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Vladimir Horowitz encarnó a lo largo del siglo XX la figura del virtuoso para el cual los límites no existían. Sus proezas técnicas y su sonoridad inconfundible deslumbraron al mundo desde los años de su juventud, garantizandole un exito fulminante; pero las tensiones nerviosas creadas por su propia forma de concebir el concertismo le obligaron a detener en distintas ocasiones su actividad. Considerado, una y otra vez, acabado y jubilado, Horowitz volvio siempre sobre el escenario a recuperar su trono, convirtiendose, con mas de ochenta años, en el pianista mejor pagado de la historia. En este libro brillante y lleno de anecdotas, la vida y el arte de Horowitz se entrelazan dando forma a una sintesis que es, a la vez, una reflexion sobre la cultura musical de la que el fue el maximo emblema. El texto incluye el repertorio completo del pianista.

Cinco son los conciertos que tuve la fortuna de ver dirigir a Ataúlfo Argenta, en dos ocasiones bien diferenciadas: la primera, con la Orquesta Nacional, en su última visita a Bilbao –ciudad a la que

Recorrido por la vida y la obra de seis compositores geniales: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms e Igor Stravinsky. Con un tono humoristico, Isserlis nos introduce en el fascinante mundo de los autores que dieron un giro a la historia de la musica clasica. Steven Isserlis, nacido en gran Bretaña y de ascendencia rusa es uno de los mejores violonchelistas de nuestro tiempo. Artista ductil, partidario de las versiones historicistas, pero tambien del repertorio romantico y de la musica del siglo xx es un interprete extraordinario de compositores como Haydn, Schumann y Britten, es bien conocido por el publico de nuestro pais que han sabido apreciar la exquisita claridad de un sonido perfecto. Por que Beethoven tiro el estofado es su primera obra literaria.

"I always thought the job was to be as great as you could be." -- Bono This is the story of U2, in their own words and pictures. It is the only authorised, fully comprehensive guide to the biggest band in the world. "We are trying to pin down something elusive, something that represents where we are, emotionally, physically, spiritually, but is also fresh and exciting. If it is not absolutely the best it can be, then why bother?" -- Adam Clayton. In 1975, four teenagers from Mount Temple School in Dublin gathered in a crowded kitchen to discuss forming a band. The drum kit just about fit into the room, the lead guitarist was playing a homemade guitar, the bassist could barely play at all and nobody wanted to be the singer. Over thirty years later, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr are still together, bound by intense loyalty, passionate idealism and a relentless belief in the power of rock and roll to change the world. "We wore it as a stubborn badge of pride that we weren''t prepared to fall into line with every other group and take the fashionable stance of the day. We were uncool because we were hot, we just erupted as a live band." -- The Edge.Told with wit, insight and astonishing candour by the band themselves and manager Paul McGuinness, with pictures from their own archives, ''U2 By U2'' allows unprecedented access into the inner life of the greatest rock band of our times. Bad haircuts, worse hangovers, prayer meetings and wild parties, encounters with presidents and popes, intimate accounts of the creation of all their classic songs, it is all here in a beautifully-presented book overseen by the band with the same passion for substance, style and immaculate attention to detail familiar from their musical career. "I have read a lot of rubbish about U2. Whenever I see us described in some mythic sense as masters of our own destiny, it makes me laugh. Being in U2 is more like riding a runaway train. We are just ordinary guys, hanging on to this thing for our lives." -- Larry Mullen Jnr.

This title presents Strummer, Jones, Simonon & Headon, in their own words for the first time. It is the music book of 2008.From "White Riot" to "Rock The Casbah", The Clash were a band like no other. Part of the original wave of British punk bands to emerge in the 1970s, their skilled musicianship, intelligent songwriting, boundless energy, definitive style and passionate idealism caught the spirit of the times and made them a worldwide phenomenon. "Rolling Stone" magazine declared "London Calling" one of the greatest albums of all time, and their music has only become more resonant over the past thirty years. Their story is steeped in mythology. Many people have their own opinions about what made them tick - but now readers can hear the full story from the band themselves.

The Way I Am is an incredibly visual book depicting his life away from the stage and camera. There is a red acetate cover that, when lifted, reveals Eminems handwritten notes. The book is filled with full-color illustrations. There are pictures from his private home and life, his original drawings, and handwritten notes/lyrics, many of which have never been publicized. "The Way I Am" es un libro de un extraordinario impacto visual, que nos ofrece una perspectiva sobre su vida fuera de los escenarios y las camaras. Presentada con una cubierta de acetato rojo, que, al retirarse, revela notas de Eminem escritas por su propia mano. El libro esta lleno de ilustraciones a todo color. Tambien hay imagenes de su casa y de su vida privada, de dibujos originales suyos, asi como de notas y letras escritas a mano, muchas de las cuales nunca antes han sido publicadas.

From the romantic agonies of Hector Berlioz to the lonely labours of Anton Bruckner, and from the cosmopolitan triumphs of George Frideric Handel to the politically fraught career of Dmitri Shostakovich in the Soviet Union, the lives of the great composers are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced... Desde las agonias romanticas de Hector Berlioz a los solitarios trabajos de Anton Bruckner, y desde los cosmopolitas triunfos de George Friferic Handel a la fragil carrera politica de Dmitri Shostakovich en la Union Sovietica, las vidas de los grandes compositores son tan variadas y polifaceticas como las obras que sus genios creativos produjeron...

Eminem . "There is this guy Eminem. He has created a sense of what is possible. He has sent a voltage around a generation. He has done this not just through his subversive attitude but also his verbal energy." - Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize Winner in Literature A decade ago, Eminem exploded onto the world with The Slim Shady LP, introducing millions of people to his addictive rhymes, just don't give a f*** attitude, and trailer trash style. Since then he has sold more than 70 million records, reeled in four Grammys and even won an Oscar. Now he has a new record slated for release later in 2008. The Way I Am is Eminem at his best: funny, raw, and disarmingly honest as he reflects on the people, places, and events that have made him who he is today. With never-before-published photographs, artifacts, and mementos from his life, Eminem shares some stories about a childhood bouncing from school to school, his struggles to support his young family on Detroit's East Side, the challenges of learning the rap game, and what his daily life is like now. The Way I Am also showcases Eminem's songs, with in-depth discussions of his writing process and his work in the studio with Dr. Dre. Original lyric sheets for hits such as "Lose Yourself" and "Stan" are printed as facsimiles in the book along with loads of personal snapshots and Polaroids, original illustrations by Eminem himself, concert flyers, a visual tour of the star's Detroit haunts, and behind-the-scenes photos of concerts and life on the road.