Peter Maffay (born 30 August 1949 in the Romanian town of Braşov, German: Kronstadt ; real name: Peter Alexander Makkay) is a German musician.

The program presented on this CD, featuring songs and ballads by Carl Loewe along with texts and poems by Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Max Frisch, and Ingeborg Bachmann, reflects the human relationship with the sea in various ways. Carl Loewe, who as cantor and organist was an important figure in Stettin in the mid 1800s, was so inspired by the sea during his travels that he wrote many songs and ballads that thematise the sea. This live recording of a song recital is one of the programs where the art forms of song interpretation and recitation complement each other to create a comprehensive dramaturgy. Nina Röder‘s paintings also inspire the listener visually, expanding the horizons of the program. The viewer is led to enchanted places in the works from her series „Über das Verschwinden” (About Disappearance) and encounters mysterious beings. This visual yet poetic perspective completes the circle by confronting the transience of humanity and nature – a theme more relevant than ever in times of climate change and rising sea levels.

Baritone Andrè Schuen began his Deutsche Grammophon career in 2020 with a critically acclaimed reading of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, recorded with his duo partner Daniel Heide. In 2022, the pair added Schwanengesang to their discography, a recording that went on to win the Solo Song category in the 2023 Opus Klassik Awards. Now they complete their trilogy of Schubert’s major song cycles with a thoughtful and moving interpretation of the 24 inward-looking songs that make up the composer’s Winterreise.

Music developed relentlessly in the tense environment of the 19th century. Many composers broke away from firmly established conventions, taking ever greater liberties and forming a counterpart to the industrial and technical revolutions taking place at the same time. Singer Pur traces that arc of tension in this programme, in which the individual composers no doubt differed widely in their attitudes to faith and spirituality. Anton Bruckner, known for his almost childishly blind faith, probably struggled far less with his attitude towards God than composers such as Franz Liszt or Max Reger.

For the second Graupner-focused release from the Kirchheimer BachConsort, the ensemble perform solo and dialogue cantatas by this exceptional composer. With his inexhaustible imagination he was able to create cantatas rich in contrasts and with variability, originality, diversified instrumentation, opulence, and drama.

David Greco and Erin Helyard present the first Australian recording of Schubert’s masterpiece on period instruments.

Place your pre-order now for Nancy's latest album (Double LP) of all-original compositions, in collaboration with Shawn Schlogel & Darin Clendenin. Produced by Johnaye Kendrick and featuring the talents of Josh Nelson, Sean Jones, Shawn Schlogel, Chris Symer, Michael Glynn, and Stefan Schatz, this is a very personal album with a variety of topics ranging from new love, betrayal, an adorable dog, world problems, to the passages of time and aging. Come along for the ride.

The Passio secundum Joannem or St John Passion[a] (German: Johannes-Passion), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the earliest of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as director of church music in Leipzig and was first performed on 7 April 1724, at Good Friday Vespers at the St. Nicholas Church.

2024 feiern die Broilers ihren runden Geburtstag: 1994 – 2024, 30 Jahre Broilers. 30 gemeinsame Jahre bedeuten Wachsen und Zusammenwachsen. Auch miteinander streiten und zusammen streiten – für die gute Sache. Zusammen feiern und zusammenstehen, in den Besten aller Zeiten und den Schlechtesten aller Zeiten.

Four years have passed since the release of Reinhard Mey's last album.

Sie ist die Königin der Instrumente, sie befindet sich im UNESCO-Welterbe Trierer Dom, zählt zum immateriellen Welterbe der deutschen Orgeln und sie wird in diesem Jahr 50 Jahre alt: Die große Schwalbennestorgel der Firma Klais. Begeben Sie sich mit Domorganist Josef Still auf die Dom-Galerie und werfen Sie exklusiv im Jubiläumsjahr einen Blick hinter die Kulissen und auf das Meisterwerk der Orgelbaukunst, kleine Hörproben inklusive.

Eberhard Kummer was an Austrian concert singer, lawyer and an expert of medieval music from Vienna. Kummer was born in Krems an der Donau. He played the hurdy-gurdy, the harp and the guitar, and made important contribution to the restoration of medieval and the Austrian folksong. He received training as a classical bass-baritone. After an initial career as classical singer, he gradually specialized in restoring traditional Austrian folksongs and original medieval music from Europe, such as the German epic Nibelungenlied or medieval Minnelieder.

This is a German version, initially released in 1980, with Curd Jürgens taking the part of the narrator a.k.a. journalist. The classic double album remastered, repackaged, and stunningly remixed in stereo & 5.1 surround sound.

The BuJazzO premiere took place in January 1988. The first record release was in the same year. 35 years… "35 Years": This new album in an impressive series seems like a cornucopia of ideas and stylistic ingredients. But it can hardly be more than a kind of opulent foretaste of what BuJazzO currently is.

Matthias Reim ist zweifellos ein großfühlender Mensch. Ein beneidenswert produktiver Zeitgenosse ist er sowieso. Vor bald 35 Jahren hinterließ der Vollblutmusiker und Songwriter einen Aphorismus von bleibendem Wert: „Verdammt, ich lieb' dich“. Liedzeilen, die aus einer Laune heraus entstanden, formte der damals 32 Jahre junge Mann zu einem Mammut-Refrain, der zu einem Millionenseller gelangte. Er hat rund zwei Dutzend Studioeinspielungen veröffentlicht, etliche davon brachen in Gold- und Platin gegossen Verkaufsrekorde. Auf dem neuen Longplayer „Zeppelin“ präsentiert Reim seine 16 neuen Songs so frühlingsfrisch und auf den Punkt gebracht wie ein tatendrängender Newcomer. Einer, der sich gleichzeitig eines enormen Musikmacher- und Lebenserfahrungsschatzes ermächtigen kann. Anders lässt sich die gesteigerte Wahrhaftigkeit in „Zeppelin“ nicht erklären. Reims Rock klingt heute handgemacht-rockiger als je zuvor, die Refrains sind größer geworden und die Balladen balladesker. „Zeppelin“ ist kurzum der beste Reim aller Zeiten.