Lieder anyone?

Nothing better than Wintereisse with Deskau !

I totally agree that Ellie Ameling is great , a voice as clear as a mountain spring .

Normal for a 1st class musician which rv is .

I have heard the same thing more or less from 20 Germans in one of the best orchestras in Germany .

I would think it be even worse for those doing solos.

Also, I agree that knowing the language really helps !

At one time I dreamt in German and most Germans thought I was a German .

Now , over a decade not speaking it and old age takes much away from me , esp.in Bach Cantatas . It hurts .

One in St Paul 3 miles from my house and is open 24/375 .

Owned by a Polish guy , I would guess with 20,OOO records .

Perhaps 2 hundred are classical but they are good ones , with good turnover .

Jim204, All you have to do is go to Berlin in Army and find a German Wife and

then do your Doctorate in a German Uni, nothing to it .

Seriously , many of the words and elements are the same ,

German and English are bother and sister as is Swedish.

A young man can learn a normal conversation in 4-5 months.

About a year , 3-4 hours a day all hands on deck should { Your tongue goes

on auto in German .}

give you fully correct German . Few use correct any thing .P.S .

Almost every really dirty words are the same.

From what I have seen and done, it is very hard to learn any language after 55 or so.

goofy, how's it going in Cincy after the ref's gave the game to Vegas  ?

What do you think about life there  in general ?

Man I hear that , Check this ;

As a young soldier you were given train tickets to where you were going getting off the ship at Bremerhaven , 2 AM I got mine to Berlin with 6 hour stop at Koln .

Natch, the Koln Station is 24 /365 open . I’m reading , decide I’ll have some eats.

I sat looking at the huge glass wall , something started to be funny as the sun

arises " how can there be a huge hill here’ .

I sat for a hour watching the Greatest Church in the World rise before my 20-10,

clueless there was such a thing ! Had to ask the waiter .

I’m Stiil a Berlin Guy , but with a do-up from God I would be a Klon one given things these days.

I’ve watched a lot of football , never saw a ref blow his Teewwer as he watched the

ball in mid-air .

You can’t explain to folks when a man gets German Fever ,, no place like it , no place else you want to be.

EVERY day I wake up wanting Berlin , always hurts and sometimes tears run down my face .