Often called the greatest novel ever written, war and peace is at once a historical war epic, a philosophical study, and. War and peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. What military action took place on or around the island of. War and peace, volume 1 unabridged audiobook, by leo tolstoy. Find links to all our uk sites and anything naxos related. Contact information naxos music uk ltd unit 8, salbrook industrial estate, salbrook road, salfords, redhill, rh1 5gj phone. An app for naxos music library world for ios devices is available, while one for android devices is coming soon. M4b compatible with most audio book players and itunes. Its hallmark is the groundbreaking fusion of words and music, drawing on the extensive list of naxos classical recordings to provide a multimedia take on traditional book. Winds of war and peace 1988 williams, barber, nixon, rodgers, reed, radaelli national symphonic winds lowell graham. Audiobook war and peace volume ii author leo tolstoy read by neville jason. War and peace, volume 1 audible audiobook unabridged. Value for money naxos stands for offering highquality performances and recordings at.
Neville jason reads tolstoys epic unabridged for naxos audiobooks. War and peace by leo tolstoy 18281910 translated by louise shanks maude 18551939 and aylmer maude 18581938 war and peace russian. Often called the greatest novel ever written, war and peace is at once an epic of the napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the russian. Often called the greatest novel ever written, war and peace is at once an epic of. The version of the book is quite a bit more affordable than the cd version. The recording will run to fiftyone cds, some seventy hours, and we have. War on music records is a punk metal hardcore record store and vinylonly record label based in winnipeg, manitoba, canada. War and peace maude translation books 117 war and peace. War and peace is as much an historical treatise as it is a novel and i became as engaged in the story of the napoleonic war in russia as in the lives of the principal characters. Naxos books is a diverse and forwardthinking imprint, which embraces both popular and specialist titles within the world of classical music.
War and peace, volume 1 audiobook listen instantly. Librivox public domain recording of war and peace, book 01, by leo tolstoy. War and peace is an epic tale of russian life before, during and after napoleons invasion in 1812. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the napoleonic wars, it examines. The brothers karamazov naxos audiobooks edition audiobook cover art. The little record label that could and did in the past 25 years, naxos records has gone from an oddball industry joke to a leading label and innovative distributor of classical music. Aside from frequent air raids by the luftwaffe within the cycladean islands of greece. The sheer range of subjects among the 60 recordings he read for naxos audiobooks. Written by leo tolstoy, audiobook narrated by neville jason. Having heard a sample on the naxos site, i was inspired to rejoin audible, after having dropped out with so many audiobooks piling up, but now realize that its a. Awardwinning audiobook label offering a wide range of abridged and unabridged digital recordings of the worlds. Periodic table by primo levi, an idea for audiobook that he himself had suggested. The sheer range of subjects among the 60 recordings he read for naxos.
I knew little about the time period, the war or the culture in russia at this tkime but tolstoy masterfully draws. Naxos music library world invaluable resource for world. The things they carried is in part a book about the vietnam war. I have to say that i regret not having read it earlier in life, as the characters are so very true to. Leo tolstoy 18281910 leo tolstoys war and peace chronicles the lives of five russian aristocratic families during napoleons invasion of russia. At over 1400 pages long, this book may seem daunting but i urge anyone to read it, and like me, you may find it the one of the most rewarding book. This is an excellent recording and the narrator is fantastic. War and peace, volume 1 audiobook leo tolstoy audible. Librivox public domain recording of war and peace, book 02, by leo tolstoy. His work for naxos was recognised on several occasions. War and peace an audio guide by oxford academic oup published on 20150722t.
The company was known for its budget pricing of discs, with simpler artwork and design than most other labels. Award winning audiobook label offering a wide range of abridged and unabridged digital recordings of the worlds. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the napoleonic wars, it examines the relationship between the individual and the relentless march. Naxos audiobooks music label naxos audiobooks recordings. You can easily share this page directly on facebook, twitter and via email below. Voices of world war ii, 19371945 national archives. Audio recording, available online, 1910 to 1920, world war. Naxos historical, nostalgia, and jazz legends recordings are not available in the united states due to the uncertain legal situation regarding pre1972 sound recordings. Naxos records is a record label specializing in classical music. Listen to naxos audiobooks soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 91 tracks. War and peace is a book that i put off reading for quite a long time. East of eden, by john steinbeck, and narrated by richard poe.