The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Bubbico (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
920 Arts & Entertainment 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 Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin is an audiobook by Michel Krielaars: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Bubbico, released January 15, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment and History shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Bubbico
- Released
- January 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, History
- ISBN
- 9781805680765
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin as an audiobook?
The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin?
The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin is narrated by Richard Bubbico.
Is The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.