Music audiobooks

Meet Ludvig Van Beethoven

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: James Rix

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

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Meet Wolfgang Mozart

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Charles Margerison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

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The Ninth

By: Harvey Sachs

Narrated by: Patrick Egan

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“All men become brothers . . .
Be embraced, ye millions!”
 
The Ninth Symphony, a symbol of freedom and joy, was Beethoven’s mightiest attempt to help humanity find its way from darkness to light, from chaos to peace. Yet the work was born in a repressive era, with terrified Bourbons, Hapsburgs, and Romanovs using every means at their disposal to... Read more

You Don't Know Me

By: Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. & Mary Jane Ross

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A deeply personal memoir of the private Ray Charles - the man behind the legend - by his eldest son.

Ray Charles is an American music legend. A multiple Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, and singer with an inimitable vocal style and a catalog of hits including "What I Say," "Georgia on My Mind," "Unchain My Heart," "I Can't Stop Loving... Read more

The Music Lesson

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten, Chuck Rainey, Sam Hunter, Rad...

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind—from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop—has though that. I know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew... Read more

Lips Unsealed - Abridged

By: Belinda Carlisle

Narrated by: Belinda Carlisle

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record: sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the fun, irreverent brand of pop music that the Go-Go’s created, but it also conceals the... Read more

The Mozart Question

By: Michael Morpurgo

Narrated by: Michael Morpurgo & Alison Read

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“The time has come, I think, not to lie any more.” This beautiful recording features solo performances by various classical musicians. When cub reporter Lesley is sent to Venice to interview a world-renowned violinist, the journalist is told she can ask Paolo Levi anything about his life and career as a musician,... Read more

Lives of the Musicians

By: Kathleen Krull

Narrated by: John C. Brown & Melissa Hughes

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people—and other famous musicians—really like? What did they eat? What did they wear? How did they spend their time? What were they like as children? What were their phobias, obsessions, and bad... Read more

Losing My Cool

By: Thomas Chatterton Williams

Narrated by: Thomas Chatterton Williams

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, 7 hours

Read by the author

A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books. Read more

Licht und Schatten - Abridged

By: Abi Ofarim

Narrated by: Torsten Münchow

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Autobiografie eines geläuterten Weltstars - voller Kraft und Intensität Sie waren das Gesangsduo der 60er-Jahre - Abi Ofarim und seine Frau Esther stürmten weltweit die Hitparaden. Dann der steile Absturz: Drogen, Partys, Frauen, Millionenverluste. Viele Jahre war es ruhiger um den Weltstar. Er unterstützte seine Söhne Gil und Tal auf... Read more

Ich bin der Weiße Clown

By: Christiane Hörbiger

Narrated by: Christiane Hörbiger

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Die ungewöhnliche Autobiografie einer ungewöhnlichen Frau: Christiane Hörbiger erzählt in dieser sehr persönlichen Rückschau von großen und kleinen Momenten ihres Lebens, von Phasen der Freude und des Erfolgs und von solchen voller Trauer und Ängsten. Erinnerungen mit einer klaren Botschaft: Koste das Leben in jedem Augenblick aus, jeden Tag ein... Read more

Rock Stories

By: Eva Demski, Wenzel Storch, Hansjörg Schertenlei...

Narrated by: Friedrich Ani, Josef Haslinger, Thomas Kraft, G...

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Acht bekannte deutsche Schriftsteller blicken in kleinen persönlichen Erinnerungsstücken und Feuilletons zurück auf die Zeit, als sich fast alles um Rock, Pop, Politik und Protest drehte. Protest auch gegen die Enge der Provinz, gegen Eltern und Lehrer, die schon lange Haare und "laute" Musik als echte Provokation empfanden. Aber auch ein Blick... Read more

Iggy Pop

By: Paul Trynka

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 14 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Iggy Pop’s legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights, producing mega-hits, while at times hitting rock-bottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he’s become a cult rock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man... Read more

The Beatles

By: Hunter Davies

Narrated by: Edward Lewis

Length: 16 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This worldwide bestseller is the biography that defined a band—and an era.As the friend and only authorized biographer of the most famous musical group in history, Davies had full access to the Beatles—including their family, friends, and colleauges—as well as their help and encouragement in writing this biography. He spent eighteen months with... Read more

Brad Lansky and the Anti-Starc

By: J.D. Venne

Narrated by: Dieter Zimmermann, Matthew Roberts, Bianca Resn...

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

These are troubled times. MARA, the mighty blue supergiant of the Torvus Iubar System is dying, as are the other thirteen ambistars that make up the Ambistar Collective. Billions of lives are in peril. What conceivable force could cause the simultaneous death of fourteen ambistars thousands of light-years apart? Since the peace accord between... Read more

Tammy Wynette

By: Jimmy McDonough

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 15 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Tammy Wynette was one of the great female singers of the twentieth century, an artist who could plumb the darkest corners of her heart and transform private grief into public drama. Bestselling biographer Jimmy McDonough tells the story of the small-town girl who grew up to be the woman behind the microphone and whose meteoric rise led to a... Read more

Me, the Mob, and the Music

By: Martin Fitzpatrick & Tommy James

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone knows the hits: "Mony Mony," "I Think We're Alone Now," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion." They are nuggets of rock and pop history. However, few know the unlikely story of how these hits came to be. Tommy James had been performing in rock bands in the Michigan area since the age of twelve. Prompted to record a few songs... Read more

Turn Your Radio On

By: Ace Collins

Narrated by: Eric Turner

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Turn Your Radio On tells the fascinating stories behind gospel music's most unforgettable songs, including "Amazing Grace," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "He Touched Me," "I'll Fly Away," "Were You There?" and many more. These are the songs that have shaped our faith and brought us joy. You'll find out: What famous song traces back to a... Read more

101 Hymn Stories

By: Kenneth Osbeck

Narrated by: Various

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of uplifting, informative stories behind your favorite hymns will warm your heart and revitalize your worship. Each entry comes with the hymn’s full text and musical score. Perfect for devotions, sermon demonstrations, bulletin inserts, and introducing congregational hymns, each hymn story includes information about the author,... Read more

Dave at Night

By: Gail Carson Levine

Narrated by: Jason Harris

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

It was the last place anyone should have called Home, the last place for kids to live —

The year is 1926. Dave's beloved father is dead and his stepmother doesn't want him. Only the HHB will take him in—Hebrew Home for Boys — Hell Hold for Brats. But Dave is tough and a troublemaker. He can take care of himself. If he doesn't like the Home, he'll... Read more

Guitar Boy

By: M.J. Auch

Narrated by: David Baker

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Travis Tacey is in a peck of trouble. His mother is hospitalized from a serious accident and his father, lost in a haze of grief, has focused his anger and guilt on his oldest son. Which is why, at age fourteen, Travis finds himself out of a home and on the road in New York State's Adirondack Mountains. With no more than a few dollars, a change... Read more

Michael Jackson

By: Mary K. Pratt

Narrated by: Christopher Hopkins Ward

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This title chronicles the song and dance genius of the King of Pop, whose recent death reinforced the level of his global influence and stardom. While covering controversies and oddities - from the trial on molestation charges to his cosmetic surgeries to his amusement-park house Neverland, the book also details his incredible songs, videos,... Read more

Eyes Like Stars

By: Lisa Mantchev

Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The Theatre Illuminata is home to every play ever written – and to Beatrice Shakespeare Smith ("Bertie" for short), who was left on its doorstep as an infant. Now she lives on its stage and consorts with spirits, pirates, kings, and… well, in short, every character ever to stride the boards. Constantly accompanied (whether she wants to be or... Read more

Taylor Swift

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This book discusses the family background, education, rise to fame, and future plans of country music star Taylor Swift. From Swift’s work as a songwriter to her first record contract, readers will learn about her talent and dedication. Topics covered include Swift’s first two albums, Taylor Swift and Fearless, as well as her awards,... Read more