RadioKulturhaus: "The Schrammeln"

"Well dressed as in the good old days, and they also play so well, like people must have played in former times, when everything was (probably) better. The capital violinists P.U. and C.F., as well as P.H., who is getting better and better on his precious Contraguitar, and the unique Extreme Schrammel W.S. on the button accordeon. He completed the ensemble of the NVCS, taking the place of G.H. who was unable to come to the Thursday evening concert in the ORF broadcasting hall.

Nothing can be said against a good wine, a good buffet, the sound of glasses clinking, the verbal background noise at the Heurige (typically Viennese wine locality). It has always mixed will with the entertaining character of Viennese music. However, the true core and nature of this multinational concoction turned into rhythm and melody can only be thouroughly enjoyed in concert form --
with wide open ear and heart.

The heart almost comes to a stillstand when the violinists almost make time stop with the
"Weana gmüat" (Viennese disposition). But not quite so: When the moon rises before one´s inner eye through two accordeon tones in the "Moon waltz" by Paul Linke, and when one special after another is served with the songs, dances and marches of Strohmayer, Mikulas, Schrammel, and Kammerhofer.
Additional extras: "Servas in Wean" (Hello in Vienna) by Alegre Correa and Piazzolas tango "Oblivion".
One can really feel the brace connecting everything worldwide: the blues,
the unmanipulated sadness in everyone´s genes.

It may seem humorless to speak of a hot tip in summer. But if you want to really enjoy some of the best that this city of music has to offer, then storm into the repeat concert on August 31!"

by Reinhold Aumaier
Translation: Louise Ertl

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