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     Konrad Unregistered guest |
Robert has composed and recorded two songs for the German radio play "Tristram Shandy". You can listen to the songs here: http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen /hoerspiel-und-medienkunst/tristram-shan dy-song-robert-forster-the-alphabet-of-l ove-100.html and here: http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen /hoerspiel-und-medienkunst/tristram-shan dy-song-robert-forster-goodbye-yorick100 .html | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 1038 Registered: 04-2005 |
Thanks a lot Konrad ! Gosh we're so spoiled...a new album then 2 new songs ? Can you tell us about the radio play please and how Robert came to be involved ? I see that Mr Sterne himself co-wrote with Robert ? I have tried many times to read this famous tome, and despite being told how it is the forerunner of all modern literature and the first "post-modern" novel it remains completely impenetrable for me... Very nice songs though. | ||
| Konrad Unregistered guest |
Hi Andrew, actually there's not much I can tell you about the play. The director is Karl Bruckmaier, a music journalist who lives in Munich. He has known Robert for at least 20 years, since the time when Rovert lived in Regensburg. At that time, mid-nineties or so, Karl Bruckmaier produced an album for the Regensburg-based band Baby You Know, with whom Robert used to jam and sometimes record at that time. That's maybe how Karl and Robert came to know each other. Karl asked Robert to write two songs for the play, which he did. | ||
| Fred Tadrowski Member Username: Ftadrowski Post Number: 10 Registered: 03-2015 |
Robert composed a new song for a Yeats tribute in Dublin based upon one of Yeats "Crazy Jane" poems. I seem to remember hearing Robert perform it on one of radio interviews he did back in September. Does anyone remember which program it was? I am hoping the concert will be released officially or unofficially someday. Thanks. | ||
| fsh Member Username: Fsh Post Number: 313 Registered: 05-2005 |
I tried to record it on mini disc but messed up and it didn't record. With heavy 'muso' heads accompanyment - brass, grand piano, jazz drummer, I'm guessing it was a once off rendition in that format at least. So it's a kinda pity I didn't capture it. Robert talked about the track in an interiew on Today FM but don't recall him playing it on any radio show. | ||
| Matsrep Member Username: Matsrep Post Number: 143 Registered: 10-2005 |
That would be a nice EP: the two Tristram Shandy songs and the Yeats one. But maybe there is more to come? | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 1235 Registered: 10-2006 |
Forster/Sterne... Forster/Yeats... great credits, anyway... | ||
| fsh Member Username: Fsh Post Number: 314 Registered: 05-2005 |
Nice little Robert rarity going cheap on ebay - item no. 181980999363. |