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Verdi: Falstaff
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Verdi’s Falstaff repays careful study with real pleasure. It is opera’s happiest irony that the great Italian master should cap a career - distinguished for its blood-and-thunder tragic masterpieces - with the greatest comic opera in the Italian repertory. The genius of Shakespeare is harnessed (in a miracle of compression) by master-librettist Boito to give the 80-year-old Verdi a superb libretto, on which he lavished more wonderful tunes than most composers manage in a lifetime.
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Verdi: Falstaff
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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The Life and Works of Tchaikovsky
- By: Jeremy Siepmann
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Malcolm Sinclair, Karen Archer, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. His melodies are known to many people who may never have heard his name. They crop up on mobile telephones, alarm clocks and answering machines as often as on records and concert programs. Like his music, the man himself was widely loved, but his inner life was fraught with sufferings, confusions and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in his music, letters and diaries, all of which play a major part in this intimate portrait-in-sound.
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Excellent and fascinating
- By Amazon Customer on 20-02-22
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The Life and Works of Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Jeremy Siepmann, Malcolm Sinclair, Karen Archer, Teresa Gallagher, Stephen Thorne, David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 31-10-12
- Language: English
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Borkmann's Point
- By: Håkan Nesser
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Two men are brutally murdered with an axe in the quiet coastal town of Kaalbringen, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, bored on holiday nearby, is summoned to assist the local authorities. The local police chief, just days away from retirement, is determined to wrap things up before he goes. But there is no clear link between the victims. Then one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a brilliant young female detective, goes missing - perhaps she has reached Borkmann's Point before anyone else....
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A very good story.
- By Anonymous User on 10-06-23
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Borkmann's Point
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Series: Inspector Van Veeteren, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 22-02-18
- Language: English
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Wallace of the Secret Service
- Wallace of the Secret Service Series, Book 3
- By: Alexander Wilson
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Sir Leonard is not a man to desire fame or notoriety. His chronicler has been forced to fall back on office records and information supplied by various members of the secret service to tell of the struggles of Wallace and his intelligence officers: of their battles against the Soviet Union, terrorism and subversion in the British Empire, Nazi Germany and the tentacles of global organised crime.
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Wallace of the Secret Service
- Wallace of the Secret Service Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Series: Wallace of the Secret Service, Book 3
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 07-04-16
- Language: English
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The Great Poets: Robert Browning
- By: Robert Browning
- Narrated by: David Timson, Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Robert Browning’s popular poems "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "How They Brought the Good News" are often anthologised, but it is in his dramatic lyrics such as "My Last Duchess" and the chilling "Porphyria’s Lover" that his poetic genius shines. Browning, with his unusual use of language, can be a challenging poet, but one who is always rewarding. This selection shows the many imaginative facets of this often neglected Victorian poet.
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The Great Poets: Robert Browning
- Narrated by: David Timson, Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 17-11-10
- Language: English
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The Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Further adventures by the master of observation and deduction, as faithfully recounted by his companion and greatest admirer, Dr Watson. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and The Adventure of the Dying Detective are among the stories. David Timson's award-winning performances continue with this series.
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Sublime reading by David Timson
- By Nigeguy on 05-04-17
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The Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
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Light Shining in the Forest
- By: Paul Torday
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Norman Stokoe has just been appointed Children's Czar by the new government. He sells his flat and moves up north to take up the position. However before his first salary cheque has even hit his bank account, new priorities are set for the government department for which he works. The Children's Czar network is put on hold but it is too late to reverse the decision to employ Norman. So he is given a P.A. and a spacious office in a new business park on the banks of the Tyne. He settles down in his new leather chair behind his new desk, to wait for the green light to begin his mission.
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Strange but listenable.
- By Victoria Hulland on 23-11-13
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Light Shining in the Forest
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 31-01-13
- Language: English
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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas, David Timson, Anthony Donovan
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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A palmist’s prediction leads to murder; an enigmatic woman’s lifestyle is a mystery to be solved; a ghost tries to frighten the new tenants of his home; a man has discovered the dedicatee of Shakespeare’s Sonnets; a millionaire wants to be painted as a pauper. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories is a collection of fascinating short stories which are subversive as well as entertaining.
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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas, David Timson, Anthony Donovan
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 18-11-10
- Language: English
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Signs of Civilisation
- How Punctuation Changed History
- By: Bård Borch Michaelsen
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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With the invention of printing, reading books moved from being an act performed only by priests and aristocrats into an individual, even private activity. This change helped spark the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution - in which punctuation played a crucial role. As long as texts were read out loud by only an educated elite there was no need for punctuation to mark pauses, full stops or questions.
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Signs of Civilisation
- How Punctuation Changed History
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-11-19
- Language: English
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Orfeo: Opera Explained
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Monteverdi’s Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for its precise orchestration and powerful drama it was a groundbreaking work. It concerns the legend of Orpheus, the demigod whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell and to bring his wife back, briefly, to life. The extracts used in this introduction are from Naxos’ full recording; it uses authentic period instruments, which serve to evoke the early Baroque period of the opera’s composition.
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Orfeo: Opera Explained
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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Stories from Shakespeare - The Plantagenets
- By: David Timson
- Narrated by: Benjamin Soames, Clare Corbett, Hugh Ross, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Naxos AudioBooks presents the history of the Plantaganets as seen through the eyes of Shakespeare. These easy-to-understand introductions feature key speeches and scenes from the plays themselves, and are very accessible for children approaching Shakespeare for the first time, as well as being an invaluable aid to the history of the Plantaganets, from Richard II to Richard III. This set covers Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Henry VI parts 1, 2, and 3, and Richard III.
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Good summary of Shakespeare’s key history plays.
- By mlake on 08-01-23
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Stories from Shakespeare - The Plantagenets
- Narrated by: Benjamin Soames, Clare Corbett, Hugh Ross, David Timson, Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 13-09-10
- Language: English
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Il Trovatore has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of murder and mayhem, burned babies, roasted hags, would-be nuns, strolling minstrels, and bad baritones. And indeed the libretto does call for a willing suspension of disbelief. The reward is in the music, a score as prodigally melodic as only the mature Verdi could write: the "Anvil" chorus, the "Miserere" scene, two great tenor arias, a beautiful baritone aria - a richness without embarrassment.
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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When Sherlock Holmes met his demise in "The Adventure of the Final Problem," published in 1893, the distress of the unsuspecting reading public was profound. For years fans showed no signs of letting Sherlock Holmes lie down and die. Eventually, Doyle saw fit to continue his Holmes' canon and wrote a series of 13 short stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1905.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 30-12-12
- Language: English
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes III (Unabridged Selections)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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Once again Arthur Conan Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes III (Unabridged Selections)
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 30-12-12
- Language: English
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Pagliacci may be the most completely compelling short opera in the repertory and owes much of its impact to a brilliant story based, it is said, on true life and told through the device of a play-within-a-play. The action is set in Calabria in the deep south of Italy where the jealousies and illicit passions of a troupe of strolling actors precisely intersect with the play they are performing - to both touching and tragic effect.
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes VI
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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In "The Final Problem", perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. 'The Napoleon of Crime' is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes VI
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Series: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Book 6
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 50 mins
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This is a story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes III collection. In this collection are four more individual cases for Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson. They dive into the opium dens of London in "The Man with the Twisted Lip," recall the curious history of "The Musgrave Ritual," come face to face with the grisly evidence contained in "The Cardboard Box," and go on a wild-goose chase in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." The powers of Sherlock Holmes prevail.
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Great Story
- By 007 on 16-12-20
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 50 mins
- Release date: 30-12-12
- Language: English
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Cavalleria Rusticana
- By: Thomson Smillie
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Cavalleria rusticana is the short opera that has all the elements of a grand opera compressed into a single highly dramatic time span. The story of love, lust, blood-feud, and betrayal played out against the pageantry of the Easter celebrations in a Sicilian village delivers an emotional wallop because of the youthful vigor and musical wealth of its great score which includes the glorious "Easter Hymn" and the deeply moving "Intermezzo". Mascagni was never to repeat his youthful success but this brief work is enough to ensure his immortality.
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Cavalleria Rusticana
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 26-10-12
- Language: English
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