Sinfonia per Il barbiere di Siviglia (1818)

Since it was first published in 1975, Mystery Train has cemented itself in the canon of great rock literature, offering one of the most astute, fascinating visions of the genre. Greil Marcus traces the emotional landscape and zeitgeist of an entire continent through the lens of the music of six of the most influential bands and musicians: from the pioneering Harmonica Frank to the tortured universe of blues singer Robert Johnson; from The Band and their dream to create a community grounded in rootlessness to the chaotic friction of Sly and the Family Stone; and from Randy Newman’s struggle...

Maurice Ravel es una figura indiscutible de la música europea del siglo xx. Creador de una obra de maravillosa transparencia y de fascinante calidad técnica, Ravel es también un compositor cuya popularidad lo ha convertido en una figura internacionalmente reconocida. Jankélévitch ha escrito un hermoso libro que aúna el conocimiento exhaustivo de la obra raveliana con una profunda interpretación de su principal secreto: la magia de una elaboración musical por la que nunca pasa el tiempo. Riguroso y claro, Ravel de Jankélévitch recorre las sendas menos conocidas, o superficialmente...

Although influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, Dukas, and Ravel, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) remained distinctively Spanish, with roots that drew upon both Andalusian folk music and his country's classical traditions. With these two popular ballets, El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) and El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), he brought the world's attention to the music of Spain. In El Amor Brujo, a gypsy lass is haunted by the ghost of a former swain until her new lover devises a plan to entice the spirit away. Each of the ballet's scenes evokes a different mood that is ...

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