Títulos en Compositores y músicos

Never before has a book like this one delved into the spiritual odyssey of cultural icon Bob Dylan. Tracking an American original - from his Jewish roots to his controversial embrace of Jesus to his enduring legacy as the composer of the Tempest album - Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life delivers the story of a man in dogged pursuit of redemption. Based on years of research and original interviews, this book sorts through the myths and misunderstandings and reveals Dylan to be both traditional and radical in the way he expresses his spiritual quest for meaning.

John Eliot Gardiner grew up passing one of the only two authentic portraits of Bach every morning and evening on the stairs of his parents’ house, where it hung for safety during World War II. He has been studying and performing Bach ever since, and is now regarded as one of the composer's greatest living interpreters. The fruits of this lifetime's immersion are distilled in this remarkable book, grounded in the most recent Bach scholarship but moving far beyond it.

A captivating and fast-paced account of the rise of Ruffhouse Records’ founder Chris Schwartz, the coming of age of hip-hop, and the trials and tribulations of some of its greatest artists. As a homeless musician struggling to catch a break in 1980s Philadelphia, Schwartz navigates the criminally infested, morally bankrupt independent record business to build one of the most successful hip-hop record companies in the world, which dominated the charts and generated global revenues of over one billion dollars.

Maravilloso saxofonista y compositor de jazz, es considerado uno de los mejores en la historia del jazz, siendo una de las figuras claves en la evolución del género y uno de sus artistas más legendarios y admirados.

Dal primo nucleo di quelli che diventeranno i Rolling Stones, all'arrivo di Brian Jones, che ne sarà l'anima per qualche tempo, fino alla costituzione della vera "fabbrica" Jagger/Richards. Questo audioBook è un viaggio avventuroso e a volte impietoso lungo le tappe di una delle carriere più "granitiche" del rock: quella delle Pietre per eccellenza, i Rolling Stones. Un disco dopo l'altro per raccontare l'avventura della band più longeva della musica senza dimenticare qualche aneddoto curioso e, soprattutto, dando il giusto spazio a quello che più conta.

Marvin Hamlisch got his start as a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand, and went on to co-create A Chorus Line, write the Oscar-winning musical score for The Way We Were, and win many other awards for the music he wrote for the stage and screen. Hamlisch is one of only a handful of people to win a Grammy, a Tony, an Oscar, and an Emmy. In this revealing autobiography, written in partnership with noted freelance writer Gerald C. Gardner, Hamlisch tells the story of his childhood, his marriage, and his friendships with stars.

Anderson Freire é um exemplo extraordinário de superação e fé. Desde menino, aprendeu a vencer desafios, valorizar a vida. Ele conseguiu transformar as dificuldades em motivação para adorar a Deus. Nem as lutas mais duras o impediram de acreditar que uma janela de bênçãos lhe seria aberta. O sonho de se tornar um grande cantor e compositor foi marcado por uma profecia que se cumpriu de forma impressionante. Deus foi fiel em cada palavra... Hoje, suas canções alcançam multidões, transformando vidas, revelando o amor de Deus.

How Does It Feel? follows a lifetime of musical misadventures which have seen Mark striking rock star poses in the Sixth Form Common Room, striding around a string of TV shows dressed from head to foot in black leather, getting heckled off stage by a bunch of angry septuagenarians on a boat on the Mersey, showing Timmy Mallet how to build a tea-chest bass - and winning the International Street Entertainers of the Year award as part of a new wave of skiffle. Really. 

Sammy Hagar—legendary lead singer of Van Halen, founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, and one of rock music’s most notoriously successful performers—tells his unforgettable story in this one-of-a-kind autobiography of a life at the top of the charts. From his decade-long journey...

Like many pop cultural icons (and rock icons in particular), Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century and yet one of the more enigmatic personalities as well. To be sure, anyone who was alive during the reign of Queen is well aware of who Mercury was and the sound of his music (even those who despise rock music are familiar with the blasting, deliriously over-the-top rhythms of songs like "We Are the Champions").

In this “exhilarating yet poignant account of one boy taking flight” (Shelf Awareness, starred review), one of rock music's most entrancing figures transforms the vividness of his musical world into an unforgettable literary account of overcoming the odds and finding his true voice. Long...

Nicolas Nabokov, a Russian-born composer and cultural diplomat, befriended many of the 20th century’s greatest musicians and artists. With delightful anecdotes and personal reflections, his memoir is a truly unique historical document that enriches our understanding of the Cold War’s impact on culture.

Hoje é inimaginável conceber a música brasileira sem as vozes de Cartola e Adoniran Barbosa. Mas, nos anos 1970, a situação era diferente: nenhum deles jamais gravara um LP, e a percepção do mercado era de que lançar discos dedicados aos veteranos era um desperdício de dinheiro. Foi quando entrou em cena o intrépido produtor João Carlos Botezelli, o Pelão, que tomou para si a missão de registrar alguns dos maiores compositores de nossa cultura.

Miguel nace a principios de los años treinta, justo cuando en Barcelona se vive «la edad de oro del transformismo», y aunque ni él ni sus padres lo saben en ese momento, va a dar mucho de que hablar, va a hablar mucho y también va a cantar; pero, sobre todo, va a dar el cante. Esta es parte...

Cesare Cremonini è stato, fino a questo audiolibro, uno dei misteri meglio custoditi della musica italiana. Di lui conoscevamo soprattutto le canzoni, l'ironia e la riservatezza. Perciò Let them talk. Ogni canzone è una storia, è un piccolo miracolo, almeno per il suo (enorme) pubblico. In queste pagine finalmente "si espone", ma lo fa svelandosi con estro inafferrabile, come nel suo stile. Disseminando la scrittura di indizi, di tessere che a poco a poco compongono il mosaico della sua personalità.

Fanny and Felix, the two eldest children of the music-loving banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea, were both highly musical. While Felix became a famous composer and conductor, Fanny had to subordinate her compositional talent—according to the customs of the time—to a role as wife and mother. This audio biography deliberately focuses not only on Felix Mendelssohn but also on his sister Fanny.

The original edition of this revered and authorized Queen biography explored every aspect of the legendary group’s career from inception to 1992. Newly revised and updated with cooperation and insight from Brian May and Roger Taylor—and drawing on exclusive interviews with the bandmembers—this book completes the story of the Mercury era and the immediate years after his death.  

Como una de las músicas más reconocidas de nuestro tiempo, Alicia Keys nos ha cautivado con sus letras sentidas, su extraordinario rango vocal y sus conmovedoras composiciones al piano. Y aun así, lejos de los focos, Alicia se ha enfrentado en privado a un gran pesar por la compleja y desafiante relación con su padre, a esa naturaleza de querer complacer a todo el mundo que caracterizó los comienzos de su carrera, la pérdida de intimidad en cuanto a sus relaciones románticas y las expectaciones oprimentes de la perfección femenina.

The Great Gate of Kiev resounds to the tumultuous bell rings that end Pictures an an Exhibition, one of the most magnificent and virtuosic of all piano pieces. However, to some of his contemporaries, Modest Mussorgsky was ‘insane’ and ‘a perfect idiot’. Born into a wealthy land-owning family, what drove this tormented man and why did he suffer psychological breakdowns and alcoholism? How did he achieve his command of the realist idiom in his stage works? d, of course, Pictures at an Exhibition.

The music of Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák is suffused with natural nobility, fluency and freshness, and embodies the spirit of his native land. This revealing biography portrays Dvořák as a complex and wide-ranging composer, and explores the creation and performance of his music as well as its reception on both sides of the Atlantic, tracing his art in all its richness and variety.