Centuries-Old German Pop!

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
What's German music without Bach, Beethoven or Brahms? Find out today on Soundcheck. The Eastern German music ensemble, the Thuringer Salonquintette, who plays the music of 19th-century German café culture. The New York-based Elastic Band offers a live performance of works by Alma Mahler and Kurt Weill. And vocalist Theo Bleckman sings music by the German pop band Kraftwerk.
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