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Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery (Classical Kids) by Douglas Cowling (2003-01-01)
- Narrated by: Barbara Budd, Richard Binsley, Colm Feore
- Length: 48 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Katarina, a young violinist, arrives at the Pietà orphanage where Antonio Vivaldi was music director. Aided by Giovanni the gondolier, she searches throughout Venice for clues to her mysterious past.
Over two dozen excerpts, including Vivaldi’s best-loved "Four Seasons" (with real sound effects), guitar piccolo and trumpet concertos. Also featured are many of the violin pieces played by young violinists today.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-11-08
My favourite story!
I grew up listening to this and I still love it every time! Heart-string puller
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- Rebecca Bertram
- 2020-08-12
One of my Childhood favorites!
One of my favorites from when I was a kid. The only issue that I have is the guy that does the chapter interruptions. He's monotone and it really clashes with the story because sometimes he interrupts in the middle of a word or sentence. The original version didn't have that, it just told the story.