Burghart Klaußner and Band

Je chante – Chansons by Charles Trenet

Burghart Klaußner - vocals
Jan-Peter Klöpfel - trumpet
Edgar Herzog - saxophone, clarinet
Sven Arne Schönemann - guitar
Helge Zumdieck - drums
Johannes Huth - double bass
Enno Dugnus - piano

The singer, actor, poet, painter, composer and master of the chanson Charles Trenet gave the simple things in life an incomparable melody – the sea, the rain, love and 'the gentle France', the country of his childhood – and thereby popularised 1930s swing. Burghart Klaußner not only sings Trenet's songs, but also talks about the singer's life, which was as rich as it was turbulent. He makes sure that this iconic interpreter of French chansons will never be forgotten.

Burghart Klaußner and his band turn the stage into a living history book. The easy-going delivery and chansons are contrasted by dark chapters in history. The concert is an homage to a great poet; people will remember him not only because of his music, but also for his courage and resilience. This programme full of stories, swing and sensuality charms with French joie de vivre.

20:45
Concert, Chestnut Lawn