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Chasing Chopin
- A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions
- By: Annik LaFarge
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In this widely praised book, Annik LaFarge presents a very different Frédéric Chopin from the melancholy, sickly, Romantic figure that has predominated for so long. The artist she discovered is, instead, a purely independent - and endlessly relevant - spirit: an innovator who created a new musical language; an autodidact who became a spiritually generous, trailblazing teacher; a stalwart patriot during a time of revolution, pandemic, and exile.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I learned so much!
- By Tess369 on 02-18-21
- Chasing Chopin
- A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions
- By: Annik LaFarge
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
I learned so much!
Reviewed: 02-18-21
Chopin has been my favorite composer since I was a kid- this was an enjoyable listen (I tried reading it too, and had an easier time staying engaged with the audiobook).
There’s an accompanying website with links to YouTube videos of people playing the songs mentioned/explained/discussed in the book.
I thought it would be easier to have a playlist to go with the book...so I made one! You might need to have a Spotify account to access. The songs are listed in the order they appear in the book. Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63jdSJ6lgVlcwat6RIGciG?si=J2TlNNaWS1qu1hnsE-M1dg
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Swimming in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Tomasz Jedrowski
- Narrated by: Will Watt
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,228
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,095
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,088
Set in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of communism, a tender and passionate story of first love between two young men who eventually find themselves on opposite sides of the political divide - a stunningly poetic and heartrending literary debut for fans of Andre Aciman, Garth Greenwell, and Alan Hollinghurst.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Contemporary Novels Ever
- By Jeffrey veals on 05-11-20
- Swimming in the Dark
- A Novel
- By: Tomasz Jedrowski
- Narrated by: Will Watt
So beautiful
Reviewed: 10-24-20
I never wanted it to end. Beautifully written. Like painting with words. The plot had me tight-chested and breathless. The narrator’s voice is like buttercream.
This is easily in my top 5 audiobooks ever.
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