German Music

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The Coburger is a cavalry presentation march. It was composed by Johann Michael Haydn around 1792/93 as Josias-Coburg march and dedicated to Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He is listed in the army march collection under AM I, 27.

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Composer: Johannes Brahms
Artist: Alan Weiss
00:25:15 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo, ma energico
00:31:26 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2: II. Andante con espressione
00:36:38 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2 III. Scherzo:Allegro
00:40:35 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2: IV. Finale: Introduzione – Allegro non troppo e rubato

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Artist: Philipp Kopachevsky
00:51:53 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso
01:01:44 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo
01:12:39 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo, allegro energico
01:17:28 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo, andante molto
01:21:13 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: V. Finale, allegro moderato ma rubato

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Sung by Heino about the Rhine river.

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Song from the band "Blackmore's Night".

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Hey Merkel ? This one's for you:

Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode, conducted by Friedrich Krell. Featured photograph: Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst, photographed by Jürgen Wittenstein, Munich, July 24, 1942 (not January 1943, as incorrectly stated in the video).

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"Wenn alle untreu werden, so bleiben wir doch treu" (English: If all become unfaithful, we remain loyal) is the opening line of a famous patriotic German popular song written by Max von Schenkendorf in 1814. Schenkendorf dedicated the song to Friedrich Ludwig Jahn for the "holy German Empire".

[Creoda]

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The march was created in the 18th century, the composer is unknown. Dass so wenige, wirklich alte Artilleriemärsche sich in der AMS befinden, hat einfache Ursachen. Der Artilleriepark des Großen Kurfürsten umfasste gerade einmal 12 Geschütze. Das Artilleriekorps unter Friedrich Wilhelm I. hatte 1715 bereits 9 Artillerie-Compagnien der Feld- und Festungsartillerie. Entsprechend erhöht war die Zahl der Musiker von anfänglich einem Pauker, 2 Tambouren, einem Pfeifer und 5 Hautbois jetzt auf einen Regimantstambour (auf Paukenwagen), 18 Tamboure sowie 8 Dudelsackpfeifer. Um das Jahr 1740 ging mit einer weiteren Verstärkung des Stückeparks eine grundsätzliche Umgestaltung der Artillerie vonstatten. Die bisherige Artillerie- und Feuerwerker-Zunft wurde zu einer richtigen Waffengattung. Die bis dato eher zunftorganisierte Artillerie-Feldmusik wurde durch eine étatgemäße Janitscharen-Banda abgelöst, die sich bis 1760 auf 32 Janitscharen und 26 Tamboure erweiterte. Ab diesem Zeizpunkt wurden dann auch erste Janitscharen-Musik eigens für diese "neue" Truppengattung komponiert. Etwa aus dieser Zeit des Siebenjährigen Krieges stammen somit unser Erster und auch Zweiter Artilleriemarsch (AM III, 91).

[Wild North]

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Xaver Varnus plays Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the great Sauer Organ of the Berliner Dom. Recorded live on the Opening Night of the "Berliner Internationaler Orgelsommer 2013". At the time of its dedication in 1905, the great Sauer Organ of the Berliner Dom was the largest in Germany, with its 7269 pipes and 113 registers, distributed across four manuals and pedals. The court organ builder Wilhelm Sauer, from Frankfurt on the Oder, created an instrument that embodied the newest technical and musical developments of German organ building at the time. In that way, the organ met the high expectations of both the organ builder and his client: in the Protestant Cathedral of the capital city, there was to be a monumental, modern, and in every way extraordinary instrument of the highest quality. The organ of the Cathedral of Berlin represents the highpoint of Sauer’s career. At the same time, it marks the end of the long development of Romantic orchestral organs, whose sound corresponds to the characteristic sound of a symphonic orchestra of that period. Today, the organ in the Cathedral of Berlin is the largest late-Romantic pneumatic action organ in the world that has survived in its original condition.

•●The Official Video Site of Concert Organist Xaver Varnus●• Born in Budapest, his first piano teacher was Emma Németh, one of the last pupils of Claude Debussy. Xaver Varnus has played virtually every important organ in the world, including those in Bach's Thomaskirche in Leipzig (2014), Berliner Dom (2013), Notre-Dame (1981), Saint-Sulpice (2006) and Saint-Eustache (1996) in Paris, National Shrine in Washington, D.C. (1985), and Canterbury Cathedral (2004), as well as the largest existing instrument in the world, the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia (1985). His Quadruple Platinum Disc winning album From Ravel to Vangelis, released by Sony BMG in 2007, is the best-selling organ CD ever. As a Canadian citizen, Xaver Varnus resides in Berlin, Germany. "Put simply, Varnus is a monster talent, every bit as stimulating and individual as the late Glenn Gould" (The Globe & Mail, Canada's National Newspaper). Booking & Enquiries: xavervarnus@hotmail.com