The Story of Classical Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Classical Music runs 4.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Aled Jones and Nicolas Soames (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 1,718 Classics (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Aled Jones
Aled Jones narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 15 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Kids) shelf
102 Classics (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2010 recording read by Marin Alsop runs 0.1 hours longer (4.6 hours).
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 Story of Classical Music is an audiobook by Darren Henley: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Aled Jones and Nicolas Soames, released August 10, 2011, on the Classics (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Aled Jones, Nicolas Soames
- Released
- August 10, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9789629544072
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Classical Music as an audiobook?
The Story of Classical Music runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is The Story of Classical Music free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Classical Music?
The Story of Classical Music is narrated by Aled Jones and Nicolas Soames.