Wien

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Esteemed tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, returns with his sensational new album WIEN. This must-have album showcases the crowd-pleasing evergreens that turned Vienna into a beloved capital of classical music. WIEN features a stunning collection of operetta hits and Viennese songs composed between 1870 and 1950 Kaufmann teams up with the world renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Adam Fisher. Viennas heyday for operetta produced stage-hits such as Johann Straußs Komm in die Gondel (from Eine Nacht in Venedig / A Night in Venice) the Clock Duet from Die Fledermaus and the Title duet from Wiener Blut, as well as Franz Léhars Lippen Schweigen from The Merry Widow. The city also inspired many timeless songs including Robert Stolzs Im Prater blühn wieder die Bäume and Rudolf Siecznskis Wien, Wien nur du allein, Hans Mays Heut ist der Schönste Tag; Hermann Leopoldis In einem kleinen Café in Hernals and Georg Kreislers Der Tod muss ein Wiener sein to name a few of these charming songs championed down the years by the tenor-greats such as Richard Tauber, Rudolf Schock & Fritz Wunderlich Kaufmann has won numerous prestigious awards including Gramophone Awards and Echo Klassik Awards.