor, Michael; Michel, Hemma; Holzhausen, Günter; Luckenhaus, Alexander; Kubelík, Rafael; Neumann, Andreas; Pruchniewitz, Peter; Dücker, Folkert; Fennel, Constanze; Schuch, Albrecht; Umbach, Martin; Murr, Stefan; Brandt, Matthias; Lehnen, Stefan; Payer, Ariane; Borch

The lavishly produced audio biographies in the BR-KLASSIK WISSEN series tell the life stories of famous composers in an entertaining and amusing way. Who were Mozart, Mahler, and Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn? In what period were their works written? And how did their lives influence their music? This box set contains the twelve audio biographies published to date by the music publicist Jörg Handstein. Great actors and actresses bring the past to life: Matthias Brandt, Martina Gedeck, Gert Heidenreich, Brigitte Hobmeier, Cornelius Obonya and many others. As the narrator, Udo Wachtveitl is the main voice of the series. Numerous musical examples as well as several complete works, recorded by leading musicians at an outstanding level, bring the composers' work to life. All quotations are from genuine sources - after all, what really happened is more exciting than all the anecdotes invented later. In this way, and captivatingly, well-founded knowledge becomes listening pleasure.

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