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Romain Rolland, admirador del genio de Goethe y Beethoven, nos presenta aquí algunos ensayos novelados donde une a ambos autores, dos hombres que se conocían desde hacía tiempo pero desde lejos. Beethoven, desde su infancia, se alimento de Goethe y le rendia culto. Lo leia a diario. En mayo de 1810, en una primera conversacion con Bettina, escritora romantica alemana que conocia a Goethe, la confeso la fascinacion que ejercian sobre el las poesias de Goethe, "no solo por su contenido, sino por su ritmo...". "Poner musica" a un poema no era para el compositor un trabajo de ilustracion, sino mas bien un enlace con la poesia (carne y alma mezclados). En una carta, Beethoven escribe a Bettina: "¡Hablad de mi a Goethe! ¡Decidle que debe oir mis sinfonias! (...) Tambien yo quiero, con todo mi corazon, que me instruya...".

Artista de culto. Mito del rock. La primera y legendaria cantautora que salió a escena junto a la inaugural camada del rock argentino en los años setenta cuenta por primera vez su vida. Aquella joven con su estilo hippie y a la vez acido y furioso, que se hizo conocida por temas comoCampesina del soloVoy a dejar esta casa, papa, partio de la Argentina en 1974 hacia California en busca de nuevos horizontes. En Estados Unidos y Europa tuvo una larga y prolifica carrera que no muchos conocen. Gabriela cuenta sus mil vidas en este fascinante libro autobiografico.Hija de un diplomatico, atraveso su infancia y adolescencia alternando entre el campo argentino y distintos paises, absorbiendo influencias musicales variadas. Sus veinte años la encontraron en Paris durante el Mayo frances, donde conocio a personajes como Julio Cortazar, Copi y el padre Mugica. Fue azafata y actriz hasta que encontro su vocacion en la musica y retorno a Buenos Aires, justo cuando nacia el rock en castellano. Debuto en 1971 en el escenario enteramente masculino de B.A.Rock y en 1972 se edito su primer disco. Toco con numerosos musicos como Edelmiro Molinari, Rodolfo Garcia, Litto Nebbia, Oscar Moro, David Lebon, Emilio del Guercio, Leon Gieco, Pedro Aznar, Celeste Carballo, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Dino Saluzzi, Pino Marrone, Bill Frisell, Alex Acuña y David Lindley, entre otros. Sin embargo, su figura siempre quedo relegada a una escena del rock dominada por los hombres. Adelantada a su tiempo y pionera de las mujeres del rock que hoy brillan, Gabriela narra la historia que no se habia escrito.Despues de una vida pletorica de musica, esta pionera en nuestro rock nos atrapa cantandonos al oido la musica de su vida. Una biografia intensa, nomada y repleta de epifanias que merecia ser narrada en su voz inconfundible. Conocer la intrahistoria de tantas grandes canciones es un festin.Andres NeumanUn libro que esta vivo, tan profundo y conmovedor como las canciones de Gabriela.Eduardo BertiLas memorias de Gabriela tienen la rara gracia de mostrar a la vez todo el aprendizaje de una mujer de su tiempo es decir adelantada a su tiempo asi como el trayecto creativo de una artista unica en la musica argentina.Edgardo Scott

El mercat editorial està farcit de volums sobre els astres del rock`n`roll...

The long-awaited memoir from John Fogerty, the legendary singer-songwriter and creative force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival. Creedence Clearwater Revival is one of the most important and beloved bands in the history of rock, and John Fogerty wrote, sang, and produced their instantly recognizable classics: "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Born on the Bayou," and more. Now he reveals how he brought CCR to number one in the world, eclipsing even the Beatles in 1969. By the next year, though, Creedence was falling apart; their amazing, enduring success exploded and faded in just a few short years. FORTUNATE SON takes readers from Fogerty's Northern California roots, through Creedence's success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hard-won revival as a solo artist who finally found love.

Reposant sur les confessions de Johnny, Lady Lucille léve le voile sur une passion infinie, tenue secréte depuis 1961, date du tournage du film qui marqua la rencontre de deux légendes.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A virtuosic memoir . . .elegant, frank and well-structured, that entirely resists cliche . . .readable for both diehard classical music fans and complete newcomers alike . . .A rare feat.' - The GuardianA uniquely illuminating memoir of the making of a musician, in which renowned pianist Jeremy Denk explores what he learned from his teachers about classical music: its forms, its power, its meaning - and what it can teach us about ourselves. In this searching and funny memoir, based on his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult enough as a precocious, temperamental, and insufferable six-year-old piano prodigy in New Jersey.

A New Yorker writers intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakurs life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakurs single Changes became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted back onto the iTunes charts more than twenty years after its releasemaking it clear that Tupacs music and the way it addresses systemic racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, income inequality, and a failing education system is just as important now as it was back then.

Verónica is late, and Julián is increasingly convinced she won't ever come home. To pass the time, he improvises a story about trees to coax his stepdaughter, Daniela, to sleep. He has made a life as a literature professor, developing a novel about a man

A Times Book of the Year An Uncut Magazine Book of the Year A Waterstones Music Book of the Year A Virgin Radio Book of the Year A Louder Book of the Year 'Probably the best Bush book to date.' - Record Collector Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most idiosyncratic musicians of the modern era. Comprising fifty chapters or 'visions', Running Up That Hill is a multi-faceted biography of this famously elusive figure, viewing her life and work from fresh and illuminating angles. Featuring details from the author's one-to-one conversations with Kate, as well as vignettes of her key songs, albums, videos and concerts, this artful, candid and often brutally funny portrait introduces the reader to the refreshingly real Kate Bush. Along the way, the narrative also includes vivid reconstructions of transformative moments in her career and insights from the friends and collaborators closest to Kate, including her photographer brother John Carder Bush and fellow artists David Gilmour, John Lydon and Youth. Running Up That Hill is a vibrant and comprehensive re-examination of Kate Bush and her many creative landmarks.

This is the behind-the-scenes story of Noel''s biggest ever world tour with his band The High Flying Birds and the making of his critically-acclaimed album Who Built the Moon? Noel has had a momentous year, with his third number one solo album, a Mercury Prize nomination and a 72-date tour across the globe, and this book documents every step of the journey. Through the lens of former official Man City photographer Sharon Latham, who was granted unprecedented access, this is Noel Gallagher as you''ve never seen him before. Curated by the man himself, the book contains hundreds of unseen, stunning shots from both on- and off-stage that take the reader right across the US, Canada, UK & Ireland, Europe, and Southeast Asia, alongside candid interviews and anecdotes from Noel as well as contributions from his band and crew. A must-have book for fans who want to join one of music''s greatest heroes through one of the most memorable moments of his life.

The daughter of esteemed writer Paula Fox and the mother of Courtney Love relates the curse of the first-born daughter that has haunted four generations of her familyAs an adopted child, Linda Carroll created a magical world of her own, made up of dramatic adventures and the abiding fantasy that her real mother would come and take her away. When she finds herself pregnant at the age of eighteen, she is determined to have the perfect understanding with her child that she lacked with her adoptive mother. But readers will know better, for that baby grows up to be Courtney Love, desperately attention-seeking, deeply troubled, and one of the most talented women in rock.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN