Zeller / Puszta - Der Vogelhandler - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The great era of melodrama, the combination of recitation and piano accompaniment, was over after 1900. But there are artists who still devote themselves to melodrama - a melodrama in a new way. It is not about emotion and tears, not about increasing the sentimentality as infinitely as possible, but about a musical emphasis and deepening of the text, about a non-textual mirror of what is said in the word and what is interpreted, interpreted in the sound. The duo pianoworte has been dealing with this kind of melodrama for many years - with such success that meanwhile quite a few composers, inspired by the fine art of reciting actor Helmut Thiele and pianist Bernd-Christian Schulze, have written new works in this genre. In these works a lot of humor flashes again and again, which is due to both the literary templates and the settings. This album contains four cycles InchGalgenliederInch by Christian Morgenstern in the setting by Christoph J. Keller, excerpts from the style exercises InchAutobus SInch by Raymond Queneau in the setting by Hans-Wilhelm Plate, the InchTiergebeteInch by Frieder Meschwitz and six Poems from InchCritique of the HeartInch by Wilhelm Busch, composed by Wolfgang Gabriel. This selection clearly shows that Schulze and Thiele have completely omitted the melodramatic of the ballad in this project, which sounds often involuntarily comical to today's ears. Instead, they have entered the field of little wisdom.

A fascinating multitude of tonal colors! We are presumably all familiar with the soprano recorder. But who would have imagined that this instrument from our childhood could also become the subcontrabass recorder or a bass gemshorn? In her InchBook of A Hundred MelodiesInch Barbara Heller (70th birthday on 6 October 2006) has collected musical ideas, condensed them, and thus given each piece it's own character. The freedom the composer has granted in the choice of instrument enables Johannes Fischer to exploit for his interpretation not only all available means of artistic expression but the type of recorder as well. Nearly fifty different instruments, some of them rare and exotic, were used for the recording.Sheet music from Schott Musik International ED 9484 Barbara Heller Hundertmelodienbuch for Solo Recorder or other instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet).

Stella Donnelly is a proud, self-proclaimed S**t-stirrer. On lead single InchOld Man,Inch the biting opener of her electrifying debut album, Beware of the Dogs, she targets the song's titular creep, InchOh are you scared of me old man or are you scared of what I'll do? You grabbed me with an open hand. The world is grabbing back at you.Inch When something needs to be said, whether it's to an abusive man, a terrible boss, or a clueless significant other, the 26-year old Fremantle, Western Australia-based musician is fearless in telling it like it is. Delivered entirely with a sarcastic wink and a full heart, Beware of the Dogs proves across 13 life-affirming songs the power in sticking up for yourself, your friends, and what's right. The album showcases an artist totally in command of her voice, able to wield her inviting charm and razor-sharp wit into authentically raw songs. It's a resounding statement of purpose in recent memory and most importantly, it's a portrait of Donnelly taking charge. She says, Inchthis album made me feel like I was back in the driver's seat. It was really liberating and grounding to realize that no one can F**k with this except me.Inch