Norbert Nagel - Lieblingslieder (2019)

Sting, Paul McCartney, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michel Legrand, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Astor Piazzolla, the Bee Gees and Glenn Miller ... they all are united by saxophonist and clarinetist Norbert Nagel on his new album "Lieblingslieder". And combines with this personal selection of his favorite pieces very harmonious and in one breath whole music universes. World, Jazz, Pop, Classical. Weightless, intimate, mysterious, full of little stories and anecdotes to discover, so does Norbert Nagel's arrangements of well-known classics such as "Fragile", "Blackbird" or "How Deep Is Your Love" sound.

Born in 1961, Berliner Wahlberliner is free of blinkers, musical boundaries do not exist for him: "I was always interested in all kinds of music, my curiosity has always led me to other genres, but also to new sounds and people ..." So is the much-sought-after musician can now be heard on more than 200 sound carriers, including Hans Zimmer's "The Ghost House" and Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5". Nagel works with the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, the Bavarian State Opera Munich, the Berlin and Munich Philharmonic under the direction of conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Valery Gergiev, Sir Simon Rattle or Zubin Mehta. On stage he played with international greats like Till Brönner, Dominic Miller, Caterina Valente or Al Martino.

He has won numerous awards: at the ARD Music Competition, at chamber music competitions in Japan and Italy, as well as at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. As a longtime companion and producer of singers such as Angela Denoke, Konstantin Wecker and Viennese Tom Haydn, Nagel won the troubadour prize for his works. His personal favorite songs thus come understandably-wise from the most diverse genres and music styles. Rarely can music be better understood as a universal language than if you accompany Norbert Nagel with his personal insider tips.