Eric Siblin
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English
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One evening, journalist Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites and began an epic quest that would unravel three centuries of intrigue, politics, and passion. The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic narratives: the disappearance of Bach's manuscript in the eighteenth century; Pablo Casals's discovery and popularization of the music in Spain in the late-nineteenth century; and Siblin's infatuation with the suites...
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Español
Description
Este libro es en parte una biografía, en parte una historia musical y en parte un relato de misterio, en el que se unen tres hilos narrativos. El primero lo protagoniza J.S. Bach, y la partitura de las suites, escrita en el siglo XVIII y desaparecida; el segundo sigue a Pau Casals, y su histórico descubrimiento de estas piezas de Bach a finales del siglo XIX; y por fin, llegamos al siglo XXI y al autor de este libro, a su obsesión por las suites...
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Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Published to coincide with the release of the album of the same name, Studio Grace is an entertaining and demystifying look at the making of a record filled with songs about love gained and love lost, about modern identity theft and ancient battlegrounds, about life and death. The music comes to fruition with a host of eclectic characters, form ambitious young singers to veteran session musicans and pointy headed engineers to high-profile producers--all...
