Vienna Philharmonic plays two Emperor Marches

We are used to hearing the legendary Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the few orchestras in the world that pick their conductor and not the other way around playing music like this emperors march. But sometimes music from another empire is heard in Schönbrunn.

German Birthday Songs

Nothing says Happy Birthday like your friends and loved ones belting out a song. Lately it has become more and more common to sing “Happy Birthday” also in German. Here are some serious and also funky suggestions of songs you could sing instead:
Vocabulary:
Best wishes! Alles Gute!
Congratulations! Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Congratulations! Ich gratuliere!
Happy Birthday! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
The [...]

Max Brod Trio Debuts

The German-Czech Max Brod Trio debuts in North America next month with a sold-out tour covering six Eastern states, including concerts on major chamber music series in Augusta, GA, Cleveland and Dayton,OH, and Charleston, WV. Czech violinist Petr Mateják (formerly of the Martinu String Quartet) joins pianist Kerstin Straßburg and cellist Maximilian von Pfeil*, both [...]

A new Wunderkind from Austria

Kevin Schwarzwald Performing Live with Country Music Star Keith Urban
Although the term “Wunderkind” should not be used lightly, it came immediately to mind when I heard a violin performance by Kevin Schwarzwald, a 17-year old Austrian musician, who joined his father, award-winning composer, saxophone player and music producer Reinhold Schwarzwald, on stage at the House [...]

Bono: I’m ready, rebuilt by German engineering

As German World Magazine reported U2 lead singer Bono was hospitalized in Germany in June.
Now the band announced on their website u2.com that they are coming back.
The famous singer announced: “I’m ready, rebuilt by German engineering. Better design, I’m told.”
Bono elaborates: “I’m very well. I can sit. I can stand. I can move around a [...]

Wagner’s Mark on comic books

The roots of Thor and many other comic book figures stretch back to Wagner’s epic and earlier.
By David Ng for Los Angeles Times

Look, up in the sky! In case you haven’t noticed already, our entertainment stratosphere has grown crowded with muscle-bound superheroes in almost every conceivable shape and size: the franchise-rebooted likes of Spider-Man and [...]

Azureus composed by Edwin Wendler

Azureus Rising is a CG “proof of concept” for a planned feature film trilogy which tells the story of a young man who, after escaping death and enduring a life-changing journey, matures into a heroic freedom fighter. Azureus Rising is an epic tale of self discovery, obligation, and love against all odds. The YouTube [...]

Nneka: Afro-German warrior princess

NNkeka, born to a Nigerian father and a German mother and managed by Neverland Music & Martin Schuhmacher has a new album coming out.
Concrete Jungle is her third album, but her first US release. Her first US release, Concrete Jungle is a collection of songs that put the singer/songwriter at the forefront. Every year since [...]

Wagner’s influence on film music

Underscoring Richard Wagner’s influence on film music
You may not know his ‘Ring,’ but if you’ve seen ‘Lord of the Rings’ or ‘Star Wars’ you’ve entered his musical universe.
June 17, 2010|By Jon Burlingame, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Max Steiner, the pioneering film composer who wrote the music for “King Kong” and “Gone With the Wind,” [...]

Chicago Operetta plays Kálmán

Chicago Folks Operetta, with its rich tradition of premiering rarely heard operettas, is delighted to present the American premiere of Arizona Lady, the last operetta written by the great Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán. This romantic operetta will take you back to the rough-and-tumble, happy-go-lucky wild west of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. It tells [...]

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