The Gramohone Awards 2012 take place today, September 27th. Among the nominations from the Solo Vocal category is "Songs of War" (Simon Keenlyside and Malcolm Martineau)
46 years after his death, we still miss Fritz Wunderlich. We are recalling him with Zärtliche Liebe, from Beethoven.
Last June was the 25th anniversary of the death of Frederic Mompou. We're remembering him with his song Aquesta nit, un mateix vent (Tonight the same wind), with Marisa Martins and Doug McClure.
Friedrich Rückert is not among the most renowned German poets. However, he inspired some of the more beautiful songs ever written. For instance, Gestillte Sehnsucht, that we can hear performed by Christa Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons and Herbert Downes.
