It is probably not generally known that Franz Lehár, the most prominent representative of the so-called “era of the silver operetta”, was an Austro-Hungarian military bandmaster at the beginning of...
Franz Léhar wurde am 30.4.1870 geboren. Er absolvierte eine Ausbildung am Prager Konservatorium. Sein größter Erfolg war die Operette "Die lustige Witwe", die ihn auf der ganzen Welt berühmt machte. In seiner Musik verarbeitete Léhar slawische Einflüsse ebenso wie Elemente aus der Musik Wiens oder Frankreichs. Eine Besonderheit, die Léhar als...
Siegfried Rundel was born in Bußmannshausen on April 27, 1940. His fascination and natural talent for music showed from an early age. He played the trombone in the community band and tried first compositions and arrangements as a teenager. His teachers were pioneers of the German wind band development, such as Hans Feliy Husadel, Gustav Lotterer und Hellmut Haase-Altendorf. Siegfried Rundel...