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Jochen Kowalski (countertenor)
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He is glutted with
marriage proposals His best cure for
hayfever is acupuncture Orfeo 100 times performance
anniversary interview Very rare interview
conducted at his residence His ideal voice was
Fritz Wunderlich Yet another very rare
interview in prestigious German political magazine SPIEGEL
Interview performed
during Japan tour in 1993 (originally in Japanese) Genuine old interview
performed BEFORE the collapse of the wall Review on song recital
(with black and white photo)
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As of January 2003, two best
places to look for Kowalski CDs are Amazon www.amazon.com and Tower
Records www.towerrecords.com.
You could also try Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com.
For Canaians, I also suggest mymusic in Toronto www.mymusic.com. I used
be able to order any Capriccio title on the catalogue directly from Delta
Music, the distributer of Capriccio Label in North America, but not any more
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Why there's no lyrics included
in these CDs? If you want to sing along with JK, here are some of the lyrics supplied by a collector
of German oldies who wishes to remain anonymous. It is not mean to be complete,
but as I always say, better than nothing. There is also an extensive collection
of German songs in www.ingeb.org/Volksong.html (A 10,000 Volkslieder,
German and other Folksongs) where you can find more German oldies. |
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After reading a comment
in the fan's web site in Germany, I decided to write to the singer. In
order to assure myself for obtaining his autographed photo, I did following
three things.
Furthermore, I made a clip art of music note from the famous aria of Orfeo, "Che faro..." and used it for an illustration in the envelope and the letter. I was confident that he would not overlook the music note that he sure must have seen so many times. Finally, I took the letter to the post office and asked for the most showy stamp with a gold trim. In my case, Kowalski sent me not only one but two autographed photos. One of them carries his message and my name on it too :-). He also sent two posters from his previous recitals in Japan. One of the poster was also autographed. The seam of the envelope carries his autograph, a kind of proof, that he personally attended the letter not his assistant. If you are planing to send him
a fan letter, please use the above tips. As the letter will be delivered
to the Komische Oper, there is a possibility that your letter might end
up among many junk mails. Do a couple of tricks that make your letter "stand
out among the crowd". His mailing address is as follows. viel Glueck!
Jochen Kowalski page at Bach Cantatas Website |
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send your mail to:
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