专辑简介

One of the great writers of Germany in the 20th century! Erich Kästner's children's books such as "Emil and the Detectives", "The Flying Classroom" or "The Double Lotto" enjoy great popularity to this day. As a satirist and cabaret artist Kästner was also a sharp-tongued critic of his time. Social grievances, the loneliness of the people in the concrete deserts of the big cities and the debauchery of the Weimar Republic were his big topics. The Nazis burned Kästner's writings at the stake. Despite the ban on his profession, he managed to "quietly" through the terrible years of the Third Reich. After the war, he immediately began to work up the unfortunate past of Germany and the suffering that the war has brought on people in songs and cabaret programs. His prudent musical partner Edmund Nick gave Kästner's words emphasis and impact with his compositions. The great cabaret artists of the post-war period sang his songs: Ursula Herking, Lore Lorentz, Tatjana Sais and many others. This album contains 20 original recordings. Erich Kästner's 120th birthday. His songs are still as up to date and prophetic as they were once.