Patrick Conrad

La follia ha ispirato nei secoli l’arte e la scrittura, e Patrick McGrath è certamente il narratore che più di ogni altro ha esplorato in letteratura gli abissi della mente umana. In questo libro, l’autore di Spider e Trauma torna all’origine dei temi dei suoi romanzi, a partire dall’infanzia nel manicomio criminale di Broadmoor, di cui suo padre era direttore. McGrath racconta storie vere, di cui spesso è stato testimone, e riflette sul fascino inquietante delle letture che lo hanno ispirato: dai romanzi gotici (Frankenstein, Il monaco, Lo strano caso del Dr. Jekyll e del Sig. Hyde, Dracula, i racconti di Poe) a Dickens e Conrad, fino a scrittori contemporanei come Martin Amis e William Trevor. Alla ricerca del lato nascosto nell’apparente normalità degli esseri umani, Patrick McGrath apre la sua officina di romanziere mentre compone una inedita e perturbante storia della cultura occidentale, nel segno della follia..

Peter Schreier conducts Bachs St John Passion at St Thomass Church, Leipzig: a musical ray of light in the dark days of Passiontide Famous for his performances of the Evangelist in Bachs oratorios and passions, the highly regarded Bach-expert Peter Schreier has also garnered international acclaim as a conductor. For the present project, he has taken to the podium once more. The albums live recording from St Thomass Church, Leipzig, captures a remarkable performance of Johann Sebastian Bachs St John Passion (BWV 245). Under the direction of Peter Schreier, the Sächsischer Kammerchor and the Mitteldeutsche Virtuosen present a truly gripping, profound rendition of Bachs masterpiece.

In the 25 years since 1978, Varese Sarabande Records has released well over 1000 albums. Of those, nearly 900 are film scores. Averaging over fifty new soundtrack releases a year, Varese Sarabande's catalog features virtually every great name in film music: Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, John Barry, Thomas Newman, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Mark Isham, Graeme Revell, Trevor Rabin, Georges Delerue, Henry Mancini, Patrick Doyle, James Horner, Carter Burwell, Rachel Portman, Randy Edelman and Marc Shaiman along with countless others and all the legendary composers of Hollywood's Golden Age. This four CD set features a total of five hours of music and becomes the biggest compilation we've ever assembled.

Presenting the Complete Philips Recordings of John Williams on 21 CDs, with the original jackets, celebrating the maestro's 90th birthday on February 8. This box set includes the original artwork and spined wallets, a 32-page booklet with new liner notes by Dr. Emilio Audissino (author of The Film Music Of John Williams and Film Music In Concert: The Pioneering Role Of The Boston Pops Orchestra). All packaged in a 2-piece lift-off lid box with V-shaped thumb-cuts on either side of the lid.