First time in paperback! Noel Coward and Cole Porter's fascinating lives celebrated. Fresh on the heels of the popular motion picture based on Cole Porter's life De-Lovely Noel And Cole presents a delightful and often surprising portrait of these two geniuses. The author provides insight into both men's private lives - including a frank discussion of their homosexuality - while illuminating their musical achievements. Born an ocean apart - one in Indiana the other in England - Cole Porter and Noel Coward have come to represent the ultimate in sophistication and urbanity.Noel and Cole will be an essential reference as well as a fascinating dualbiography of two men who brought style and dazzle to the art of popular entertainment. Based on access to previously unpublished manuscripts lyrics scores and letters plus dozens of interviews the book also includes a chronology and a fifty-page section devoted to the analysis of select works.

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.

He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would kill him prematurely. But Frédéric Chopin attained immortality with his Piano works which endure as pinnacles of the instrument's repertoire. This biography by one of the nineteenth century's foremost pianists--Chopin's friend and fellow artist Franz Liszt--offers a highly informed assessment of the Polish composer's musical legacy. It is further enlivened by the author's personal acquaintance with Chopin's other friends who constituted the very cream of Parisian intellectual and artistic society.Born a year apart Chopin andLiszt came of age in an era favorable to musical change when audiences as well as performers were receptive to Romanticism's innovations. Liszt surveys the technical brilliance as well as the poetry of Chopin's masterpieces including the 'Adagio' from Piano Concerto No. 2 and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. He also chronicles Chopin's progress from child prodigy to the darling of Parisian salons. A source of rare and unparalleled insights into Chopin's world of private anguish and public triumph this memoir recounts the composer's loneliness as a Polish emigré his tempestuous romance with George Sand and his life among a glittering social set that included Balzac Hugo Berlioz Delacroix and Schumann.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company Boston 1880 edition.

This superbly-illustrated biography brings the courtly elegant world of the eighteenth-century vividly to life and includes extracts from some of Haydn's best-loved works in simple keyboard arrangements.Composer's World is a series of books illustrating the life and times of the world's greatest composers. With pictures words and music it places each composer's life and work within the circumstances that shaped their career.

Les Éditions Outre Mesure publient avec Bix la première biographie en langue française du cornettiste de jazz Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931).

Cet artiste singulier, au parcours fulgurant et mouvementé, est souvent reconnu comme le premier grand jazzman blanc. Personnage paradoxal, discret autant que résolu, sa fragilité s?impose comme une évidence : il a ouvert la voie à une expression intimiste et ciselée, donnant accès à un univers sonore qui privilégie, face à la clarté fougueuse d?Armstrong par exemple, la nuance et la demi-teinte. Ce relâchement influencera plusieurs générations de musiciens, de Lester Young à Boris Vian. Précocement disparu au terme d?une auto-destruction lente et irrémédiable ? qui en fera la première « légende » du jazz ?, Bix Beiderbecke a inspiré le personnage du Jeune homme à la trompette de Dorothy Baker en 1938, et du film qu?en a tiré Michael Curtiz.

Au-delà de la biographie et du « portrait social » des États-Unis des années 1920, cette étude permet de replacer un groupe important de jeunes jazzmen blancs dans les rangs des pionniers de cette musique métissée, à côté des musiciens noirs qui les ont accompagnés dans cette création.

Cet ouvrage est le premier livre de son auteur, Jean Pierre Lion, qui s?est immergé plusieurs années durant au c?ur de son sujet. Aucun lieu, aucun témoignage, et bien sûr aucun enregistrement, article ou ouvrage en rapport avec Bix Beiderbecke qui n?ait fait l?objet d?une investigation directe. L?ouvrage est enrichi d?annexes et de documents parfois exclusifs (dont une discographie exhaustive du musicien), ainsi que d?une riche iconographie composée de nombreuses photographies inédites. / Livre / Agrafé /

De sa carrière, on sait qu'elle a commencé en 1981 et qu'après plus de 10 millions d'albums vendus Jean-Jacques Goldman s'est imposé comme l'un des rares artistes emblématiques de la chanson française. De ses compositions évoquant tour à tour l'amour, la solitude, la fuite du temps, mais aussi la fraternité et la tolérance, on sait qu'elles ne cessent de susciter un engouement peu banal. On sait ou croit savoir. Ainsi de ce destin tout entier que cette biographie prend résolument à bras-le-corps. Des premiers pas au sein de Tai Phong à l'inattendu succès d'Il suffira d'un signe, elle brosse de Goldman un portrait à la fois bienveillant et sans concession. S'il aborde sans biaiser les aspects les plus délicats - un frère assassiné, symbole de l'extrême gauche française ; l'influence d'un père, juif émigré de Pologne et grand Résistant ; l'association avec un cadet au sens commercial particulièrement aiguisé ; le cumul des casquettes d'auteur-compositeur-interprète-producteur-éditeur qui lui vaut le titre envié de " parrain intermittent " du show-biz ; les singulières règles imposées aux médias ; les affres de l'inspiration musicale et le piège des redites -, Bernard Violet ne s'y borne pas. Bien au contraire. À lui d'apporter aussi les clefs permettant d'appréhender le vrai-faux mystère Goldman, musicien surdoué devenu multimillionnaire.

Après trois albums et un disque live, Raphael est devenu un acteur incontournable de la nouvelle chanson française. Caravane, sorti en 2005, s'est écoulé à plus d'un million d'exemplaires. Le phénomène Raphael ne ressemble à rien de connu ces dernières années. A force de travail, d'acharnement et de chance, il s'est imposé comme un auteur-compositeur-interprète. Influencé à ses débuts par David Bowie, il a su trouver son style : Hôtel de l'univers (2000) témoigne déjà de ses dons précoces. Il confirme son talent avec La Réalité (2003). Caravane marque sa consécration. Homme de scène, il attire les foules. Il collectionne récompenses et disques d'or. Il délivre un message fort sur la place fragile de l'homme dans le monde et nous invite à arpenter de nouvelles routes. Cette biographie rappelle les étapes de cette irrésistible ascension et met en valeur ses qualités d'écriture.

Par ORENSTEIN ARBIE. Ravel 's musical achievements as well as his life and times are brilliantly recreated in this masterly biography, originally published in 1975. The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority — brilliantly detailed and documented, filled with quotations from letters, interviews with the composer's friends, an illuminating analysis of each of his works, a study of his musical esthetics and language, a complete catalog of his works, and a discography. Includes 48 illustrations./ Livre / Biographie

Selected Lyrics 1972-2017-Bruce Springsteen Like a Killer in the Sun originally published in Italian is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck from Flannery O'Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen's biography and discography plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. Withforewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen's biographer. Like a Killer in the Sun is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

Written by Brett Morgen with Richard Bienstock, Cobain: Montage Of Heck is a true goldmine of exclusive material collected and created for the acclaimed documentary. Delving further into the interviews, art and photography used in the film, this book is the perfect companion piece to the definitive film on this genuine legend's life.Even if you haven't yet seen the film, or you've loved it and have been left wanting more, Cobain: Montage Of Heck will definitely quench your thirst for all things Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. The legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist has gone down in history as almost a mythically brilliant voice of a generation, turning late 20th century angst into electrifying rock music. Brett Morgen's Montage Of Heck documentary was fully authorised by the Cobain family, after his widow Courtney Love approached him with the idea for the film.Getting exclusive access to Cobain's personal and family archives was an unprecedented achievement, allowing Morgen to delve deeply into home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, demos and journals, presenting an intimate portrait of Cobain's personal life as well as his astonishing artistry. The exclusive interviews in the film have provided fans with incredible insight into Cobain's life, featuring words from all the key figures like Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic, and his parents. Included in this book are extended versions of these interviews, giving unbridled vision into his life and work, told by the people who knew him best.Accompanying these interviews are some incredible and often never-before-seen visuals including animation stills from the films, personal art, candid photography and other treasures from his personal archive. Looking at these visuals, readers will find a true sense of the tortured genius, the artist who achieved enormous success and almost demi-god status yet still struggled with his personal, all-too-human demons. Since Cobain's tragic death, fans have been left with nothing but his music and an overwhelming amount of press rumours and cinema speculation. Now, Cobain: Montage Of Heck and the accompanying documentary provides the most definitive insight into the real man behind the musical legend.For nearly everyone who is interested in popular music, this book is absolutely fascinating. Cobain's boundary-pushing art has almost been overshadowed by rumour, but this book thankfully restores both to their rightful place, setting examples of his boundless creativity alongside authorised truths from the people who knew him intimately. Cobain: Montage Of Heck is sure to be seen as a true classic of rock biography. / Livre

The Beatles' Solo Years 1970-1980-In the years following the 1960s Beatle fans around the world were twice-stunned: in 1970 when their beloved group disbanded and ten years later when the murder of John Lennon ended a decade of hope that somehow the Fab Fourwould reunite. Fab Four FAQ 2.0 picks up the story where the acclaimed Fab Four FAQ left off. Loaded with images of rare period ephemera including periodicals single sleeves and movie stills this is the firstcomprehensive biography of all four ex-Beatles. This book covers everything from their recording careers in the decade after the band's dissolution to the musicians they played with the bands they influenced the manifestationsof latter-day Beatlemania and the constant clamor for reunion expressed by fans and – sometimes – by the four themselves.

Pas de partitions / Remix de Heartbreaker (stéréo PCM) ; biographie de la star en anglais.

Bernard Violet (Auteur) / Chacun connaît Yannick Noah : le champion de 1983 à Roland-Garros, le capitaine tricolore victorieux de la Coupe Davis 1991 et 1996, le fan de reggae et le roi des hit-parades. Mais aussi le citoyen engagé, impliqué auprès de multiples associations caritatives, ou enfin le papa poule assumant pleinement l'éducation de sa progéniture. Connaît, ou croit connaître ? Si remarquable soit-elle, la trajectoire de cette idole de toute une génération à qui tout semble réussir, homme au physique exceptionnel et au charisme éclatant, ne doit pourtant rien au hasard. Du sportif surdoué au show man inspiré, en passant par l'homme d'affaires avisé, ce sont tous les méandres d'une existence foisonnante que Bernard Violet prend à bras-le-corps dans cette première biographie publiée en France. À travers une contre-enquête rigoureuse et avec la collaboration de son héros. Avec une étonnante sincérité et simplicité, Yannick Noah s'est ainsi volontiers prêté au jeu des questions-réponses. Ne refusant aucun des thèmes abordés : son adolescence sacrifiée sur l'autel du tennis qui le fera roi ; ses amours éphémères ; ses mariages ; ses blessures familiales ; son rapport à l'argent, au cannabis, aux médias ; ses amitiés et haines politiques, etc.