Barbe/ Berliner Vokalensemble/ Stegmann - Deutsche Volkslieder In Stock quietly subversive drama from Ettore

quietly subversive drama from Ettore Scola (The Family)

in artistic terms

Featured here is the original 12" single including a bonus club mix and dub mix

" despite Biermann considering himself a "good" Communist being ruled by "bad Communists

Katie Mullins

Barbe/ Berliner Vokalensemble/ Stegmann - Deutsche Volkslieder In Stock quietly subversive drama from EttoreHelmut Barbe's affinity for quality choral music is evident. His settings of German folksongs presuppose a well trained choir. For singing at home, it might often be the case that not enough singers are available; even so, the beauty of the settings is accessible to the listener. The songs arranged by Barbe originate from the 15th to 19th centuries. The above mentioned linear character of the older melodies and the more harmonic of the newer ones