Music from Germany – Heinrich Heine & Friedrich Silcher

Heinrich Heine, born in 1797 was a german poet. Friedrich Silcher, born in 1789, was a german composer, best known for his Lieder. Listen to “Die Lorelei”; text by H.Heine, music by F. Silcher, and voice by Peter Seiffert:

Music from Germany – Wader, Mey und Wecker

Maybe the greatest three german “Liedermacher”, Hannes Wader, Reinhard Mey and Konstantin Wecker. Here’s their political song about soldiers, called “Es ist an der Zeit”:

Music from Germany- Hannes Wader

Hannes Wader, born in 1943, is a german musician from Bielefeld. He’s known as one of the greatest singer-songwriters, called “Liedermacher” in Germany. Here’s his song: “Heute hier morgen dort”: