The story in the film Der schönste Tag Meines Lebens, 1957, is the same as in An Orphan Boy of Vienna from 1936. That is ok with me since I am the sentimental guy.
The boy is played by Michael Ande born on the 5th of October 1944 in Bad Wiesse Germany. Michael is still active as an actor.
The little film clip below will give you an idea of the film and you can download it with the link at the end of the post.
For the Japanese visitors to the blog: This version comes with Japanese subtitles! Original language is German but the story is easy to follow without much knowledge of the German language.
You will find the film, in three rar archives, here:
DSTML.1
DSTML.2
DSTML.3
2011-02-20
Sub Tuum Presidium, W.A. Mozart Max Emanuel Cencic and Steven Möckel
This is a great performance of Sub Tuum Presidium by W.A. Mozart. It is sung by Max Emanuel Cenecic and Steven Möckel in Stadt pfarrkirche St Stephan near Wien in 1990.
Max Emanuel Cencic
Max Emanuel Cencic was born on September 21, 1976 in Zagreb/Croatia.
At the age of 6 he sang the Queen of the Night in his native town.
From 1986-92 he was a member and soloist of the Vienna Boys' Choir.
In September 1992, after his voice break, he started a solo career.
A special technique developed by his mother, Silvia von Vojnic-Purcar,
allowed him to continue singing in the soprano range.
After a voluntary sabbatical, he returned in 2000 as a countertenor
and is in great demand. He has released six CDs as a counter-tenor.
Recent homepage: http://www.cencic.net/
The recordings here are from october 1989 and in track 6, Sub Tuum Presidium,
we can also enjoy the voice of Steven Möckel.
Pueri concinite Nato regi psallite
Voce pia dicite
Apparuit quem genuit Maria
Sum implenta quae praedixit Gabriel
Eia, Eia, virgo Deum genuit
Quem divina voluit clementia
Hodie apparuit
Apparuit in Israel
Ex Maria virgine natus est Rex!
Listen to these tracks:
05 Laudate Dominum, W.A MOZART.MP3
06 Sub tuum praesidium K. 198, W.A MOZART.MP3
08 Pueri concinite, J.R VON HERBECK.MP3
09 Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410, J. STRAUSS JR.MP3
You find more here:
Max Emanuel Cencic
At the age of 6 he sang the Queen of the Night in his native town.
From 1986-92 he was a member and soloist of the Vienna Boys' Choir.
In September 1992, after his voice break, he started a solo career.
A special technique developed by his mother, Silvia von Vojnic-Purcar,
allowed him to continue singing in the soprano range.
After a voluntary sabbatical, he returned in 2000 as a countertenor
and is in great demand. He has released six CDs as a counter-tenor.
Recent homepage: http://www.cencic.net/
The recordings here are from october 1989 and in track 6, Sub Tuum Presidium,
we can also enjoy the voice of Steven Möckel.
Pueri concinite Nato regi psallite
Voce pia dicite
Apparuit quem genuit Maria
Sum implenta quae praedixit Gabriel
Eia, Eia, virgo Deum genuit
Quem divina voluit clementia
Hodie apparuit
Apparuit in Israel
Ex Maria virgine natus est Rex!
Listen to these tracks:
05 Laudate Dominum, W.A MOZART.MP3
06 Sub tuum praesidium K. 198, W.A MOZART.MP3
08 Pueri concinite, J.R VON HERBECK.MP3
09 Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410, J. STRAUSS JR.MP3
You find more here:
Max Emanuel Cencic
Angelic Voices
There has been some trouble uploading to the fileserver but now it works again!
We send our thanks to Anonymous for this contribution
This is one of my favorite WSK CD:s. It is a compilation from the years 1982 to 1995.
Max Emanuel Cencic is the soloist in tracks 6,8,9,11 originally recorded 1990 and track 5 recorded in 1995.
O, for the Wings of a Dove is sung by Benjamin Schmidinger. I can not say how many times I have listened to him singing this one.
Listen to these tracks:
02. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum corpus - K.618.mp3
03. Felix Mendelssohn - O, for the Wings of a Dove.mp3
04. George Frideric Handel - Hallelujah.mp3
09. George Frideric Handel - Lascia Chio pianga.mp3
You can find all tracks here:
Angelic Voices
We send our thanks to Anonymous for this contribution
This is one of my favorite WSK CD:s. It is a compilation from the years 1982 to 1995.
Max Emanuel Cencic is the soloist in tracks 6,8,9,11 originally recorded 1990 and track 5 recorded in 1995.
O, for the Wings of a Dove is sung by Benjamin Schmidinger. I can not say how many times I have listened to him singing this one.
Listen to these tracks:
02. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave verum corpus - K.618.mp3
03. Felix Mendelssohn - O, for the Wings of a Dove.mp3
04. George Frideric Handel - Hallelujah.mp3
09. George Frideric Handel - Lascia Chio pianga.mp3
You can find all tracks here:
Angelic Voices
2011-01-22
Ferdinand and Ernst Jankowitsch, 1956
Ferdinand and Ernst Jankowitsch were twins and soloists in the Wiener Sängerknaben in the mid 50-ties. I do not have many tracks with them but they show an extraordinary skill also considering the audio quality of recordings at that time. If you have more tracks with the twins drop them in the filebox!
Ernst Jankowitsch, 1956, Laudate Dominum, Mozart.mp3
Ferdinand and Ernst Jankowitsch, 1956, Pergolesi.mp3
Ferdinand Jankowitsch, 1956, Exultate,Jubilate_ Alleluja.mp3
ENJOY!
Ernst Jankowitsch, 1956, Laudate Dominum, Mozart.mp3
Ferdinand and Ernst Jankowitsch, 1956, Pergolesi.mp3
Ferdinand Jankowitsch, 1956, Exultate,Jubilate_ Alleluja.mp3
ENJOY!
An Orphan Boy of Vienna, 1936
An Orphan Boy of Vienna, from 1936, is built on the same story as
Der Schönste Tag meines Lebens from 1957.( Coming soon at this theatre! :-) )
I love this kind of simple and sentimental stories. They revive bittersweet feelings, bring me back in time and let me shed some tears,just like then,
a very long time ago.
For you guys and girls that are not so sentimental but share with me the love for the Wiener Sängerknaben this film is well worth seeing although in black and white with all the techniqual limitations of the 1930-ties.
Yes, of course, there is singing!
You find the film here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BZHJ8SUV
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9GUDDE89
Enjoy!
Der Schönste Tag meines Lebens from 1957.( Coming soon at this theatre! :-) )
I love this kind of simple and sentimental stories. They revive bittersweet feelings, bring me back in time and let me shed some tears,just like then,
a very long time ago.
For you guys and girls that are not so sentimental but share with me the love for the Wiener Sängerknaben this film is well worth seeing although in black and white with all the techniqual limitations of the 1930-ties.
Yes, of course, there is singing!
You find the film here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BZHJ8SUV
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9GUDDE89
Enjoy!
2011-01-19
Ich bin ein Musikante, 1974, Vinyl rip
I am happy when I find a high quality rip of the Vinyls I have in my collection. It means that there is one less rip to do.....when I get the time....sometime. In the category " Wordly music = Weltliche Musik" WSK has got many excellent pieces and performances. I find this vinyl to be one of the best in this category.
Listen to these tracks:
03 Ich bin ein Musikante.MP3
06 Guter Mond du gehste so stille.MP3
12 Schlaf Kindlein schlaf.MP3
19 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald.MP3
You can find all 24 tracks here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CBUNFW3O
Enjoy!
Listen to these tracks:
03 Ich bin ein Musikante.MP3
06 Guter Mond du gehste so stille.MP3
12 Schlaf Kindlein schlaf.MP3
19 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald.MP3
You can find all 24 tracks here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CBUNFW3O
Enjoy!
2011-01-17
YouTube videos
There is a wealth of WSK-videos on YouTube. In this section a few will be presented from time to time with recurring updates. All credits go to the WSK-fans that have posted them and sometimes have put hours and hours of work in the effort to give justice to and promote:
"The boychoir of all boychoirs" - The Wiener Sängerknaben.
1. Soloist: Michael Devine, Agnus Dei, W.A. Mozart
2. Soloist: Terry Wey, Ständchen, Franz Schubert
3. Schubertchor in Korea, Childrens song
Enjoy!
"The boychoir of all boychoirs" - The Wiener Sängerknaben.
1. Soloist: Michael Devine, Agnus Dei, W.A. Mozart
2. Soloist: Terry Wey, Ständchen, Franz Schubert
3. Schubertchor in Korea, Childrens song
Enjoy!
2011-01-15
Calender for 2011
The WSK calender for 2011 has got very nice pictures and the right size for putting on the wall to guide you through the year. You can buy it at the WSK shop that also has quite a few fan articles and also CD:s and DVD:s of interest.
Books : Franz Endler, Wiener Sängerknaben, 1974
There are many books about the history of the Wiener Sängerknaben, most of them out of print like this one. Franz Endler, himself once a Wiener sängerknabe, knows what he is talking about. You can still find the book in antiquariats or now and then on Ebay. Here a few pictures with texts from the book that gives you an idea about the content. If you find the book and want to buy it check if it includes the EP with two tracks especially made for the book. It is worth it!
With the link below you can get 18 pictures from the book.
With the link below you can get 18 pictures from the book.
18 photos from the book here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BP83LQ90
About the music player
You find the music player to the left at the bottom of the Home page. If you click on the arrow in the grey field it will open. When it is open you can click on the playlist-button and choose a song among the ones that are published on the blog. At the left you also have an icon that makes the playlist play in the background in a new window. This means that you can continue to listen to the music even if you leave this blog and go to some other site on the internet. When you want to shut it off you just go to the separate player window.
The music player will also open whenever you click on a song button in a post.
Enjoy!
The music player will also open whenever you click on a song button in a post.
Enjoy!
WSK Music video, Sängerslust from 1973
This is the first post in the music video section. Sängerslust, by Johann Strauss II.
I suppose it has been sung by WSK since it was composed in 1869.
Enjoy!
I suppose it has been sung by WSK since it was composed in 1869.
Enjoy!
WSK compilation album 1938-1939
Thank you anonymous for sharing this!
The tracks are transferred from 78rpm shellack discs. The recording quality is that of the 1930- ties. I very much enjoy to listen to these more than 70 years old recordings.
You can listen to some tracks here:
Adeste Fideles (Trad.), solo Hans Schneider. Rec 1938.MP3
Ayapo! (American Indian Christmas Carol) solo Hans Scneider. Rec 1938.MP3
Radetzky Marsch, Rec 1939. Vienna Boys Choir.MP3
Weihnachtslied Auf Dem Vintschgau (Tyrolean Christmas Carol) Solo Rudolf Rab. Rec 1938.MP3
You can get all 26 tracks here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3DHUW1R0
The tracks are transferred from 78rpm shellack discs. The recording quality is that of the 1930- ties. I very much enjoy to listen to these more than 70 years old recordings.
You can listen to some tracks here:
Adeste Fideles (Trad.), solo Hans Schneider. Rec 1938.MP3
Ayapo! (American Indian Christmas Carol) solo Hans Scneider. Rec 1938.MP3
Radetzky Marsch, Rec 1939. Vienna Boys Choir.MP3
Weihnachtslied Auf Dem Vintschgau (Tyrolean Christmas Carol) Solo Rudolf Rab. Rec 1938.MP3
You can get all 26 tracks here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3DHUW1R0
2011-01-14
Peter Jelosits, WSK Soloist
This is the first post in the soloist section of this blog.
Peter Jelosits, was a member of Wiener Sängerknaben, and in the years 1969-1975 their soprano soloist. During 1972 -1978 he already made recordings of Bach Cantatas under Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Peter Jelosits also became successful as an adult concert soloist, with appearances in radio and television broadcasts in Austria as on international level.
Listen to these Bach arias sung by Peter:
BWV 001-3 Aria Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen - Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 49 Aria, Ich bin herrlich, ich bin schön - Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 57 VII. Aria, Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben -Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 68 Aria, Mein gläubiges Herze - Peter Jelosits.mp3
You can find a zipfile with 17 mp3 files with Peter singing Bach here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JRRAGCUU
Enjoy!
Peter Jelosits, was a member of Wiener Sängerknaben, and in the years 1969-1975 their soprano soloist. During 1972 -1978 he already made recordings of Bach Cantatas under Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Peter Jelosits also became successful as an adult concert soloist, with appearances in radio and television broadcasts in Austria as on international level.
Listen to these Bach arias sung by Peter:
BWV 001-3 Aria Erfüllet, ihr himmlischen göttlichen Flammen - Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 49 Aria, Ich bin herrlich, ich bin schön - Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 57 VII. Aria, Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben -Peter Jelosits.mp3
BWV 68 Aria, Mein gläubiges Herze - Peter Jelosits.mp3
You can find a zipfile with 17 mp3 files with Peter singing Bach here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JRRAGCUU
Enjoy!
2011-01-09
Symphony in the Mountains, 1935
Thank you Anonymous for sending the links to this film!
The story is about a public school teacher who teaches singing and skiing instead of the regular curriculum.
The students are of course played by Wiener Sängerknaben. The quality of sound and picture is what you can expect from a black and white film from 1935.
The story is about a public school teacher who teaches singing and skiing instead of the regular curriculum.
The students are of course played by Wiener Sängerknaben. The quality of sound and picture is what you can expect from a black and white film from 1935.
Data:
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Format/Size/Length: AVI, 1,03 gb, 75 minutes
2011-01-03
About this blog
This blog is for everyone that is interested in the Wiener Sängerknaben. It will have links to sources on the internet where you can learn more about them and also links to films, clips and performances.
My intention is to build this blog together with anyone that likes the Wiener Sängerknaben and who wants to contribute to it.
Disclaimer: I make no claim to the rights of the material on this blog and I have made no intentional effort to violate any copyrights, nor do I profit from the posting of the material on this blog. If you are the copyright holder of any material you find on this blog, and would like it removed, please comment on the related post and I will remove it.
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Or you can contact me at: swerik1@fastmail.fm
A Very Happy New Year to all fans and potential fans of WSK and to every Wiener Sängerknabe!
Swerik
My intention is to build this blog together with anyone that likes the Wiener Sängerknaben and who wants to contribute to it.
Disclaimer: I make no claim to the rights of the material on this blog and I have made no intentional effort to violate any copyrights, nor do I profit from the posting of the material on this blog. If you are the copyright holder of any material you find on this blog, and would like it removed, please comment on the related post and I will remove it.
If you have links or files that you want to contribute to this blog you can:
Use the FileBox widget. It will cost you nothing. If you want to add a comment and or your name/nym to your contribution you can do that in an added textfile that you upload together with the file/files. If you do not add your name/nym your contribution will be anonymous and credited to Anonymous.
Or you can contact me at: swerik1@fastmail.fm
A Very Happy New Year to all fans and potential fans of WSK and to every Wiener Sängerknabe!
Swerik
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