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German Austrian Music
Liesl Müller sings songs from Germany and Austria
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Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen
Beckmann & Mackeben
Mutterlied
Rotter & Jurmann
Meine Lippen sie Küssen so heiß
Knepler, Lohner & Lehar
Seeräuberjenny
Brecht & Weill
Barbara
Brecht & Weill
Geh Pepperl, plausch nicht
Prager & Korzhé
Surabaya Johnny
Brecht & Weill
Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume
Siecznsky
Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt
Balz & Brühne
Wenn die Sonne hinter den Dächern versinkt
Schwenn & Kreuder
Schön ist so ein Ringelspiel
Herz & Leopoldi
About this CD:
The songs, whether happy or sad, come straight from the heart. You will be moved by the feelings they convey.
Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen:
Text by Fritz Beckman and music by Theo Mackeben – both composer and librettist are German and the song was originally created by the Swede, Zara Leander. I love its Russian gypsy temperament and devil may care attitude of an obviously deeply hurt woman – To hell with him, I’ll show him – the song conveys.
Barbara: This song is the result of co-operation by another world famous team; the dramatist Brecht and the composer Kurt Weill. Both had left Nazi Germany in the 30’s and their partnership resulted in famous works such as The Threepenny Opera. Kanonenjenny and Surabaya Johnny are further examples of their art.
Mutterlied:
My mother, Rosl Berndt, created this song by Walter Jurmann. The beautiful lyrics were by Fritz Rotter, a good friend of hers. When sooner or later your love leaves you, your mother will always be there for you. Sadly mine no longer is – so I dedicate this song to her.
Schön ist so ein Ringelspiel:
This is a light hearted Viennese song, the creation of two of mother’s good friends, Hermann Leopoldi and the librettist and poet, Peter Herz, who had live opposite us in Vienna. To the background music of the merry go round in the Vienna “Prater” (fairground) a husband and his floozy, to their consternation, spot his wife with his lodger.
