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Title: Day by Day

Author: Frederic Chopin, St Richard of Chichester, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Day by Day includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 - Andante. Chopin's bittersweet nocturne piece has a dramatic and anxious progression culminating in an exciting stretto. Chopin dedicated this nocturne to Jane Stirling, a devoted pupil. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: A Prayer of William Penn

Author: Frederic Chopin, William Penn, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

A Prayer of William Penn includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 - Lento. It is an example of progressive music in the classical repertoire of Chopin's nocturne collection. This composition intensifies not through ornamentation but through a new textural background. Like the unfolding of a tale, the middle section is told in an agitated recitando; celestial harps come to bring one ray of hope, which is powerless in its endeavour to calm the wounded soul, which sends forth to heaven a cry of deepest anguish. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: Asa's Prayer

Author: Frederic Chopin, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Asa's Prayer includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 - Lento. This nocturne will awaken a longing to get out and feel the fresh breezes and warm sunshine, to see smiling faces and the many-coloured dress of nature, to hear the rustling of leaves, the murmuring of streams, and voices which have not yet lost the clear, sonorous ring that joy in the present and hope in the future impart. Chopin dedicated this nocturne to Jane Stirling, a devoted pupil. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: The Little and the Great Things

Author: Frederic Chopin, Blaise Pascal, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

The Little and the Great Things includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 - Andantino. The nocturne is painted with Chopin's most ethereal brush, characterised by beautiful sensuousness and luscious soft, rounded tones, and not without a certain degree of languor. Something of the warmer Mediterranean climate gently flows into the composer's pen here, perhaps reflective of Chopin's stay on the island of Majorca. This is an example of Chopin's music acting as an aphrodisiac. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: Deep Compassion

Author: Frederic Chopin, Eugene Bersier, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

Deep Compassion includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in A-flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2 - Lento. A long, gracious melody with a balletic middle section characterises this nocturne. It is a beautiful work of dreamy melody and majestic harmony. Simplicity of gesture is of the utmost importance throughout the opening section, followed by a stormier, more chromatic middle section. Chopin's minimalist gestures in the beginning elope into the generous, expanding atmosphere of the nocturne's centre. Chopin dedicated this piece to Madame la Baronne de Billing. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: David's Prayer

Author: Frederic Chopin, Anton Kingsbury

Narrator: Josh Verbae

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-17

Publisher: Interactive Media

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

David's Prayer includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes 'Nocturne in B Major, Op. 32 No. 1 - Andantino sostenuto'. The simplicity of this nocturne's opening is contrasted by a very dramatic and original ending. This arrangement is illustrative of Chopin's desire to make the music speak. This nocturne's rather characteristic design and melodic contour prepare us for the unexpected towards the end. Chopin dedicated this piece to Madame la Baronne de Billing. Performed by Anton Kingsbury.

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Title: Upbeat

Subtitle: The Story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq

Author: Paul MacAlindin

Narrator: Tom Carter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

The story of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is here told by its musical director, from its inception to its eventual end. The NYOI came through the most difficult and dangerous of times to produce fine music not only in Iraq but also in Britain, Germany and France. A beacon of hope and achievement, the young musicians and their tutors made bridges across their own ethnic divisions. They made great music in the most trying and tragic of circumstances and became their country's best ambassadors in 5,000 years.

Critic Reviews:

"Upbeat serves as an inspiring and insightful guide towards understanding a land too long dominated by war and violence." (The Express)

"An amazing and deeply inspiring story." (The Bookseller)

"One of the most unlikely, and genuinely heroic, stories you're ever likely to read." (The Spectator)

Members Reviews:

A story that needs to be told.

This is story that needs to be told. Conductor Paul MacAlindin worked tirelessly and against great odds to help fulfil the dream of Iraqi youth who wanted to play in an orchestra. The book details the summers spent in Iraq rehearsing together, trips to the UK, France, and Germany to play at festivals and interact with European youth orchestras, and finally the bitter end of the orchestra as the Islamic State destroyed any sense of security in which art and culture can grow. Paul's insights into the politics, machinations, and personal impact on the young musicians make the historical narrative relevant and colorful. The book is called Upbeat, but joy and sorrow are doled out each in good measure.

Five Stars

Love it

Fantastic and uplifting book

Fantastic and uplifting book. Provides fascinating insight into the culture of Iraq, the true and unseen impacts of warfare, and the logistics of setting up and establishing a youth orchestra - in a country not noted for Western orchestral music. Very readable, interesting, and all told in an uplifting and positive manner. Inspirational.

A must-read regardless of your background.

An honest, candid, heartfelt, and heartbreaking story portraying the cold and begrudging political, fiscal, and cultural realities that are involved when faced with the task of trying to rebuild a decimated country that the rest of the world has seemingly left behind through a universal means: music.

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Title: Playing for Their Lives

Subtitle: The Global El Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Music

Author: Tricia Tunstall, Eric Booth

Narrator: Bob Souer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Publisher's Summary:

An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema - intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty.

In some of the bleakest corners of the world, an unprecedented movement is taking root. From the favelas of Brazil to the Maori villages in New Zealand, from occupied Palestine to South Central Los Angeles, musicians with strong social consciences are founding intensive orchestra programs for children in need.

In this captivating and inspiring account, authors Tricia Tunstall and Eric Booth tell the remarkable story of the international El Sistema movement. A program that started over four decades ago with a handful of music students in a parking garage in Caracas, El Sistema has evolved into one of classical music's most vibrant new expressions, and one of the world's most promising social initiatives. Now with more than 700,000 students in Venezuela, El Sistema's central message - that music can be a powerful tool for social change - has burst borders to grow in 64 countries across the globe.

Critic Reviews:

"A remarkable narrative with broad appeal to everyone from sociologists to general readers, this is one of the best recent books promoting social change." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Empowering the world's children through music

If you need an infusion of hope in these challenging times, let Eric Booth and Tricia Tunstall show you children around the world experiencing the power of music. This book examines the lifeline that El Sistema music programs provide to kids in the midst of poverty, war, drugs, and all kinds of strife, and tells the stories of how theses students find inspiration to traverse all these struggles through the inherent beauty of music and the super-charge of getting to connect with others through that beauty. By the time you get to the end, you'll want to know how you can help - and there is a thorough collection of resources to help you get involved, or to help you network with other organizations out there who are changing the world. A truly excellent, well-researched and invigorating read!

An inspiring, must-read book!

I first heard of El Sistema several years ago when Gustavo Dudamel was on the rise. Little did I know how amazing this program is and how it has spread all over the world. I was so inspired by this book, "Playing for Their Lives." It reveals how music and ensemble playing can really elevate the human condition, not by creating more performing artists in the world, but by offering hope, value, a sense of community and belonging to the children and their families who are left out of society. Thank you, Eric Booth and Tricia Tunstall, for articulating so vividly how passionate individuals can come together to make the world a better place. Count me in!

IF IT CAN HAPPEN THERE, WHY NOT HERE?

I'd wondered how the Venezuelan Sistema Orchestra could afford to travel to New York City given the country's dire financial straits. Obviously, Dudamel is a big drawing card, but I had no idea of the international scope El Sistema had grown to. One can only ask red-faced and embarrassed by the U.S. doesn't have such a compelling force for music as opposed to piecemeal and scattered programs (many of them good, admittedly).

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Titolo: Ella Fitzgerald

Sottotitolo: La regina dello swing

Autore: Valentina Mattarozzi

Narratore: Valentina Mattarozzi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 29 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 10-10-16

Editore: Area51 Publishing

Categoria: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Riepilogo Editore:

Ascolta e rivivi la storia della mitica cantante americana. Un ritratto a tutto tondo di una delle grandi voci della musica.

Da Valentina Mattarozzi, cantautrice bolognese da sempre appassionata di musica, danza, disegno e recitazione. Valentina ha all'attivo album e concerti, e naviga ogni giorno nelle acque profonde dello swing, del jazz, del blues e anche del pop.

Quello di Ella Fitzgerald è un nome che compare in ogni libro di storia della musica e chiunque può dire aver ascoltato, almeno una volta, la sua bellissima voce o di possedere un suo disco da qualche parte. In questo breve viaggio nella vita e nella carriera della regina dello swing tra gli anni quaranta e sessanta, l'autrice ci racconta i motivi per cui Ella era grande: le sofferenze e i sacrifici che dovette sopportare per arrivare al successo, l'incredibile talento che dimostrò fin da subito, la tenacia con cui lottò per conquistarsi un posto tra i bianchi che dominavano la scena discografica dell'epoca, i rapporti con i colleghi come Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong o Frank Sinatra, i matrimoni sfortu-nati e l'amore per la vita. Un viaggio a tutto tondo nel mito di Ella Fitzgerald.

Ella si destreggiò con bravura in moltissimi generi, "lo faceva con grande slancio e candore. Per questo è tutt'ora un'icona e cantante jazz. La più famosa di tutti i tempi."

"A differenza di altre grandi cantanti jazz, Ella Fitzgerald non crebbe avviluppata dalla musica nera. È per questo motivo che troviamo nel suo fraseggio modalità più vicino al cantare dei bianchi e una nota più fredda dal punto di vista emotivo rispetto alle sopracitate artiste. Ma si contraddistinse per la ritmicità della sua voce, per la freschezza della sua timbrica, per l'impeccabilità della sua dizione e intonazione, per l'intelligenza dimostrata utilizzando i fraseggi dei musicisti che aveva ascoltato fino ad allora per improvvisare lei stessa con la voce" (L'autrice).

Questo audiolibro contiene 30 minuti di audio con intermezzi e sottofondo musicale per accompagnarti nel viaggio dentro la vita dell'artista, narrati direttamente dall'autrice, Valentina Mattarozzi.

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Titolo: Keith Richards

Sottotitolo: Leggenda di un sopravvissuto

Autore: Laura Gramuglia

Narratore: Laura Gramuglia

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 27 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 10-06-16

Editore: Area51 Publishing

Categoria: Arts & Entertainment, Music

Riepilogo Editore:

Ascolta e rivivi la storia del chitarrista degli Stones. Un ritratto a tutto tondo di uno dei grandi della musica! Da Laura Gramuglia, DJ e conduttrice radiofonica da sempre appassionata di musica. Le sue storie d'amore al ritmo di rock tra i protagonisti della scena musicale del secolo scorso sono diventate un libro e una trasmissione in radio: "Rock in Love".

Fondatore e anima dei Rolling Stones, Keith Richards è uno dei chitarristi più accreditati della storia del rock (e della musica in generale). Ha contribuito in maniera enorme al successo di una delle band più longeve di sempre, con riff immortali come quelli "(I cant' get no) Satisfaction" o "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

In questo breve viaggio nella sua vita e nella sua carriera, l'autrice ci parla dei suoi mille eccessi, del suo talento evocativo, delle sue influenze e del suo ruolo come artista musicale, con aneddoti e citazioni che lo riguardano da vicino, ma anche della sua tormentata relazione con la sua musa, Anita Pallenberg, che gli fu poi portata via da una triste spirale di gelosie, tradimenti e droghe. Oggi Keith Richards è ultrasettantenne, ma gode ancora di buona salute e non ha perso la voglia di suonare e andare in giro per il mondo con gli Stones.

"(...) quel suo modo inconfondibile di suonare la chitarra, la nascita della band più longeva della storia della musica, fondata insieme a quel gemello a cui resterà nel bene e nel male legato per la vita e a quell'altro membro, più disperato e fuori di testa da non capire come si torni a riva. (...) Ma anche l'invenzione di riff immortali come quelli di Satisfaction e Jumpin' Jack Flash, la fuga in Francia per motivi fiscali, i tour incendiari negli Stati Uniti, l'isolamento, la tossicodipendenza, l'amore per i figli e la famiglia e quel rapporto di amore-odio con suo marito (Mick Jagger)" (l'autrice).

Questo audiolibro contiene 28 minuti di audio con intermezzi e sottofondo musicale per accompagnarti nel viaggio dentro la vita dell'artista, narrati direttamente dall'autrice, Laura Gramuglia.

©2016 Area51 Publishing (P)2016 Area51 Publishing