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Munich Harmonists
Attention! Rare! A sextet consisting of five vocal soloists and a pianist, it stands in the tradition of 1930s music. Famous songs such as "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" (My Little Green Cactus), "Veronika, der Lenz ist da" (Veronica, Spring Is Here), and "Irgendwo auf der Welt" (Somewhere in the World) still touch all generations today with their wordplay, their musical quick-wit, but also with the melancholy and profundity of the musical arrangements. The six charming gentlemen in tails present this timeless music – with a fascinating mix of musical brilliance, emotional depth, and sophisticated narrative artistry – in their program and on their two albums.
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Album review by MUH Magazine in June 2025
The Munich vocal sextet with a tribute to Werner Richard Heymann
For a time, Werner Richard Heymann was the most successful film composer in Germany.
In the 1920s and early 30s, he created popular melodies for films such as "The Congress Dances" with Willy Fritsch and "The Three from the Gas Station" with Heinz Rühmann. In 1933, he fled from the brown terror to the USA and from then on worked in Hollywood, among others for Ernst Lubitsch and Greta Garbo, until he moved back to Munich in 1951. Heymann died there in 1961. Now, the sextet from The Munich Harmonists has taken on some of Heymann's most beautiful compositions. The combo, led by the actor Manfred Stecher, wraps the songs in the sound of their great role models, the Comedian Harmonists. Five distinct singing voices that complement each other wonderfully, accompanied by a piano that could have come straight from the UFA studios – this creates a nostalgic journey into the era just before Germany turned brown. "Das gibt's nur einmal, das kommt nie wieder" was a frequently played song back then – with The Munich Harmonists, this time comes back once again.
14 songs, 17 euros; available directly at www.themunichharmonists.com
Christian Selbherr
The new album for the new program!Heymann meets The Munich HarmonistsWith a captivating mix of musical brilliance, emotional depth, and great storytelling, the six ensemble members of The Munich Harmonists present their new program and simultaneously their new album – a tribute to the great film composer Werner Richard Heymann. Werner Richard Heymann was one of the most successful film composers of the Weimar Republic. Especially in the 1930s, his works were extremely popular, including well-known film hits like “Das gibt’s nur einmal,” “Ein Freund, ein guter Freund,” and “Irgendwo auf der Welt.” These made him the most performed composer of that time.You can find a sample here:The Munich Harmonists | Spotify
Available for order immediately via email at themunichharmonists@web.de, providing your billing/delivery address, payable in advance.CD "When I Recently Walked Through Munich..."
14 Songs
€17.00 plus €2.90 shipping within Germany
Album review from TZ Munich of May 21, 2025
We are delighted by these words from Elisabeth Trautwein-Heymann, the daughter of the great composer Werner Richard Heymann:"In their beautifully sounding new Heymann CD, The Munich Harmonists have also rearranged songs that the historical Comedian Harmonists did not have in their repertoire. Among other things, the world hit 'Das gibt´s nur einmal' can be heard for the first time (!) in the style of the Comedian Harmonists, as well as lesser-known titles such as the rumba 'Komm mit mir nach Brasilien' or the CD's title track 'Als ich neulich durch München ging (Elisabeth).'"
"The Munich Harmonists conquer their audience at the Rosenheim Ballhaus stormily!"
"Good vibes with Mozart, cactus, and crocodile bar. Swooning seduction, tongue-in-cheek silliness, and heart-melting."
"Musically entertaining,
historically moving!''
,,The predicate 'absolutely gorgeous'
is only an inadequate description of the sextet [...]"
“Much more than mere epigones!”
“From cacti to flowerpots, the Munich Harmonists delight the audience”
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Manfred Stecher
baritone
was born in Rosenheim to Italian-German parents. He initially studied piano in Augsburg and Munich, then singing and acting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
As a singer and actor, he has performed at the Salzburg State Theatre, the Augsburg State Theatre, the Prinzregententheater Munich, the Schauspielhaus Frankfurt am Main, in Berlin, in Hamburg, and at the Komödie im Bayerischen Hof, where he has been a member of the ensemble since 1995. There, he enjoyed particular success as Harry Frommermann in "The Comedian Harmonists," for which he received the Merkur Prize in 2000.
In addition to his stage work, he can be seen again and again in television series, including “Der Alte”, “Siska”, “Soko”, “Tatort”, “Die Rosenheim Cops”, or films such as “Mazurka”, “Und Äktschn” and with Gerhard Polt in “Gerhard, Peter and the Wolf”.
In 2020, he hosted the VOX television show “Das Antik Duell” with his twin brother Alexander.
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The Munich Harmonists GbR
Rosenbuschstraße 3
80538 Munich
Phone: +49 176 3271 2022
Email: themunichharmonists@web.de
Website: themunichharmonists.com
Authorized Managing Director: Manfred Stecher