Chanson
The Sparrow of Paris. Èdith Piaf, the sparrow of Paris, stands like hardly any other artist for the French chanson. She has carried the chanson into the wide world. Piaf sings as if it were always the last time, as if she gave her whole soul for the song. That‘s why her interpretations are unmatched to this day. The mission statement of her unfortunately much too short life can be found again in her biggest hit Je ne regrette rien [I regret nothing!], which, like many other great songs of...
Back and Immortal. After serious illness and a two-year retreat from the public eye, Édith Piaf returned in 1960 with a legendary comeback that would make her immortal for good. The album Récital 1961 captures these unique moments of French chanson and Piaf forever. It was recorded live at L‘Olympia in Paris on December 29, 1960 and first released on Columbia in January 1961. Piaf was accompanied by the Orchestre et Choeurs conducted by Jacques Lesage. Eight of the album‘s nine songs were...
Oh là là Paris. A bit of chic, a croissant and an accordion, and the magical atmosphere and mood that is so typical of Paris is created. This charming compilation takes the listener on a stroll between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, then lingers with a café au lait in a small cafe on the edge of the Eiffel Tower. The greats of French music, from Edith Piaf to Gilbert Bécaud, from Guliette Gréco to Charles Aznavour, from Henri Salvador to Jacques Brel and others, enchant on...
La Muse. Gréco was born in Montpellier in 1927. She grew up in difficult circumstances without love in Bordeaux and Paris. During World War II, Gréco‘s mother became an active resistance fighter and was arrested in 1943. Juliette and her sister could not escape the Gestapo. They were tortured and imprisoned. After the war ended, Juliette Gréco went to Paris and decided to start a new life in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. She took acting lessons, had her first roles in the theater,...
Kein Schwein ruft mich an. Together with friends, Max Raabe founded the Palast Orchester in 1986 to play music from Germany's Golden Twenties. The program includes originals as well as new compositions and interpretations, songs, chansons and film music. In 1992, Raabe attracted attention with a solo performance of Unter den Pinien von Argentinien before a closed curtain in Peter Zadek's production of Der blaue Engel at the Theater des Westens. This was followed by the first big hit Kein...
Chansons and songs in the style of the 1920s and 1930s. For the first time on vinyl! The performances in the Berlin Wintergarten Varieté by Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra in the 1990s are still legendary today. There was not only eavesdropping, amazement and applause; there was also dancing, muttering and clattering with the glasses. Max Raabe‘s unmistakable announcements, his great voice and the musical precision of the entire orchestra remain unmatched, enchanting and unique. The live...
Now in English. In 1986 Max Raabe and friends founded the Palast Orchester, which performs chansons and songs in the style of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1992, he attracted attention with a solo performance of Unter den Pinien von Argentinien before a closed curtain in Peter Zadek‘s production of Der blaue Engel at the Theater des Westens. He became known to a larger audience in 1994 when he appeared in the film comedy Der bewegte Mann together with the Palast Orchester. Two years later followed...
An Extraordinary Era. The recent success of Max Raabe, the tv series „Babylon Berlin“ and the 100th anniversary bring back the Golden Twenties of the last century. Suspenders, hat, feather boa and bow tie return as well as absinthe, ball houses, glitz and glamour. This breathtaking era produced unforgettable songs and magnificent stars that have made it to the present day. Complex arranged hits, happy swing, a-capella singing and cabaret songs stand for the diversity of this extraordinary...