Bremen coffee house orchestra
| Bremen coffee house orchestra | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Bremen |
| Genre (s) | Classic , swing , pop , rock |
| founding | April 30, 1990 |
| Website | www.bremerkaffeehausorchester.de |
| Current occupation | |
| Klaus Fischer (moderation) | |
| Constantin Dorsch | |
| Gero John | |
| Anselm Hauke | |
| Johannes Grundhoff | |
The Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester is an ensemble of classically trained musicians that was founded in Bremen in 1990 and has played with the same line-up since then. They play a style that is commonly called coffee - music and salon music called.
The ensemble consists of Constantin Dorsch ( violin ), Klaus Fischer ( flute , piccolo , saxophone , clarinet , bass clarinet , moderation), Johannes Grundhoff ( piano ), Anselm Hauke ( double bass ) and Gero John ( violoncello ). In their appearances, which are presented in a humorous way, rare instruments such as a reception bell or a vuvuzela are also used.
The repertoire includes a. Works by Johann Pachelbel , Antonio Vivaldi , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Robert Schumann , Giuseppe Verdi , Johann Strauss (son) , Johannes Brahms , Georges Bizet , Edvard Grieg , Erik Satie , Paul Lincke , Franz Lehár , Carlos Gardel , Felix Bernard , Duke Ellington , Aram Chatschaturjan , Glenn Miller , Sonny Burke , Henry Mancini , The Beatles , Deep Purple , Sting , Seal and increasingly own compositions.
The group regularly gives concerts in the Bremen concert hall Die Glocke , but also throughout Germany and neighboring countries.
Numerous recordings of music by the Bremen Coffee House Orchestra have been available since 1995.
Discography (selection)
- The First (1995)
- The Second (1996)
- The Third (1997)
- Christmas spirit (1998)
- Do you love ostrich? (Sony Music Entertainment, 1999)
- Rendezvous in the Coffee House (Sony Music Entertainment, 2000)
- Winter Wonderland (Gero John, 2003)
- Dreaming in the Coffee House (2004)
- Best of Coffee House (2005)
- Christmas in the Coffee House (2006)
- Café Espressivo (2009)
- Bremen Christmas (2011)
- Opus 12 (Gero John, 2012)
- Black Coffee (2015)