Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians

About this film

LibriVox recording of Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard. Read in English by Librivox volunteers. 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 Ava.) This is Volume 14 in a series of 14 books. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (216MB)

Directors & creators

Elbert Hubbard

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; biography; music; musician; classical music; composer

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