Deaths & Honors Archive - musicainfo.blog

As reported by the “Kleine Zeitung”, Hans Koller – musician, composer, guesthouse owner and farmer – passed away last Friday, 24…

The song “Music” was not necessarily universally recognised after its release; too epic, too much drama. Nevertheless, the song wrote music…

When one thinks of Stephen Sondheim, one hardly associates him with Bernstein’s “West Side Story”. Sondheim was brilliant as a composer…

Derjenige, der beim Kartenspiel verliert, hat das “Bummerl”. Wer im Leben verliert, hat das auch, sagt man in Österreich. Jetzt hat…

The well-known Spanish composer and arranger Juan Vicente Mas Quiles has always been closely associated with the renowned wind orchestra Banda…

The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has died at the age of 96. For many Greeks, he is considered “The Voice of…

Besides the Beatles, it was the Rolling Stones who shaped an entire generation of rock and dance musicians. The death of…

The former production manager of classic radio station BRT3, Raymond Schroyens, passed away on 13 July 2021. Schroyens was producer and…

…this was the title of the report on the death of the Spanish composer Cristobal Halffter in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung….

Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock was the meeting point for us youngsters at that time. Light hit films were shown, often…