Titoli in Compositori e musicisti

Der Roman begleitet Verdi auf seiner Reise nach Venedig im Jahr 1883. Dort begegnet er überall dem Schatten Richard Wagners, seines bedeutendsten künstlerischen Rivalen und Sinnbild einer neuen musikalischen Epoche. Wagners plötzlicher Tod erschüttert Verdi – und zwingt ihn, sich seiner eigenen künstlerischen Identität zu stellen. Werfel verbindet historische Realität, psychologische Tiefe und die emotionale Kraft der Oper zu einem faszinierenden literarischen Porträt.

In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world.

A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve...

Toen Cesar Zuiderwijk in 1970 lid werd van Golden Earring, had Nederland plots zijn eigen drumheld. In de jaren 80 lanceerde Cesar het muzikale project Labyrinth, en hij opende zijn eigen drumschool. Samen met muziekjournalist Jean-Paul Heck gingen ze langs bij talloze muzikale vrienden en de Hagenees beschrijft tot in detail zijn avonturen met de Earring en alle uitstapjes ernaast. Ook kijkt hij vooruit naar de reeks afscheidsconcerten die Golden Earring zal geven.

Bogen rummer ærlige, rørende og humoristiske fortællinger bag de Lilholt-sange, der har sat lydspor til generationers fester, forelskelser og hverdage. Fra barndommens Aalborg til de store festivalscener og fra livets glæder til dets sorger deler folkesangeren gavmildt ud af sine oplevelser, anekdoter og refleksioner. Ingen ord der helt slår til er fuld af minder og fortællinger om livsmod og venskaber.

Mit dem eingängigen Pop-Song Lemon Tree gelang der deutschen Band Fools Garden Mitte der 90er Jahre ein echter Welthit. Für Sänger und Songschreiber Peter Freudenthaler, Jahrgang 1963, öffnete sich mit dem Song die Tür zur internationalen Musikwelt und zu einer Karriere, die er sich nie hätte träumen lassen. In seiner Autobiographie nimmt er uns mit auf diese Reise: Von der behüteten Kindheit und Jugend in Pforzheim und den Anfängen als Schulband bis zur Geburt des Zitronenbaums , vom plötzlichen Erfolg als Popstar und Chartstürmer und dem Leben auf Tournee bis zu aktuellen Songs.

Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe—here is the first book to bring these two all-American icons together. Their friendship and on-and-off intimate relationship, kept secret because of powerful others in their lives, spanned seven tumultuous years. At one point, he even proposed marriage. In Frank & Marilyn, we follow Sinatra and Monroe from one explosive relationship to another, their marriages and love affairs eventually leading to a tangled relationship with each other, sparking a nasty rivalry between Frank and Marilyn’s ex-husband (and one-time friend of Frank), Joe DiMaggio.

By 1993, Guns N' Roses had hit practically every benchmark possible for a rock n' roll band. Their eight-year journey included an explosive and game-changing debut record, a self-indulgent but even more successful double album release, a handful of raucous global tours, and various front page controversies over their lyrics, drug addictions, and lead singer Axl Rose's rattlesnake temper. The most captivating part of the Guns N' Roses story was just beginning, however.

P-Funk keyboardist Daniel Bedrosian brings to life the recording and musical activity of Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975, an epoch-making year marked by the release of three seminal albums: Chocolate City , Let's Take It to the Stage , and Mothership Connection. By the end of it, George Clinton and P-Funk were catapulted into superstardom, becoming a massive platinum success with multiple hit singles.

“Narrator [Hannah] Church delivers a performance that is both tender and resonant. Her warm, emotionally nuanced voice draws listeners into the heart of Parton’s journey, capturing not just the facts of her life, but the spirit behind them. Church’s pacing is thoughtful and deliberate...

Exploding on the music scene in the early 1970s, the rock group KISS combined raw energy with theatrical showmanship—not to mention face painting! Founding member Gene Simmons—an outrageous star whose superlong tongue, legendary sexual exploits, and demonic makeup have made him a rock icon—recounts his own story as well as the history of the band. In KISS and Make-Up, Simmons shares a wild, shocking, and unbelievable tale about an immigrant boy from Israel who studied to be a rabbi but was saved by rock and roll and became one of the most notorious rock stars in the world.

I Know This Much – written and read by Gary Kemp – Spandau Ballet's prime mover – is simply the freshest, most exciting and best read memoir to arrive for years Gary's story begins in North London, where the Kemp family rented a home with no bathrooms and chickens in the yard. After a...

Comic icon Spike Milligan recollects highlights from his stellar career. The comic genius of Spike Milligan changed the face of radio comedy through 'The Goon Show'. Here Milligan chooses and introduces classic clips from his astonishing career: readings from his books 'Puckoon' and 'Adolf...

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that...

This is the story of Alex James’s transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five. All Cheeses Great and Small is the follow-up memoir to Alex James's first book, Bit of a Blur, the story of his excessive pop...

O livro que inspirou o aclamado documentário da Netflix "O livro que todo fã de rock precisa ler." Melissa Etheridge "Um mergulho em uma das mais trágicas e fascinantes vidas do rock and roll." Los Angeles Times Janis Joplin brilhou na cena musical dos anos 1960. Com uma voz rouca...

Con un lenguaje poético y un estilo inigualable, Vibraciones y elucubraciones de un escribidor de canciones son los sentimientos de una leyenda que comenzó en garitos de tercera acompañando al piano a un joven Raphael y acabó obteniendo la admiración del mismísimo Gabriel García Márquez, quien cantaba emocionado sus canciones, que se sabía de memoria. Es también la historia apasionante de un éxito arrollador de millones en ventas e innumerables reconocimientos. Y es, sobre todo, la historia de todas las personas que se enamoraron con sus canciones sonando de fondo.

Brian Johnson, chanteur et légende d'AC/DC, nous raconte sa vie en forme de montagnes russes, une histoire très rock'n'roll au cours de laquelle Brian a tout fait pour garder les pieds sur terre. Fils d'un militaire anglais et d'une mère italienne, Brian a grandi dans la banlieue de Newcastle en Angleterre, juste après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le jour où il a vu Little Richard à la télévision cela a changé le cours de sa vie : l'enfant de chœur deviendrait chanteur.

Born into a white, suburban family, Vera fell for black music as a child and started down a winding performer's path that would buoy him the rest of his life. In the sixties, Vera paid his bills by songwriting (for other artists) through the day and playing mobbed up clubs at night. As blue-eyed soul went out of fashion, Vera, like many other musicians, found himself scrounging for survival gigs, but one crucial difference set him apart: he abstained from the drugs and drink that fuelled – and eventually claimed – so many of his contemporaries.

What you are about to listen to is not only the story of an accomplished man, but a true guide to succeeding in everything you set out to do. Steph has received from God one of the greatest vocal gifts of our time. But possessing an exceptional voice is not enough without the perseverance and strength of character needed to move forward—even in the face of the hardest trials.