Letters from Great Musicians to Young People
Anna Alice Chapin and Alethea Crawford Cox
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with the man who worked, played, and suffered as do other men.
Though confining themselves to a simple style, the authors have tried to enter into the life of each composer, and, wherever possible, by means of earnest study of letters and other data which have come down to us, to copy that composer's tricks of speech, manner of writing, and various idiosyncracies. - Summary by Preface (5 hr 7 min)
Chapters
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | 31:44 | Read by Chuck Lavazzi |
| Domenico Scarlatti | 24:44 | Read by mkirkpat |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | 18:10 | Read by jenno |
| George Frederick Händel Part 1 | 18:15 | Read by valroth |
| George Frederick Händel Part 2 | 19:53 | Read by valroth |
| Ritter Christoph Willibald von Gluck | 25:37 | Read by MrsGTea |
| Josef Haydn | 15:34 | Read by ShrimpPhish |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 30:27 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | 27:14 | Read by jenno |
| Carl Maria von Weber Part 1 | 24:53 | Read by Maggie H. |
| Carl Maria von Weber Part 2 | 18:26 | Read by Maggie H. |
| Carl Maria von Weber Part 3 | 23:03 | Read by Maggie H. |
| Giacamo Meyerbeer | 29:25 | Read by Beeswaxcandle |