The “Fête de la Musique”, first conducted in France in 1982, has evolved into a global music festival. Musicians, choirs, orchestras, bands and all organizations that have something to do with music, are called to get involved with any action to that day.
Opera Dance Popular Music Rock Music Jazz
Contributions by Hans-Joachim Kaufmann (D), Rudolf Wagner (D), Günther Schwarz (D), Didier Lachnitt (F), John Moseley (GB), Ethel Bloesch (USA), Peter Lang (D), Klaus Kannengießer (D), Karl-Heinz Büdding (D)
Ludwig Van Beethoven: “Ode to Joy” (Flashmob in Sabadell/Spain 2012)
“Wedding March” from Mendelssohn’s incidental music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Maurice Ravel: “Bolero” (Flash Mob in Algemesí/Spain 2013)
Johann Strauss Vater: “Radetzkymarsch”
Wilhelm Kempff performs Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”
Marita Solberg sings “Solveig’s Song” from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for “Peer Gynt”
Mozart’s Rondo “Alla Turka” in an unusual interpretation
Raugh Vaughan Williams: “A Sea Symphony” (This is a very special stamp for me — it was the inspiration and first stamp in my collection of stamps with musical notation)
An angry Beethoven and his “Rage Over a Lost Penny” (Op. 129)
Ernie Kovacs’ interpretation of Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”