Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music Audiobook (Free)

The author that has taught thousands of people to love opera now introduces readers to the rich and soul-stirring world of classical music.

From the writer of the bestselling Opera 101 comes a comprehensive and highly accessible guide to discovering the glories of classical music, based on the fundamental principle of developing the skills to seriously listen. In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introducing listeners to more than one hundred great works and profiling in depth many significant composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, and Mahler. Plotkin illustrates how each little bit of music possesses its own sound world, which is established by the unique style, tone of voice, and vision of every composer, and produced even more unique by every musician who plays it. He defines major musical terms, and makes music theory comprehensible for the uninitiated. Discussions with important music artists offer amazing insights into the art.