Vida de Richard Strauss

El mar de los deseos. El Caribe afroandaluz, historia y contrapunto constituye un estudio histórico sobre la formas musicales originadas en el Caribe. Analiza las condiciones históricas, así como los diferentes mestizajes que dieron origen a lo que el autor denomina un “cancionero” de la época colonial, que incluye culturas como la africana, española e iberoamericana.

You can hum it, but can you write it down? When most people think of a composer, they picture a bewigged genius like Mozart or Beethoven frenetically directing mighty orchestras in the ornate palaces of Vienna. While that may have been the case once upon a time, modern composers make themselves heard far beyond the classical conservatoire and concert hall. These days, soundtracks are in high demand in industries such as TV, film, advertising, and even gaming to help create immersive and exciting experiences. Whatever your musical ambitions—composing a dark requiem in a beautiful Viennese...

Los melómanos son curiosos e impertinentes, quieren saberlo todo del género que aman y no descansan has - ta encontrar lo que buscan. Las crónicas del caribe se han hecho a través de las canciones y eso lo sabe bien Leonardo Padura quien le ha tomado el pulso a un género que ha sido discutido desde su propio naci - miento, a comienzos de los años 70. A través de la conversación con sus protagonistas, el autor nos rega - la un bellísimo retrato de las trayectorias de personajes fascinantes como Mario Bauzá, Cachao López, Papo Lucca, Juan Luis Guerra, Rubén Blades, Willie Colón,...

There is a woman who appears and disappears in the life of this almost 60-year-old musician, like an angel or demon, and removes everything. So much so that this confessional story begins that has the intensity with which a stranger is spoken to a stranger in a bar. Deeply traversed by music, history covers the character's relationship with alcohol, with women, with children, with the passage of time, but also with his artistic decisions and the role of his generation in culture and society. The songs are entangled in the discourse as in life, that echo in the wood that becomes lyrics and...