Reamonn – a German rock band, well known all over Europe – was officially set up in 1998. They produced their first album Tuesday and the first single Supergirl was a major success, it went to gold and became the most played song on German radio in 2000. Reamonn became stars and played at many festivals and concerts. Their third album Beautiful Sky was released in 2003 and went double platinum. They toured with Robbie Williams in Switzerland and Austria. And now they are on tour again – with their latest album Wish.
Wacken Open Air 2011
With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011, the Wacken Open Air Festival attracts all kinds of metal music fans and hard rock from around the world. The festival, first held in 1990 as a small event for local bands, is now one of the biggest festivals worldwide. C Major Entertainment is proud to present the highlights of Wacken 2011 in two 60’ min ‘BEST OF’ compilations. —– Part 1: Trivium: In Waves + Intro / Black / Throes // As I lay Dying: Within destruction // Iced Earth: The Hunter / Sepultura: Relentless / Territory // Blind Guardian: Time stands still // Children of Bodom: Follow the reaper // Airborne: Black Jack / No Way but the hard way / Too much, too young, too fast —– Part 2: As I lay Dying: Anodyne Sea / Confined // Iced Earth: I died for you / Iced Earth // Heaven Shall Burn: Behind a wall of silence / Return to sanity // Sepultura: Roots // Avantasia: Lost in Space / Farwell // Blind Guardian: Bards Song / Blind Guardian / Mirror Mirror // Kreator: Hordes of chaos // Children of Bodom: Are you dead yet? / Hate Crew Death Roll
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood Music Festival
Founded in 1998 by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Project is an internationally minded nonprofit arts, cultural and educational organization that promotes innovation and learning through the arts. Its vision is to connect the world’s neighbourhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe. The Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of musicians, composers and performing artists from more than 20 countries around the world. In sharing traditions from various cultures, the Ensemble develops and performs new music and multimedia pieces, exploring and expanding contemporary musical crossroads. The Silk Road Ensemble has recorded five albums and performed to critical acclaim throughout Asia, Europe and North America. The concert presented here took place at the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts, in June 2012. Concert: 105′ // Documentary: 95′
The Hives at Hurricane Festival
The Hives are a Swedish rock who´s mainstream success came with the release of the album Veni Vidi Vicious, featuring their most well-known song “Hate to Say I Told You So”. They are known for performing in ever-changing, matching black-and-white suits. The band puts emphasis on their energetic live shows, notably with lead vocalist Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist’s engaging onstage banter and his guitarist brother Nicholaus Arson’s crazy stage antics. They have been acclaimed by music critics and fans as one of the best live rock bands in current music.
Yanni – Live at El Morro
On December 16th and 17th, 2011, Yanni, music’s true world citizen and most popular contemporary composer, fulfilled a 20-year-old dream to perform at the beautiful and historic 16th-century Castillo San Felipe Del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Backed by his world-renowned orchestra, the two soldout concerts were filmed in HD. Yanni performed an awe-inspiring set of favorites from throughout his career.
Wacken Open Air 2012
The two 60’ min ‘BEST OF’ compilations of Wacken Opem Air 2012 include the following acts: Part 1: Edguy: LAVATORY LOVE MACHINE / MINISTRY OF SAINTS / SUPERHEROES / D.A.D. MONSTER PHILOSOPHY / SLEEPING MY DAY AWAY // Hammerfall: LAST MAN STANDING / ONE MORE TIME / HEARTS ON FIRE // Dimmu Borgir: DIMMU BORGIR // Amon Amarth: DEATH IN FIRE / TWILIGHT OF THE THUNDER GOD / GUARDIANS OF ASGAARD — Part 2: Sepultura: TERRITOR / RATAMAHATTA / ROOTS // Testament: TRUE AMERICAN HATE / MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE / DARK ROOTS OF EARTH // Overkill: ELECTRIC RATTLESNAKE / IRONBOUND // Ministry RELAPSE / N.W.O. / JUST ONE FIX
Motörhead at Wacken Open Air
With 80.000 festival visitors the Wacken Open Air Festival attracts all kinds of metal music fans and hard rock from around the world. The festival, first held in 1990 as a small event for local bands, is now one of the biggest festivals worldwide. Top Act in 2011, Motörhead, with an exclusive 60 minute Headline Show “The Wörld is Ours – Anyplace crazy as anywhere else”.
Jazz & The Philharmonic
The search for the intersection of the world’s greatest musical art forms, classical and jazz, has been attempted many times by many great musicians and composers from Stravinsky to Gershwin, Bernstein to Cage and Goodman to Yo-Yo Ma. Finally, this melding of both genres has been accomplished with the star-studded concert from award-winning producer Larry Rosen, Jazz and the Philharmonic. The show was shot as part of the Jazz Roots concert series in Miami January 2013. —– TRACKLIST: Autumn Leaves – Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and Dave Grusin / Fugue in C minor – Eric Owens & Terence Blanchard / Spanish Suite – Chick Corea, Eric Owens & Terence Blanchard / Simple Gifts – Dave Grusin & Mark O’Connor / Mt. Dance – Dave Grusin & Mark O’Connor / Soloings 1 – Bobby McFerrin / The Man I Love – Elizabeth Joy Roe & Shelly Berg / Solfeggietto – Elizabeth Joy Roe, Terence Blanchard / Charade – Terence Blanchard
HAUSER live in Budapest
In a musical spectacle that transcended genres and pushed the boundaries of classical music, Stjepan Hauser, the renowned cellist, took center stage in Budapest for his groundbreaking ‘Rebel With a Cello’ concert on a magical night. The historic event marked Hauser’s first-ever solo show of this nature, where he seamlessly blended classical virtuosity with a rebellious spirit, captivating the audience from the first note. The venue buzzed with anticipation as fans gathered to witness a unique performance that promised to redefine the boundaries of cello music.
Joe Hisaishi in Concert
Is it a coincidence that so many of the top grossing Japanese films have a score written by Joe Hisaishi? He was a long-term collaborator of legendary Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, as well as Takeshi Kitano. During the concert evening, he presents highlights of his works, such as the symphonic suite for the anime film “Princess Mononoke”, the film compositions for the Kitano films “Kikujiro’s Summer”, “HA-NA-BI” and “Kids Return” as well as his “Symphony No. 2”. This concert in the sold-out Golden Hall of Vienna’s legendary Musikverein is a chance to dive into the fascinating world of a multi-faceted artist, at once composer, conductor, pianist, and lyricist – an unmissable event!