The violinist Yehudi Menuhin called the Chaconne "the greatest structure for solo violin that exists". Violinist Joshua Bell has said the Chaconne is "not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history. It's a spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect".

Since Bach's time, several transcriptions of the piece have been made for other instruments, particularly for the piano, the probably most notable one by the Italian composer & pianist Ferruccio Busoni.

Solo Piano Masterpieces: The Baroque Era, Vol. 6 (Live)

J. S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Piano by F. Busoni, Live)

Rarities and Masterpieces

Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor,  Op. 10 No. 1

Movements:

1. Allegro molto
2. Adagio molto
3. Finale, Prestissimo

Viennese Classics for Piano: Haydn: Sonata No. 30, Hob. XVI:19 – Mozart: Rondo, K. 485, Sonata No. 12, K. 332 – Beethoven: Rondo, Op. 51, No. 1, Sonata No. 5, Op. 10, No. 1 – Schubert: Sonata No. 13, D. 664

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1

The deadly hurricane of 1928 claimed 2500 lives, and the long-forgotten story of the casualties, as told in Black Cloud, continues to stir passion. Among the dead were 700 black Floridian men, women, and children who were buried in an unmarked West Palm Beach ditch during a racist recovery and rebuilding effort that conscripted the labor of blacks much like latter-day slaves. Palm Beach Post reporter Eliot Kleinberg has penned this gripping tale from dozens of interviews with survivors, diary entries, accounts from newspapers, government documents, and reports from the National Weather Service and the Red Cross. Immortalized in Zora Neale Hurston's classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, thousands of poor blacks had nowhere to run when the waters of Lake Okeechobee rose. No one spoke for them, no one stood up for them, and no one could save them. With heroic tales of survival and loss, this book finally gives the dead the dignity they deserve. The new, updated edition of this important book is published by the Florida Historical Society Press.  The book may be purchased here: https://www.audible.com/pd/History/Black-Cloud-Audiobook/B01N5WN6AJ?ref_=a_search_c4_3_17_srTtl&qid=1486495668&sr=3-17

Black Cloud: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 by Eliot Kleinberg. Narrated by Lee Ann Howlett.

In this story, by American writer Dorothy Parker, a woman gives a laundry list of men she's not married to. She also convincingly states the reasons why she is not and would not want to be married to the various men. Parker's wit and humor shine through as the eccentricities and foibles of the men are described.   

This recording may be purchased from Audible here:  https://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/Men-Im-Not-Married-To-Audiobook/B0773SSP68/ref=a_search_c4_3_17_srTtl?qid=1509838942&sr=3-17

Men I'm Not Married To by Dorothy Parker. Narrated by Lee Ann Howlett.

Siren’s Stories is your new free audiobook channel. This is the debut audiobook release of the classic Christmas Tale “The Gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry on December 10th of 1905. 
Narrated by Olivia Sundeen, her passion for acting, reading, and storytelling has brought you this wonderful short story for the holidays. Merry Christmas to all! Please enjoy and pass it on!

Siren Stories Presents “The Gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry and Narrated by Olivia Sundeen

The complete recording is available for purchase at Audible.com:
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The Leavenworth Case
by Anna Katherine Green

Narrated by Cate Barratt

Credited by many as the mother of the detective novel, Anna Katharine Green published her first mystery novel - The Leavenworth Case - in 1878, almost a decade before Sherlock Holmes made his appearance. Green's intrepid Ebenezer Gryce, a seasoned New York detective, takes up the case of a brutally murdered millionaire philanthropist. One of the murdered man's two nieces is set to inherit an immense fortune, and she and her cousin are high on the suspect list.

The Leavenworth Case Sample

When Falls the Rain 
From Dulcameara
By Howard Saxby
Read by Erin Grassie for Librivox.org
Image “Cold Raining Summer”
Giuseppe Pons
Copyright 2014 Guiseppe Pons Photography

When Falls the Rain, by Howard Saxby

A sweeping social history about one of America's most beautiful, wealthy, and generous heiresses, the "Duchess of Washington, DC" and the "Queen of Palm Beach", a friend to the crowned heads of Europe as well as to American presidents, first ladies, senators, and diplomats.

The daughter of breakfast-cereal magnate C.W. Post, Marjorie Post's story traces her rise from her middle-class Midwestern roots to the pinnacle of America's high society. Along the way she married four times, anonymously gave thousands of dollars to widows, students, and soldiers, and earned the respect of hundreds of people for her charity, wit, and charm.

To purchase the book, head to Audible here:  https://www.audible.com/pd/American-Empress-Audiobook/B07NDLY8TY?qid=1549585222&sr=1-74&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_14&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=1S21Y16XD57R8656YMP3&

American Empress by Nancy Rubin Stuart. Narrated by Lee Ann Howlett.

Love poems 

By D H Lawrence

Presented by Voices of Today

In 1912 D.H. Lawrence fell in love with Frieda Weekley and the couple left for Germany and Italy, where they spent the next two years. While he was away from England, Lawrence completed and published the novel Sons and Lovers and his first volume of poetry, Love Poems and others. Mostly autobiographical, the collection explores a young man's feelings on the joys and frustrations of sex and love. The thirty poems in the collection include the memorable short poem, Bei Hennef, as well as four longer narrative poems written in Lawrence's Nottinghamshire dialect.  

Featuring the voices of Erin Louttit, Linda Barrans, Phil Benson and Ron Altman.

This recording may be freely downloaded and distributed, provided that Voices of Today is credited as the author.  It can be edited and used for the development of derivative material as long as the new recording is issued under an equivalent Creative Commons licence. It may not be used for commercial purposes.

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Love Poems and Others

Lilies in the Fire

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The Broken Wings
By Kahlil Gibran

Narrated by Denis Daly

This 1918 novella presents the life history of an ideal innamorata, universally admired and doomed to an untimely passing.  The author uses the story to explore in depth the concept of beauty, both personal and spiritual.  In the author’s words: “Real beauty lies in the spiritual accord that is called love which can exist between a man and a woman.”

The Broken Wings sample

Voices of Today provides services in audiobook narration and production.

The proprietors  are Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller who are professional audiobook narrators and producers.
  
Denis Daly has provided narration and editing services for many projects at Librivox.org and Legamus.eu. He is also a founding member of Rhapsodize,  a group which promotes the performance and recording of classic poetry.
Currently, he has over 300 titles in the catalogue at Audible.com, and several more recordings are under production.

Sarah Bacaller has over forty titles in the catalogue at Audible.com,  and has also contributed to projects at Librivox.org.  In addition to her activities as a narrator she also provides services in audiobook cover design and is a published author.

The other administrators of Voices of Today are Jennifer Fournier, Susan Iannucci, Lee Ann Howlett and Amy Soakes, who are also professional narrators and whose recordings can be found at Audible.com.

The Broken Wings sample

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