Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part pontification of Hubbard's opinion of the subject and their oeuvre.
In this volume he reflects on the lives of great musicians. Included are Richard Wagner, Paganini, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelsohn, Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Handel, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johannes Brahms. (Summary by Lucy Perry and Availle.)
This is Volume 14 in a series of 14 books. (7 hr 55 min)
Chapters
| Richard Wagner, Part 1 | 37:07 | Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024) |
| Richard Wagner, Part 2 | 41:07 | Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024) |
| Paganini, Part 1 | 25:14 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Paganini, Part 2 | 10:50 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Frederic Chopin, Part 1 | 21:45 | Read by SamanthaBraswell |
| Frederic Chopin, Part 2 | 19:40 | Read by SamanthaBraswell |
| Robert Schumann, Part 1 | 18:14 | Read by Dini Steyn |
| Robert Schumann, Part 2 | 15:21 | Read by Dini Steyn |
| Sebastian Bach, Part 1 | 18:30 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Sebastian Bach, Part 2 | 12:24 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Felix Mendelssohn, Part 1 | 14:53 | Read by Jessica Louise |
| Felix Mendelssohn, Part 2 | 18:02 | Read by ismailuser55 |
| Franz Liszt, Part 1 | 22:02 | Read by Dini Steyn |
| Franz Liszt, Part 2 | 34:52 | Read by Dini Steyn |
| Ludwig van Beethoven, Part 1 | 16:29 | Read by Gnomesb |
| Ludwig van Beethoven, Part 2 | 21:13 | Read by Gnomesb |
| George Handel, Part 1 | 12:34 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| George Handel, Part 2 | 15:38 | Read by Denise Nordell |
| Giuseppe Verdi, Part 1 | 16:11 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Giuseppe Verdi, Part 2 | 11:03 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
| Wolfgang Mozart, Part 1 | 15:51 | Read by Harley James |
| Wolfgang Mozart, Part 2 | 19:42 | Read by Harley James |
| Johannes Brahms, Part 1 | 17:29 | Read by Maggie Travers |
| Johannes Brahms, Part 2 | 18:57 | Read by Maggie Travers |
Reviews
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BixLives
I listened only to the chapters on Mozart, This begins with a long, imagined humorous, monologue about how the author of this work had his manuscript thrown out by the Pullman Porter on a train ride.. It is a good 10 minutes before we hear the name "Mozart". From this point it becomes worse. Yes it is OBVIOUS this writer lost his manuscript as the work meanders and reveal the author's personal anecdotes of no matter. SHAMEFUL.