Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Gareth Malone (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
2,321 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music is an audiobook by Gareth Malone: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Malone, released April 28, 2011, on the Memoirs and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gareth Malone
- Released
- April 28, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, World
- ISBN
- 9780007396108
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music audiobook?
Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is the Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music?
Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music is narrated by Gareth Malone.