Títulos en Compositores y músicos

Since the age of 20, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock 'n' roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before. Paul McCartney reveals the complex character behind the façade and sheds new light on his childhood - blighted by his mother's death but redeemed by the father who introduced him to music.

For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ___________ 'What a woman and what a book!' Elizabeth Day 'Fabulous ... There is so...

Héroes del silencio, una de las bandas de rock más famosas e internacionales de nuestro país, que incluso tras su disolución todavía cuenta con miles y miles de fans acérrimos, tiene por fin el libro que merece. Un grupo obsesionado por la excelencia y quizás esto fue lo que les llevó a ser pioneros en terrenos intransitados entonces en España.

En junio de 2021, el mundo entero escuchó hablar a Britney Spears en una audiencia pública. El impacto que causó al compartir su voz, su verdad, fue innegable, y cambió el rumbo de su vida y el de la de infinidad de personas. La mujer que soy revela por primera vez la increíble peripecia vital y la fuerza interior de una de las mejores artistas de la historia de la música pop.

Cuatro años de carrera alcanzaron para convertir a Jimi Hendrix en el símbolo máximo de la guitarra eléctrica en el rock. Fue tiempo suficiente para que pudiera asombrar con actuaciones inolvidables en los escenarios del Monterrey Pop Festival de 1967 y Woodstock 1969, por ejemplo. Junto a su banda The Jimi Hendrix Experience sacó tres discos ampliamente celebrados, de los que salen temas como "Hey Joe", "Foxy lady", "Voodoo child" y "Purple haze".

Nel 2009 Bruce Springsteen e la E Street Band si esibirono al Super Bowl: l'esperienza fu talmente entusiasmante che Bruce decise di metterla su carta. Nasce così questa autobiografia, a cui Bruce ha dedicato gli ultimi sette anni della sua vita e dove ritroviamo tutta la sincerità, l'ironia e l'originalità a cui ci ha abituati con le sue canzoni.

Erstmals widmet sich die erfolgreiche Reihe der BR-KLASSIK-Hörbiografien einem Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts: Dmitri Schostakowitsch. Seine Symphonien sind nach wie vor Highlights im Konzertsaal, sein Schicksal inspiriert großartige Romane. Doch was weiß man von seinem Leben wirklich? Er ließ sich nicht gern in die Karten schauen. Und er hatte Grund dafür...

In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a friend. Ritz had been collaborating with Marvin Gaye on his story for several years before the singer's tragic death and had conducted a series of extraordinary interviews in which Gaye discussed his deepest secrets. What emerges is a full-scale portrait of a charming but tortured artist, a brilliant singer with a divided soul.

La biografía de un genio absoluto. Hizo de todo en la vida. Fue compositor, director de orquesta, poeta, dramaturgo y teórico musical alemán. Su excepcional figura ha pasado a la posteridad principalmente por sus óperas o "dramas musicales" en las que, a diferencia de otros grandes compositores, asume también la escenografía y el libreto.

Rita pode ter tido de tudo, menos uma “vidinha besta”. E os últimos anos foram, sim, desafiadores. Ao mesmo tempo que o mundo passava por uma pandemia, ela foi diagnosticada com câncer no pulmão. Em um texto franco, ora cru e chocante, ora cheio de ironias, ora sutil e amoroso, Rita Lee não poupa detalhes de seu tratamento. Fala também da rotina, dos avisos do Universo, de seres de luz e dos caminhos que a vida tomou.

Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a child, through her teenage years, and now as a young woman in her twenties. In The Half of It, Madison pulls back the curtain to show the behind-the-scenes of her journey, from reckoning with mass hate online and the time her private pictures were leaked, to battling suicidal thoughts while making her highly acclaimed debut album, Life Support, and her recovery since then.

Born Vincent Capuccio on December 3, 1955, Vinnie Stigma—as his countless friends and fans lovingly refer to him—is the founder and guitarist of New York City's legendary hardcore band Agnostic Front. He's also one of the Big Apple's earliest punk rockers, having frequented such eclectic downtown haunts as Max's Kansas City, The Electric Circus, and of course, CBGB while it was still known as Hilly's on the Bowery during the early 1970s.

More than seven years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to fascinate the world. Shana Mangatal was one of Jackson's only constant and true rocks of stability for nearly two decades. Their relationship was quiet and sweet and real - a closely guarded secret, known only to a few trusted employees and friends. Shana is now coming forward to tell their love story. Her story is rich with every little detail.

As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and America's Got Talent, Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, has been an international star since the age of 19. And yet there are sides of Mel that no one has ever seen, or really known. Brutally Honest is an exposé of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and Melanie’s trademark Yorkshire humour, this audiobook removes the mask of fame and reveals the mother, wife and daughter behind the Spice Girl everyone thinks they know.

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie...

Dass in Franz Schubert, der aus seiner Geburtsstadt Wien nie weit hinauskam, gleichwohl die Sehnsucht nach der Ferne schlummerte, zeigen etliche seiner Kompositionen, die das Wandern besingen, die Natur im Lauf der Jahreszeiten ausdeuten. Im Geiste der Romantik sind dabei Trennung, Einsamkeit und Todesgedanken stets unterschwellig präsent.

Schumann representa una de las cimas del romanticismo alemán. Su legado es un precioso conjunto de obras musicales (instrumentales, vocales, corales y numerosos conciertos para piano) que siguen vigentes y constituyen fuente de belleza para todos los seres humanos.

How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture's beloved artists offers a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations, and unexpected connections. Patti Smith first presents an original and beautifully crafted tale of obsession - a young skater who lives for her art, a possessive collector who ruthlessly seeks his prize, a relationship forged of need both craven and exalted. She then takes us on a second journey, exploring the sources of her story.

In this audio biography, Gustav Mahler's life story is told against the backdrop of an age full of tension–colourful and polyphonic, faithful to the facts, and close to the sources.

La historia de The Blues Brothers [Granujas a todo ritmo en España], la comedia musical más popular del cine estadounidense de los ochenta, con John Belushi y Dan Aykroyd "No van a pillarnos", arenga Dan Aykroyd, enfundado en el papel de Elwood Blues, a su hermano Jake, inmortalizado por John Belushi. "Esta es una misión del Altísimo, Dios lo quiere". Así arranca la comedia musical de acción The Blues Brothers [Granujas a todo ritmo] que llegaría a la gran pantalla el 20 de junio de 1980, si bien del nacimiento de ambos personajes (1974) se cumple ahora el cincuentenario.