Music audiobooks

99 Songs - Eine Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts (Ungekürzt)

By: Wolfgang Kos

Narrated by: Florian Schmidtke

Length: 15 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Wolfgang Kos erzählt das 20. Jahrhundert in 99 besonderen Liedern. Der historische Scheinwerfer richtet sich auf Zeitstimmungen, Lebensbedingungen und Moden ebenso wie auf kollektive Sehnsüchte, Ängste und neue Ideen, die mittels Songs unter die Leute kamen. In den Songs spiegeln sich Armut und Wohlstand, Konsum­träume und Weltschmerz,... Read more

Музыка русских композиторов. Классическая музыка для детей

By: Михаил Глинка, Милий Балакирев, Петр Чайковский...

Narrated by: Борис Соколов

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

ВОЛШЕБНАЯ МУЗЫКА МОЦАРТА Содержание: 1. Полька (М. Глинка) 2. Разговор (М. Балакирев) 3. Юмореска (П. Чайковский) 4. Романс фа минор (П. Чайковский) 5. Грустная песенка (П. Чайковский) 6. Сказка (А. Аренский) 7. Ноктюрн (В. Калинников) 8. Этюд соч.40 №1 (А. Лядов) 9. Прелюдия соч.11 №11 (А. Лядов) 10. Музыкальная табакерка1 (А.... Read more

On Michael Jackson

By: Margo Jefferson

Narrated by: Andrea Johnson

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Jackson was once universally acclaimed as a song-and-dance man of genius; Wacko Jacko is now, more often than not, dismissed for his bizarre race and gender transformations and confounding antics, even as he is commonly reviled for the child molestation charges twice brought against him. Whence the weirdness and alleged criminality? How... Read more

One Note Samba

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this lesson the student will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this Latin jazz hit without using music, tab, or video. At the beginning of the lesson there is a full demonstration of the song with backing tracks to listen to and practice with. Next, the student is talked through every lick and phrase of the song for both guitars... Read more

Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop – Fingerstyle Solo

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This Landon Pigg love song translates into a very remarkable fingerstyle guitar solo. Bill Brown arranged this piece for a friend’s wedding and has been playing it ever since. In this lesson you will learn it completely “by ear” as Bill Brown takes you through every phrase and note. He will also teach you alternate ways to play some of the more... Read more

Who Is Bruce Springsteen?

By: Stephanie Sabol

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.

Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar New Jersey town, where his parents struggled to make ends meet. Bruce didn't fit in at school but found solace in rock and roll and playing guitar. After the breakup of a local band... Read more

The Rolling Stones Discover America

By: Michael Lydon

Narrated by: Michael Lydon

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A founding editor of Rolling Stone and acclaimed journalist gives a backstage pass to the most important band in rock’n’roll history during the height of their fame.

In 1969 Michael Lydon, a founding editor of Rolling Stone and a leading member of rock writing's first generation, got a dream assignment: to cover the Rolling Stones' hopscotch tour... Read more

Professor Dur und die Notendetektive 4. Vivaldi: Die vier Jahreszeiten

By: Sylvia Schreiber

Narrated by: Matthias Haase

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit dem Zauberflügel von Professor Dur landen Lasse, Lotte und die Ratte Rigoletto mitten im venezianischen Karneval im Jahr 1726. Heute sollen Antonio Vivaldis "Vier Jahreszeiten" gespielt werden. Aber Vivaldi ist verschwunden. Die Kinder und die junge Geigerin Gilda aus Vivaldis Orchester starten eine Suchaktion. Dabei erfahren sie alles über... Read more

Domesticated Volume Two

By: James Domestic

Narrated by: James Domestic

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In the second Domesticated instalment, East Anglian punk poet, James Domestic, is once again taking potshots at work, so-called-punk-rock, outdoor and indoor pursuits, aging, right wing lunatics, politics, feet, and himself. As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also find his trademark surrealism, sarcasm, and quintessentially British whimsy applied... Read more

Flowers for Sarajevo

By: John McCutcheon

Narrated by: John McCutcheon

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

One morning, the bakery is bombed and twenty-two people are killed. The next day, a cellist walks to the bombsite and plays the most heartbreaking music Drasko can imagine. The cellist returns for twenty-two days, one day for each victim of the bombing. Inspired by the musician’s response, Drasko finds a way to help make Sarajevo beautiful... Read more

A Drop of Midnight

By: Jason Diakité

Narrated by: Jason Diakité

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

World-renowned hip-hop artist Jason “Timbuktu” Diakité’s vivid and intimate journey through his own and his family’s history—from South Carolina slavery to twenty-first-century Sweden.Born to interracial American parents in Sweden, Jason Diakité grew up between worlds—part Swedish, American, black, white, Cherokee, Slovak, and German, riding a... Read more

Frank Sinatra

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

We conclude our four part Hall of Fame spotlight on Frank Sinatra’s career with more little known details about the man and his music. In this installment, you’ll hear about the post-Columbia Records days when he was no longer in demand. He had no hits and no record contract -- that is, until Capitol Records came calling and everything... Read more

The Art of the Straight Line

By: Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson

Narrated by: Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, S...

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He... Read more

Revolution In The Head

By: Ian MacDonald

Narrated by: David Morrisey, Robyn Hitchcock, Danny Baker, D...

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Considered by many to be the greatest account of The Beatles at work, song by song. It's full of revelations about how and why some of the best known songs in the world were created. Read more

Lieder für kleine Mäuse

By: Ulrich Maske

Narrated by: Matthias Meyer-Göllner

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

20 fröhliche Lieder verbreiten gute Laune im Kinderzimmer, denn hier können alle wunderbar mitmachen. Musiker wie Ulrich Maske, Bettina Göschl, Matthias Meyer-Göllner und Robert Metcalf laden, mal verspielt und mal verträumt zum Tanzen, Mitsingen und Zuhören ein. Ein kunterbunter HörSchatz, der schon den Kleinsten großen Spaß macht! Inhalt:... Read more

Musical ABC

By: Natalie Briscoe

Narrated by: Patrick Jean-Jacques

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

From an alligator with an accordion to a zebra with a zumari, this audiobook gives children a delightful introduction to letters, animal names, and instruments from around the world. Strum, clap, and tap your way through the whimsical, musical animal alphabet to make story time extra special! Read more

My First Beethoven Album

By: Naxos

Narrated by: Paul Courtenay Hyu

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When Beethoven was a young man, he was known as a brilliant pianist and a brilliant composer. But he didn't really have a happy life. He was born in the German city of Bonn and he gave his first public concert at the age of seven. But his father was very strict and made him practise for hours every day. When he was in his 20s and already... Read more

Foolhardy Folk Tales

By: Beans on Toast

Narrated by: Beans on Toast

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of folk stories about art, money, drugs and love told first hand by the songwriter and storyteller Beans on Toast. "Beans is a legend and I love him" Kae Tempest "One of England's most loved troubadours" Blaine Harrison "A voice I'll always pay attention to, and you should too" Frank Turner Read more

Chilly Gonzales über Enya - KiWi Musikbibliothek, Band 10 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Chilly Gonzales

Narrated by: Malakoff Kowalski

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine literarische, herzlich subjektive Liebeserklärung Chilly Gonzales ist einer der aufregendsten Musiker unserer Zeit. In Pantoffeln und Bademantel füllt er weltweit Hallen. Sein Klavierspiel changiert zwischen Neoklassik und Jazz, seine Haltung ist die eines Rappers. In seinem Hörbuch über Enya fragt er sich: Muss Musik klug sein oder muss... Read more

Killer Abs for Her

By: Antonio Smith

Narrated by: Smith Show Media Productions

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. Read more

Conversations with Chuck & Randy: Katy Perry

By: Marcel Anders

Narrated by: Randy Nader & Chuck Gavoian

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A multiple award-winning singer/songwriter, Katy Perry has reached heights of fame that goes beyond music. She’s also an actress, TV icon and philanthropist that has sold over 100 million records. In this interview, she talks about being a “mom” to Justin Bieber, the music on her album, Teenage Dream and the songs Peacock and California Gurls,... Read more

On Air - Erinnerungen an mein Leben mit der Musik | Die Radio-Legende und Stimme des ESC (ungekürzt)

By: Peter Urban

Narrated by: Peter Urban

Length: 18 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Die Radio-Legende und Stimme des ESC: Seit Jahrzehnten prägt Peter Urban die deutsche Radiolandschaft - als legendär trockener Kommentator des Eurovision Song Contests, als Moderator verschiedener Musiksendungen, inzwischen auch als Podcaster. Offen und unprätentiös beobachtet er seit fast 50 Jahren als Popexperte die nationale und... Read more

Mercury

By: Lesley-Ann Jones

Narrated by: Jane Collingwood

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Revealing and intimate, based on more than 100 interviews with key figures in his life, this is the definitive biography of Queen front man Freddie Mercury, one of pop music’s best-loved and most complex figures.

A revealing, intimate look at the man who would be Queen.

As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury’s unmatched... Read more

Becoming Beyoncé

By: J. Randy Taraborrelli

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 19 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The first comprehensive biography ever published about America's favorite living pop icon, Beyonce, from New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli.

Beyonce Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of... Read more