Stefan Schwalgin

In this fantastic medley, Stefan Schwalgin has used nine of Abba's timeless hits to produce a piece, which demonstrates the wide-ranging repertoire of this timeless Swedish group. The alternating inst...

Italienische Popmusik spricht die Fantasie von uns allen an: Sie ist untrennbar verbunden mit der Vorstellung von hügeligen Landschaften, idyllischen Städten, weissen Stränden und Sonnenschein. Stefan...

George Gershwin stipulated that his 'American opera' should only feature black artists. Hampered by this stipulation, Porgy and Bess was rarely performed and only became truly famous after Gershwin's...

George Gershwin bestimmte, dass seine 'amerikanische Oper' nur mit schwarzen Künstlern besetzt werden sollte. Durch diese Vorgabe erschwert, wurde Porgy and Bess nur selten aufgeführt und erst nach Ge...

Take Five is by far jazz pianist Dave Brubeck's most famous piece, easily recognized by its quirky 5/4 rhythm. Blue Rondo a la Turk, while written in a more conventional 9/8, divides the beats into gr...

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ist das bekannteste Lied aus dem Kultfilm 'Das Leben des Brian' von Monty Python. So schwarz der Humor des Films und speziell der Schlussszene, in der Brian - am...

British rock band The Police enjoyed their greatest successes during the early 1980's. The group's members were Stewart Copeland, Andy Summer and Gordon Sumner, who went on to enjoy a massive solo car...

Erinnerung an Zirkus Renz (Memory of Circus Ring) by Gustav Peter is a popular bravura piece for xylophone. Players who have once experienced the enthusiastic reactions to this music by listeners and...

Erinnerung an Zirkus Renz (Memory of Circus Ring) by Gustav Peter is a popular bravura piece for xylophone. Players who have once experienced the enthusiastic reactions to this music by listeners and...

In the field of popular music the years around the change from the 60's to the 70's saw a wealth of great releases. Many of these hits have been re-released or reworked by artists making them popular...

In the field of popular music the years around the change from the 60's to the 70's saw a wealth of great releases. Many of these hits have been re-released or reworked by artists making them popular...

Tom Jones has been in show business for a number of decades, and he is still going strong. The Welshman scored his first success in 1965, with It's Not Unusual, a song that was a worldwide hit. Stefan...

Tom Jones has been in show business for a number of decades, and he is still going strong. The Welshman scored his first success in 1965, with It's Not Unusual, a song that was a worldwide hit. Stefan...

Walking on Sunshine has earned its place among the all-time favorite summer classics. Kimberley Rew, lead guitarist for the pop group Katrina and the Waves, wrote the song in 1985 and never looked bac...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte dieses Jazz-Standards begann im Jahre 1965 mit dem Musical The Roar of the Greasepoint - the Smell of the Crowd, das im Gegensatz zu Feeling Good mittlerweile in Vergessenheit ge...

Die Erfolgsgeschichte dieses Jazz-Standards begann im Jahre 1965 mit dem Musical The Roar of the Greasepoint - the Smell of the Crowd, das im Gegensatz zu Feeling Good mittlerweile in Vergessenheit ge...

(Is This the Way to) Amarillo was first recorded in 1971 by Tony Christie, and was a great hit throughout Europe. In 2005, the re-release of the original Tony Christie version, promoted by the comedia...

(Is This the Way to) Amarillo was first recorded in 1971 by Tony Christie, and was a great hit throughout Europe. In 2005, the re-release of the original Tony Christie version, promoted by the comedia...

Stop the Cavalry is a song about a British soldier at the front line who writes a fictional letter to 'Mr Churchill', begging him to send the army home because he'd prefer to spend Christmas with his...

Stop the Cavalry is a song about a British soldier at the front line who writes a fictional letter to 'Mr Churchill', begging him to send the army home because he'd prefer to spend Christmas with his...

Lateinamerikanische Musik zeichnet sich insbesondere durch die intensive Verwendung eines umfangreichen und speziellen Perkussionsinstrumentariums aus, wie z.B. Congas, Agogos, Cow Bell, Guiro, Claves...

Richard Eilenberg was born on January 13, 1848 in Merseburg. As a musician, concert tours took him through many parts of Europe in the 19th century. After an invitation from the Russian Tsar, Richard...

Most of the German carols that are still popular today date from the period between the 17th and the early 19th centuries. Thus, only very few modern musical approaches to these songs can be found. St...

Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year not in the least because of all the great carols being sung everywhere you go! Here is a medley with all the songs that can't be missed: "Christmas Song"...

This light-hearted, cheerful Christmas classic was written by the American composer Leroy Anderson. According to reports, he wrote this piece during a heat wave in July 1948. Mitchell Parish wrote the...