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Austrian Artists & Groups
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AUSTRIA 3 is a three-man live CD
with Wolfgang Ambros, Rainhard
Fendrich, and Georg Danzer.
Österreicher - Introduction
Even most Americans have heard of the late, great Falco (“Rock Me Amadeus”), and his recordings are still popular around the globe. But there's a host of other Austrian groups and artists that few English-speakers have ever heard, or heard of — unfortunately. Their musical genres range from techno and rock to folk and musical satire reminiscent of Spike Jones or Stan Freeberg. Have you ever heard the music of Wolfgang Ambros, Peter Cornelius, Georg Danzer, EAV, Rainhard Fendrich, André Heller, Ludwig Hirsch, or STS? If these names are unfamiliar, it's time for you to look more closely at Austrian performers.
Downloading German Songs from iTunes
A guide to finding and getting German music from Apple's iTunes. Falco songs and others are available from the US iTunes store.
Also see: Using German Music in the German Classroom
Austrian Artists/Groups
- Falco - Real name: Hans Hölzel. Remember “Rock Me Amadeus” and “Der Kommissar”? Unfortunately, Falco was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 1998 — but his music lives on.
- Wolfgang Ambros - "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart war ein Wunderknabe" and other songs
- Peter Cornelius - “Streicheleinheiten” - German & English lyrics
- Georg Danzer - Official Web Site
- André Heller - Official Web Site (German and English)
- Rainhard Fendrich - Official Web Site
- EAV (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung) - Official Web Site
- Ludwig Hirsch - Fan Web Site
- STS (Gert Steinbäcker, Günter Timischl, Schiffkowitz) - Fan Web Site (www.sts.cc)
Web Links Austrian Music
WEB > Best of Austria - Musik, Sänger (Deutsch)
WEB > No Kangaroos - Audio interviews (RealAudio)*
WEB > Ö3 - Austrian ORF's pop music radio
WEB > pop-info.at - die österreichische Musikszene (Deutsch)
*Note: “No Kangaroos” and Radio Helsinki were established in April 2001 by Susanne Kaufmann in an effort to combat the fact that the regular Austrian (and German) public and private radio stations, including Ö3, play very little music by Austrian or German artists. In Ö3's so-called “Austria Top 40” you're more likely to see English titles by artists such as Shania Twain rather than Austria's STS. It's not any better in Germany (see www.hit1.de). But even Radio Helsinki plays music with English lyrics. German songs for the most part just aren't “in” in Austria and Germany!
Also see the Musiker in eigener Sache Web site for a German initiative for getting more German-language music played on German radio and TV.
AUDIO > Österreichische Musik im Netz - Streaming Audio (OGG Vorbis) from Radio Helsinki, actually Freies Radio Steiermark (talk and music) in Graz (92.6 MHz).
See more about No Kangaroos above.
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