HarperCollins Publishers Amazing Composers +MP3 CD (Amazing PR.2)

This book is Level 2 in the Amazing People Readers series. Level 2 is equivalent to CEF level A2-B1. Each book includes a free CD with a full recording of each story.
Contents:


• Johann Sebastian Bach who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos


• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child genius


• Giuseppe Verdi who wrote the operas Aida and La Traviata


• Johann Strauss, ‘The Waltz King’


• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who wrote the ballet Swan Lake


• Irving Berlin who wrote There’s No Business Like Show Business

Word count: 8,344 / Headword count: 723

About the Amazing People series:


• A unique opportunity for learners of English to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen.


• Each book contains five or six short stories, told by the characters themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the most significant parts of each character’s life, giving an insight into how they came to be such an important historic figure.


• After each story, a timeline presents the most major events in their life in a clear and succinct fashion. The timeline is ideal for checking comprehension or as a basis for project work or further research.


• PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study materials.