The History of Classical Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Classical Music runs 5.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Powell (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Powell
Robert Powell narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 105 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
273 World 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
The History of Classical Music is an audiobook by Richard Fawkes: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Powell, released January 8, 1997, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Powell
- Released
- January 8, 1997
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9789629547110
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Classical Music as an audiobook?
The History of Classical Music runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is The History of Classical Music free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of Classical Music?
The History of Classical Music is narrated by Robert Powell.