Europeana wurde bei seiner Erstveröffentlichung als CD im Jahre 1995 mit dem Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ausgezeichnet
Producer’s note: "Folk music is a definite music form, a living phenomenon, created by real people, inherited and brought to perfection through generations, and still full of life even today." I remember reading this on a record by Bengt-Arne Wallin back in 1963. The thought never left me and I do believe we should not only respect our rich folklore heritage but put this music to the test of time and have our best contemporary artists help keep the tradition alive. This is what we were trying to achieve with "Europeana". – Siegfried LochWhen Siggi Loch launched ACT in 1990, he announced that the label would be dedicated to the production of multi-cultural recordings offering a challenge both to the performing artist and to the listener - "music", he said, "for people with open ears and open minds.&quo...
line upRadio Philharmonie Hannover NDR conducted by Michael Gibbs
Joachim Kühn – piano
Jean-François Jenny Clark – bass
Jon Christensen – drums
Django Bates – horn
Douglas Boyd – oboe
Klaus Doldinger – soprano saxophone
Richard Galliano – accordion
Christof Lauer – soprano saxophone
Albert Mangelsdorff – trombone
Markus Stockhausen – trumpet
Recorded by Mandfred Kietzke, Rüdiger Kreuzfeld, Walter Quintus from September to November 1994 at NDR Studios Hannover and Hamburg, Germany
Super Audio Surround Mix 2006 by Walter Quintus at Zerkal Studio, Germany
SACD Authoring and Mastering by Manuel Michalski, Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Produced by Siegfried Loch. Co-Producer: Wolfgang Kunert
Co-Production ACT Publishing Ltd. and NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg, Germany
