Maria Callas was almost as famous for her personal life - her jet-setting her s...(+)
Maria Callas was almost as famous for her personal life - her jet-setting her staggering weight loss her tigress-like temperament - as she was for her singing.Of Greek parentage the New York-born internationally famous Callas was the most influential soprano of the 20th century reviving a school of singing - bel canto - that had been forgotten for 75 years. Unlike most of her generation of sopranos she was a superb actress both vocally and physically: her voice encompassed many colours and she embodied each character she portrayed. After seeing or hearing her in a role it was said it was difficult to imagine another singer attempting it so fierce was herindividual stamp. Her status went beyond cult; her triumphs and failures appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world.This profusely illustrated musical biography covers Callas's life and career. A final third of the book analyzes the tracks on the two CDs describing what made Callas unique what made Callas Callas. Listen for yourselves to La Divina ('the divine one') as the Italians dubbed her and be amazed.
The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter-Author Mary Lou Sullivan sat with Jo...(+)
The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter-Author Mary Lou Sullivan sat with Johnny Winter for hours of exclusive no-holds-barred interviews covering the guitar slinger's entire career. From toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock his affair with Janis Joplin his stadium-filling tours and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-percent pure bluesman resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters and winning a Grammy Award for his effort this is a raucous roller coaster of story.Rolling Stone magazine has called Johnny Winter one of the greatest Guitar players of all time. Ripped off and beaten down by unscrupulous managers strungout living the extreme highs and extreme lows of an uncompromising musician Johnny is a true rock 'n' roll survivor. Signing with Columbia in 1969 for the largest advance ever paid a musician (which led to his appearance at Woodstock recently reissued in the deluxe Woodstock Experience box set) he has jammed with Guitar heavies Hendrix Clapton and the Allman Brothers. He is a legend and an icon paving the way for fellow Texas superstars Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top. Along the way he has gone from boom to bust and back again but has never lost his lust for his own brand of blues. Still on the road playing hundreds of gigs a year to his devoted adoring fans Johnny like this book is the real deal.
Par PROD'HOMME J-G.. BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSBach par Alberto BassoBeet...(+)
Par PROD'HOMME J-G.. BIBLIOTHEQUE DES GRANDS MUSICIENSBach par Alberto BassoBeethoven par Jean et Brigitte MassinBellini par Pierre BrunelBerlioz par Henry BarraudBrahms par Claude RostandCouperin par Philippe BeaussantDebussy par Edward Lockspeiser et Harry HalbreichMahler (T. 1, 2 et 3) par Henry-Louis de La GrangeMozart par Jean et Brigitte MassinOffenbach par David RissinPoulenc par Henri HellSchubert par Brigitte MassinStravinsky par André BoucourechlievWagner par Martin Gregor-DellinCOLLECTION MUSICIENS D'AUJOURD'HUIdirigée par Brigitte MassinPierre Boulez par Dominique JameuxPierre Henry par Michel ChionOlivier Messiaen par Harry HalbreichIannis Xenakis par Nouritza MatossianAUTRES LIVRES DE MUSIQUELe dernier puritain (Ecrits I)par Glenn GouldGlenn Gould, un homme du futurpar Geoffrey PaysantLes grands interprêtes romantiquespar Claude NanquetteHistoire concise de la musique modernepar Paul GriffithsLes grands Opéras du Répertoirepar Alexis PayneHistoire de la Musique par Emile VuillermozLe chant retrouvé par André TubeufRuggero Raimondi par Sergio SegaliniTeresa Berganza par Sergio SegaliniElisabeth Schwarzkopf par Sergio SegaliniLa vie et l'amour d'une femmepar Régine CrespinMaria Callas, par-delà sa légendepar Ariana StassinopoulosLavelli, opéra et mise à mortpar J. Lavelli et A. SatgeLe Ring à Bayreuthpar Elisabeth BouillonUn thétre pour la vie par Giorgio StrehlerUne histoire du jazz par J. Ernst Berendt / / Date parution : 1985-04-17/ Livre / Livres
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