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Best of 2020

  • [JAZZ] Archie Shepp – “Contracts” (Mama Rose)
  • [KLASSIK] Cavallaria Rusticana – “Intermezzo sinfonico” (Cossotto, Bergonzi, Karajan)
  • [ROCK / POP] Anette Askvik – “Liberty” (Liberty)
  • [SCHLAGER] Helene Fischer – “Atemlos durch die Nacht (Acapella-Version)” – (Farbenspiel Live die Stadion Tour)
  • [SOUNDTRACKS] Bruce Springsteen – “Streets of Philadelphia” (Philadelphia)

Soundtracks

Alan Silvestri – “I’m Forrest… Forrest Gump” (Forrest Gump)

Stanley Kubrick – “Also sprach Zarathustra” ( 2001 A Space Odyssey)

Eric Weisberg – “Dueling Banjos” (Deliverance)

Pink Floyd – “Mother & Outside the Wall” (The Wall)

John Barry – “The loss of the Journal & Farewell / End” (Der mit dem Wolf tanzt)

Ennio Morricone – “Once upon a time in the West” (Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod)

Bruce Springsteen – “Secret Garden” (Jerry Maguire)

Florian Ostertag – “Season of Monsoon” – (About a Girl)

Bruce Springsteen – “Streets of Philadelphia” (Philadelphia)

Pat Metheny – “Capture” (The Falcon and the Snowman)

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Classic

Artur Rubinstein “Op.37, no.2 in G” (Nocturnes)

Menuhin “Raga Piloo” (Menuhin meets Shankar)

Menuhin (Furtwängler) “I. Allegro molto Appassionata ….” (Mendelsohn Concerto in e minor)

B. Gigli “Ave Maria (das zweite mit Chor)” (Ave Maria)

Lisa Batiashvili – “Dance of the Knights” (Visions of Prokofiev)

Günther Wand (Beethoven) – “Symphony No.9 in D minor – Molte vivace – Presto” (Symphony No.9)

Max Bruch – “Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.26 1 -3 mit Shlomo Mintz” (Legendary Recordings)

Walter Carlos – “Suicide Scherzo – Symphonie No.9″ (Clockwork Orange)

Caruso – “Di quella pira” (Caruso sings Verdi)

Rodrigo – “Concierto de Aranjuez – I. Allegro con spirito” – (Concertos – Songs With Guitar)

Caruso – “Amor ti vieta (Fedora)” (The digital Album)

Fritz Wunderlich – “Tamino mein! ….. (Mozart)” – (The Art of Fritz Wunderlich)

Solti – “Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen (Wagner)” (Tannhäuser)

G. di Stefano / Callas – “Mamma, quel vino e generoso (Mascagni)” – (Cavallaria Rusticana / Serafin)

Georg Thill – “Aida (Verdi)” (I Incomparable)

G. di Stefano – “Cilea / L Arlesiana” – ( Opern Arias)

Saint-Saens (Hurford) – “Sinfonie No.3 in C Minor – 1b. Poco adagio” – ( Sinfonie Nr.3 “Orgelsinfonie” )

Fritz Wunderlich – “Ja, es ward Abend – Mädchen, in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber – ….” – ( Fritz Wunderlich – Der große deutsche Tenor )

Nicolai Gedda – “Viene la sera – Bimba dagli….. – Vogliatemi bene” – ( Singer Portrait: The young Nicolai Gedda )

Herman Prey – “Erlkönig” – ( Löwe Balladen )

Renata Tebaldi (Madame Butterfly) – “Viene la sera / Bimba dagli Occhi / Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” – ( Greatest Opera Masters )

Maria Callas (Samson et Dalila) – “Mon Couer s’ouvre a a voix” – ( Romantic Callas )

Carlo Bergonzi (Karajan) – “Finale – Mamma, quel vino generoso – ( Cavallaria Rusticana )

Jess Thomas (Kempe) – “Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan” & “In fernem Land (Gralserzählung) – ( Lohengrin-Highlights )

Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti – “Nessun Dorma” (In Concert)

David Garrett – “Swan Lake Theme” (Garrett vs Paganini)

Cavallaria Rusticana – “Intermezzo sinfonico” (Cossotto, Bergonzi, Karajan)

Georg Thill – “La Juive (Halevy)” (I Incomparable)

Renata Tebaldi – “Ebben? Ne andro lotana” (La Wally) Beautiful! 

Maria Callas – “La mamma morta” (The very best of Maria Callas) Probably the most beautiful explanation of this song can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO3hZDghqkE

Alfredo Kraus – “Relato de Rafael” (La Dolorosa)

Maria Callas – “Norma, Act I: Casta Diva (Live)” (Bellini: Norma (Callas, Filippeschi))

Artur Rubinstein (Chopin) – “Nocturne op 9,1 in b-Moll” (Nocturnes)

Alfredo Kraus – “Ave Maria” (Gayarre)

Ormandy – “Symphony No.3 in C Minor, Op.78 “Organ”: Poco adagio” (Organ Symphony ……..)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – “Im Abendrot” (Vier letzte Lieder) R. Strauss

Iiro Rantala – “Freedom” (mozart bernstein, lennon)

Guiseppe Di Stefano – Werther “Pourquoi me reveiller” (The Decca Recordings)

Hilary Hahn – Vaughan Williams “The Lark Ascending” (Retrospecktive)

Maria Callas, N. Gedda – Madame Butterfly “Vogliateme bene” (PUCCINI Madame Butterfly)

Geotg Szell – Tannhäuser “Overture” (Szell Conducts Wagner)

Geotg Szell – Tristan und Isolde “Prelude – Liebestod” (Szell Conducts Wagner)

Martha (Flotow) with Fritz Wunderlich

Schlager

James Last – “Seduction” (Seduction)

Don Kosaken – “Abendglocken” (Lied vom Don)

Heinz Rühmann – “La Le Lu” (La Le Lu)

Freddy Quinn – “Die Gitarre und das Meer” (Freddy, die Gitarre und das Meer)

Milva – “Ich hab keine Angst” – (Gesichter einer Frau)

Esther Ofarim – “Kinderlieder” – (Esther)

Alexa Feser – “Wunderfinder feat. Curse (Akustik Piano Version)” – (Zwischen den Sekunden)

Hans Albers – “Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins” – (Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins)

Max Raabe – “Fahrrad fahr`n” – (Der perfekte Moment… wird heute verpennt)

Helene Fischer – “Atemlos durch die Nacht (Acapella-Version)” (Farbenspiel Live die Stadion Tour)

Milva – “Zusammenleben” (Von Tag zu Tag)

Frank Sinatra (Pavarotti) – “My Way” (Best of Duets)

Die großen Erfolge (Fritz Wunderlich)

Rock / Pop

Pink Martini – “Donde Estas Yolanda” (A Restrospective)

Tash Sultana – “Coma (Live in Melbourne)” (MTV Unplugged)

Marianne Faithful – “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” (Broken English)

Bruce Springsteen – “Secret Garden” (Greatest Hits)

Patty Griffin – “Mary” (Flaming Red) Sensationell

Indigo Girls – “Nuevas Senoritas ” (Become You)

Lilly Wood and the Prick – “Into Trouble” (The Fight)

Prince – “The Cross” (Sign ‘o’ the Times)

Peter Gabriel – “Secret World” (Us)

Pierre Moerlen’s Gong – “Ard Na Greine” (Time is the Key)

Tracy Chapman – “Crossroads” (Crossroads)

Nils Lofgren – “Heaven’s Rain” (Bonus Tracks)

Passenger – “Young as the Morning Old as the Sea” (Young as the Morning Old as the Sea)

Bill Fay – “How long, how long” (Countless Branches)

Hayley Williams – “Leave it alone” (Petals for Armor)

Faye Webster – “Better Distractions” (I know I´m funny haha)

Mark Knopfler – “Going Home” (Local Hero)

Tabou Combo – “New York” (8th Sacrement)

Fleedwood Mac – “Dreams” (Rumours)

R. Kelly – “I believe I can fly” (R.)

James Blunt – “You’re Beautiful” (Back to Bedlam)

Ich + Ich – “Stark” (Stark)

Marillion – “Kayleigh” – (Misplaced Childhood)

Ludwig Hirsch – “Komm grosser schwarzer Vogel” – (Komm grosser schwarzer Vogel)

Christine and the Queens – “Tilted” – (Christine and the Queens)

Zucchero – “Va, Pensiero” – (All the Best)

Raphael Saadiq – “This World Is Drunk” – (Jimmy Lee)

Dominiqie Fils-Aimé – “Birds” – (Nameless)

Achim Reichel – “Aloha Heja He” – (Melancholie und Sturmflut )

Mike Oldfield – “Chrises” – ( Chrises ) so ab 15:50 eine Herausforderung!

Chris Jones – “No Sanctuary here” – ( Roadhouses & Automobiles )

Angus & Julia Stone – “Babylon & Paper Aeroplan” – ( Memories of an old Friend )

Laurie Anderson – “Let X = X” & “O Superman” – ( Big Science )

Latin Quarter – “America for Beginners” – ( Modern Times )

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – “Lucky Man” – ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer )

Herman van Veen – “Signale” – (Signale)

Bee Gees – “Marley Purt Drive” – ( Odessa )

Buffalo Springfield – “For what it`s Worth – ( Retrospective )

Cars – “Drive” – ( Heartbeat City )

Cult with no Name – “A Pound of Penny Gaffs” – ( Another Landing )

Art of Noise – “Moments in Love” – ( The Best of Art Noise )

Airelle Besson – “Try!” – ( Try! )

Calexico – “Over your Shoulder” – ( The Black Light )

Martha Wainwright – “Dans le silence” (Trauma) Traumhaft

Antonio Carlos Jobim – “Stone Flower” & “Brazil” (Stone Flower)

Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Midnight in Harlem” – (Revelator)

Alan Stivell – “Marv Pontkellec” – (Renaissance of the Celtic Harp)

Melissa Etheridge – “The Late September Dogs” – (Melissa Etheridge)

Joan as Police Women – “Get Direct” (The Classic)

Jonny Cash – “I see a darkness” (American III – Solitary Man)

Joan Baez – “Ave Maria” (Noel) in German

Lady Gaga – “Is that alright (A Star was born” – Soundtrack)

Anette Askvik – “Liberty” (Liberty)

Taylor Swift – “peace” (Folklore)

Quadro Nuevo – “Sultana” (Moccaflor)

Fortuna Ehrenfeld – “Die Umarmung der Magneten” (Helm ab zum Gebet)

Werner Schmidbauer – “Stell da vor” (Süden II)

Anna Ternheim – “The longer the waiting” (The night Visitor)

AC/DC – “Ride on” (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)

Zucchero – “Dune Mosse” (All the Best)

Jazz

Ludovico Einaudi “Luminous” (Underwater)

Jean-Michel Blais “mumures” (aubades)

Winton Marsalis “Angel Eyes” (Wheel within a Wheel)

Billy Cobham “A funky thide of sings” (A funky thide of sings)

Union – “Don’t look back” (State of the Union)

New Past – “Wake up (Live)” (Xjazz! Festival Compelation #1)

Nils Landgren – “4WD (Live) & Silent Way (Live)” (4 Wheel Drive Live)

Art Pepper – “Summertime” (The Art of Pepper)

Dollar Brand – “ASR” (Children of Africa)

Don Shirley – “The Warning” (The Don Shirley point of view)

Caldera – “Reflections Don Quixote” (Dreamer)

Bob James – “Farandole (L’Arlesienne Suite #2)” (Two)

Carol Kidd – “When I Dream” (All My Tomorrows)

Oakwood Station – “A trace of Light” ( A trace of Light )

Stockholm Jazz Quartet – “Medborgarplatsen” (Jazz smooth as a Feather)

Brad Mehlau – “Hungry Ghost” (Mehliana: Taming the Dragon)

Manu Katche – “Keep on Trippin” (Third Round)

Nubya Garcia – “Inner Game” (Source)

Dollar Brand – “ASR” (Children of Africa)

Richard Bona – “Playground” ( Munia (The Tale) )

Harvey Mandel – “Wate in the water” ( Christo Redentor )

Diana Krall – “A case of you” ( Live in Paris )

Dexter Gordon – “Cheese Cake” ( GO )

Buckshot Lefonque – “I know why the caged bird sings” ( Buckshot Lefonque )

Martin Tingvall – “When Light Returns” ( When Light Returns )

e.s.t. – “The Face of Love” (Somewhere Else Before)

Dollar Brand – “African Marketplace” – (African Marketplace)

Don Sebesky – “Psalm 150” & “Firebird – Birds of Fire” (Giant Box)

Chuck Mangione – “Children of Sanchez” (Children of Sanchez)

Dave Brubeck – “Take Five” (Time Out) one of the best recordings

Chick Corea – “Where have I know you before” (where have I know you before)

Chick Corea – “Sometimes Ago – La Fiesta” (Return to Forever)

Arild Andersen – “Stevtone” & “Alfie” (Mira)

Archie Shepp – “Contracts” (Mama Rose)

Till Brönner – “A Thousand Kisses Deep” (Nightfall)

Keith Jarrett – “Köln, January 24 1975 Pt.I” (The Köln Concert)

Hubert Laws – “Amazing Grace” (Morning Star)

Trio Jeepy (Branford Marsalis)

Miles Davis – “Time after time (Live at Chicago Theatre)” (The last Word)

Carla Bley – “The Lord is listenin to ya, Hallelujah!” (Live!)

TIP OF THE WEEK (02.01.2022)

[JAZZ] Don Shirley – “The Warning” (The Don Shirley point of view)

[JAZZ] Caldera – “Reflections Don Quixote” (Dreamer)

[KLASSIK] Max Bruch – “Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.26 1 -3 mit Shlomo Mintz” (Legendary Recordings)

[KLASSIK] Walter Carlos – “Suicide Scherzo – Symphonie No.9″ (Clockwork Orange)

[SOUNDTRACKS] Stanley Kubrick – “Also sprach Zarathustra” ( 2001 A Space Odyssey)

[SOUNDTRACKS] Eric Weisberg – “Dueling Banjos” (Deliverance)

[SCHLAGER] James Last – “Seduction” (Seduction)

[ROCK / POP] Fleedwood Mac – “Dreams” (Rumours)

[ROCK / POP] R. Kelly – “I believe I can fly” (R.)