Títulos en Música

Many opera-lovers would name The Marriage of Figaro as their favorite opera. It appeals to the most intellectual listener, but also to music-lovers seeking great melodies and ensembles (while it remains accessible through its fascinating plot and memorable characters) and to those seeking only entertainment. One of three operas by Mozart to libretti by Lorenzo da Ponte, it represents one of the pinnacles not just of operatic but of human achievement.

Country music rose out of the folk songs that immigrants brought to the United States. The music spread from the American South to all over the country, capturing the hopes and the struggles of everyday people. In the 21st century, fans enjoy all sorts of wild, upbeat, and moving styles of country music. Find out what inspired the country's most memorable songs. Discover the stories of outlaw musicians and Nashville legends. And learn more about superstars such as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and Taylor Swift.

Verdi’s Falstaff repays careful study with real pleasure. It is opera’s happiest irony that the great Italian master should cap a career - distinguished for its blood-and-thunder tragic masterpieces - with the greatest comic opera in the Italian repertory. The genius of Shakespeare is harnessed (in a miracle of compression) by master-librettist Boito to give the 80-year-old Verdi a superb libretto, on which he lavished more wonderful tunes than most composers manage in a lifetime.

A rapper spits rhymes into a microphone. A DJ scratches a record back and forth against a turntable needle. Fans' feet stomp along to a stiff beat. These are the sounds of hip-hop. Hip-hop music busted out of New York City in the 1970s. Many young African Americans found their voices after stepping up to the mic. In the decades afterward, rappers and DJs took over the airwaves and transformed American music. In the 21st century, hip-hop is a global sensation.

For over 25 years, Rob Kapilow has performed his What Makes It Great? series, bringing the joy and wonder of classical music - and unraveling some of its mysteries - to audiences around the world, performing with the greatest orchestras and soloists alive today. Now for the first time, these lecture/concerts are available as digital media.

The Flying Dutchman is the perfect opera with which to approach the operatic mountain that is Richard Wagner. It is short, has a great story (the legend of the Dutch captain doomed to sail forever unless redeemed through love), and the striking score has many pre-echoes of Wagner's later great music dramas. It contains wonderful tunes in its arias, ensembles, and big choruses, and the orchestral writing - from the gale that blows out of the Overture to the final theme of "Redemption through Love" - will "blow you away".

Throbbing disco beats boom at the club. Crowds move to the lively beat of dance pop hits. Fans scream and cheer for teen idols. These are the sounds of pop. After Elvis hit the scene in the 1950s, a distinct youth taste in popular music began to emerge. The sound of pop music has varied greatly in the decades since Elvis, ranging from rock to disco to boy bands to dance pop. But all pop music is defined by catchy melodies and a broad appeal to teens. Find out how it all began.

A guitarist fires off riffs. A drummer pounds out primal rhythms. Fans scream along to a booming chorus. These are the sounds of rock. When rock 'n' roll first shook up young audiences, parents and politicians screamed in protest. But artists soon used the music to make protests of their own. Since rock's birth in the 1950s, its sounds have been blasted from garages to stadiums. The music can be the soundtrack to rebellion, a tool for self-expression, or just a way to bang your head.

A singer calls out to the crowd. An electric bass thumps out a beat. Horns blare, and strings swirl. These are the sounds of R & B. Rhythm and blues music evolved from all sorts of sounds: swinging jazz, gritty blues, and African American spiritual songs. The music's smooth mix of styles made it unique, and its passionate performers made it a sensation. Ever since Ray Charles hit the charts in the 1950s, R & B fans have held it down on dance floors. And R & B singers have belted out messages of love and calls for social change.

Learn about Blues Music with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. Blues music is a type of African-American folk music. It is concerned with expressing emotions through song. Generally, blues songs deal with tragic themes such as lost love, hardship, poverty and death. Indeed, the name "blues" comes from the emotions expressed in the songs themselves!

Learn about the dance style of Krumping with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. Imagine teams of super athletic dancers, engaging in spectacular and aggressive dance battles, their styles reminiscent of African dance to Hip Hop break beats, the scene looking more like a fight than a dance. The teams of dancers, made up of men, women and children, have their faces painted in elaborate styles from the childlike to the grotesque.

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第一回配信作品。 ジャズ誌「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。 『ユダヤ人とジャズ』 アメリカの黒人たちが生み出したジャズの世界は、ユダヤ人が参入したことによって大きく広がったのです。ここでは、その歴史を鋭く紐解いていきます!

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第16回配信作品。「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。/『もうひとつのジャズ史 アフロ・キューバン・ジャズの歴史』/発祥はキューバ。黒人ジャズの中に、ラテン・アメリカの音楽が融合し、アフロ・キューバン・ジャズが誕生。その特徴は、打楽器を多用したラテンのリズム。このアフロ・キューバン・ジャズの魅力と歴史を岩浪洋三が紐解く。/musicbook第16回配信作品は、次の5タイトルです。/1.『もうひとつのジャズ史 アフロ・キューバン・ジャズの歴史』:岩浪洋三/2.『スラングで聴くジャズの世界』:岩浪洋三/3.『ビートニクとジャズ』:岩浪洋三/4.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1979年』:松本みつぐ/5.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1980~83年』:松本みつぐ/ (C)2011 TED/F.O.D./JI-NON

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第16回配信作品。「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。/『ビートニクとジャズ』/アメリカで1950年代にビートニクが生まれる。当時の最先端をいったカウンター・カルチャーの若者文化。バロウズ、ギンズバーグ、ケルアック等がその中心。ジャズとビートニクの深い関係を岩浪洋三が詳解する。/musicbook第16回配信作品は、次の5タイトルです。/1.『もうひとつのジャズ史 アフロ・キューバン・ジャズの歴史』:岩浪洋三/2.『スラングで聴くジャズの世界』:岩浪洋三/3.『ビートニクとジャズ』:岩浪洋三/4.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1979年』:松本みつぐ/5.『ヒストリー・オブ・ディスコ1980~83年』:松本みつぐ/ (C)2011 TED/F.O.D./JI-NON

アーティストのインタビューやライヴほか、さまざまな音楽体験からのリアルな音楽シーンのアーカイブスを、評論家、DJたちが生の声で語る「musicbook」企画の第21回配信作品。「スイングジャーナル」の編集長を務め、その後ジャズ/ポピュラー音楽の評論家として活躍している岩浪洋三がその歴史を語ります。/『ユダヤ人の好きな楽器はこれだ!』/ユダヤ人の好きな楽器としてヴァイオリン、クラリネット、トランペット、コルネットがあげられる。それぞれの楽器が、ジャズ楽曲でどのようにフューチャーされているのか、具体的にユダヤ系作曲家・ミュージシャンなどをあげて岩浪洋三が詳解していく。/musicbook第21回配信作品は、次の6タイトルです。/1.『ザ・ビートルズとアップル』:星加ルミ子/2.『ザ・ビートルズとのクリスマス・パーティー』:星加ルミ子/3.『ジョンとヨーコの思い出』:星加ルミ子/4.『ジャズ映画の歴史』:岩浪洋三/5.『ユダヤ人の好きな楽器はこれだ!』:岩浪洋三/6.『ジャズの変人奇人 チャーリー・パーカーの生き方』:岩浪洋三/ (C)2011 TED/F.O.D./JI-NON

The Barber of Seville is Rossini’s most popular opera. Its effervescent overture (written originally for another work!) presents a perfect platform for the amusing plot in which the barber, Figaro, stage-manages a romance between Count Almaviva and Rosina, and puts to flight the old suitor, Dr Bartolo. "Largo al Factotum" is one of the most popular arias in opera - nearly 200 years after its first performance it is still one of the great show-stoppers.

Cinquant'anni fa a Bethel nello Stato di New York si teneva il festival rock più famoso di sempre. Cinquecentomila spettatori in "Tre giorni di pace e musica rock". Assante e Castaldo ripercorrono la storia di quei giorni ormai leggendari, le esibizioni di Santana, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, The Who, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, le assenze di Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, The doors, Beatles.

A chi è dedicata questa collana? A chi ha spesso sentito parlare di un certo artista o di un certo genere musicale ma non lo conosce perfettamente. A chi non è interessato a biografie "vita morte e miracoli" e a noiosi trattati su un genere o un altro, ma unicamente a ciò che in ambito musicale conta davvero: la musica.

Cosa possiamo imparare da un "cantante"? In questo audiobook il Coach Claudio Belotti, in veste di fan di Bowie, ci spiega come la carriera di questo grande artista da poco scomparso possa darci spunti ed insegnamenti per migliorare, essere più felici ed avere successo. Claudio non ripercorre la vita del Duca Bianco in senso biografico; ne condivide gli insegnamenti che l'hanno da sempre ispirato, nutrito di bellezza e di apertura verso gli altri.

I saggi, si sa, sono poco convenzionali. A Torino ce n'è uno che suona il flauto sotto un ponte sul Po. Non lo fa per esibizione ma solo per il piacere "acustico" di sentire il gioco dei riverberi sull'acqua. Incontrarlo vuol dire ascoltare parole che vengono da lontano, meravigliarsi per la casualità della bellezza ed "entrare in risonanza" con lo spirito del fiume.