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Simply Beethoven by Leon Plantinga

Simply Beethoven: Audiobook

Book 20 of the Great Lives series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Simply Beethoven audiobook runs 6.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Angus Freathy (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Simply Beethoven at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Simply Beethoven is book 20 of Leon Plantinga's Great Lives series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Angus Freathy, released March 15, 2021, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Angus Freathy
Released
March 15, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
Series
Great Lives #20
ISBN
9781664973169

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Simply Beethoven audiobook?

Simply Beethoven runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is the Simply Beethoven audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Simply Beethoven?

Simply Beethoven is narrated by Angus Freathy.