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Faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back, a cheeky look and Max Raabe sings the best of the 20s and early 30s with amusing nostalgia. Songs, hits and couplets. Cuban rumbas, cheerful foxtrots and elegant tangos - songs of amazingly serious, amusing, yet melancholy simplicity. The ironic lyrics suit the times today as much they did eighty years ago. In the concert halls of New York, Shanghai, Paris, Berlin and Moscow, in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Vienna, Amsterdam and Rome the audiences celebrate Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester with incredible enthusiasm.
This 2CD set is a unique document of the highly critically acclaimed live performance of Max Raabe & Palast Orchester at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York in November 2007.
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By Luvvie (Massachusetts)
This musical style reminds me of my early childhood, listening to the radio. I certainly enjoyed it.
By Granny (NJ, USA)
We discovered Max Raabe & Palast Orchester through a radio interview he did with Jill Pasternack of WRTI. Being fans of the German Comedian Harmonists as well as the King's Singers who revived their music some 30 years ago, we immediately ordered the DVD of "Heute Nacht oder Nie". We were thoroughly enchanted with this amusing and talented singer ("flapsig und dreist", as described on his website) and have become fans. We subsequently ordered a 2nd DVD of an older concert at the Waldbühne in Berlin. We have watched both over and over and I am happily memorizing the clever lyrics. Fluency in German is required for a full appreciation, but even those with a smattering of the language can catch a lot of the cleverness. It's wonderful that these 80 year old songs have been so lovingly revived by a bunch of extraordinarily talented musicians who seem to be having a wonderful time presenting it.
By John Erickson (Los Angeles, CA (USA))
It's hard to describe this double CD. A live performance of a great singer and a fine orchestra in a style of music that is of the 1920's and 30's. Music you'd see and hear live in Weinmar Republic portion of history that is particular to Germany of those times between two world wars. If it strikes a chord with you, you will find it compelling and thrilling to listen to as a remarkable piece of modern history. If you came from a home of European immigrants where foreign language music was heard, there is a good chance this will hit some buttons for you too. If you enjoyed seeing the film Cabaret this CD will be a good one to have.
It's a special orchestra and a special singer making this special music and it takes a special listener to enjoy it. If you are special in the ways listed above then this will probably be CD that deserves to be in your collection and you'll really enjoy it. Music is a funny thing, it hard to predict what someone will like, but this CD is great in its scope and delivery and is the finest example of the style described above. It's not for everyone, clearly but if you like old music of the 20's and 30's you'll probably dig this.
By D. Nunn (Mendocino, CA, USA)
Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester are superb. Great 1920s music. Weimar Germany was pretty cool and Raabe and his band bring it all back.
By Marcus Aurelius (PA USA)
Max Raabe (and the Palast Orchester) are simply brilliant. These two cd's documents the performance at Carnegie Hall 2008, and the set builds in a controlled manner until you are simply shouting for more.
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