Product Description

Faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back, a cheeky look and Max Raabe sings the best of the 20s and early 30s with amusing nostalgia. Songs, hits and couplets. Cuban rumbas, cheerful foxtrots and elegant tangos - songs of amazingly serious, amusing, yet melancholy simplicity. The ironic lyrics suit the times today as much they did eighty years ago. In the concert halls of New York, Shanghai, Paris, Berlin and Moscow, in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Vienna, Amsterdam and Rome the audiences celebrate Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester with incredible enthusiasm.

This 2CD set is a unique document of the highly critically acclaimed live performance of Max Raabe & Palast Orchester at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York in November 2007.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Heute Nacht Oder Nie
2. Ansage
3. Ich Steh Mit Ruth Gut
4. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
5. I'm Singin In The Rain
6. Ansage
7. Du Bist Meine Greta Garbo
8. Ich Küsse Ihre Hand, Madame
9. Cheek To Cheek
10. Wenn Du Von Mir Fortgehst
11. Kühler Grund
12. Ansage
13. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf
14. Am Amazonas
15. Ansage
16. Wenn Die Elisabeth
17. These Foolish Things
18. Salomé
19. Mein Gorilla Hat 'Ne Villa Im Zoo

Disc 2:

1. Mandaley
2. Moon Of Alabama
3. Tango-Ballade
4. Just One Of Those Things
5. Ansage
6. Mein Kleiner Grüner Kaktus
7. Ansage
8. Du Bist Nicht Die Erste
9. Love Thy Neighbour
10. Ansage
11. Liebesleid
12. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz
13. Over My Shoulder
14. Ansage
15. Dort Tanzt Lu-Lu
16. Cosi Cosa
17. All Gods Children
18. Dream A Little Dream
19. Gib Mir Den Letzten Abschiedskuss

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6376 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-23
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Live

Customer Reviews

A welcome addition to personal and library music CD collections
Heute Nacht Oder Nie (meaning "Tonight or Never") is a two-CD recording of Max Raabe and Palast Orchester's sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The suave singing duo project clarity and energy into nostalgic hits from the 20's and early 30's. Songs range from Cuban rumbas to fast-paced foxtrots and courtly tangos. An utterly rapturous celebration of the most beloved musical styles of nearly a century ago, yet presented with the blood-firing enthusiasm and smooth, sensual appeal worthy of modern rock stars, Tonight or Never is a welcome addition to personal and library music CD collections and highly recommended.

Max Raabe at Carnegie Hall
Although you'd never know it from the title, this double album was recorded at Max Raabe's November 2, 2007 Carnegie Hall debut. About half the numbers are in English along with his remarks. Max's music is very hard to describe: if cross Fred Astaire's singing with Paul Whiteman's big band, you're close. Northern Californian's are fortunate in having him open the San Francisco Jazz festival at the Oakland Paramount Theater on October 18, 2008. An outstanding recording truly worthy of Carnegie Hall.

A Musical Time Machine
It's hard to describe this double CD. A live performance of a great singer and a fine orchestra in a style of music that is of the 1920's and 30's. Music you'd see and hear live in Weinmar Republic portion of history that is particular to Germany of those times between two world wars. If it strikes a chord with you, you will find it compelling and thrilling to listen to as a remarkable piece of modern history. If you came from a home of European immigrants where foreign language music was heard, there is a good chance this will hit some buttons for you too. If you enjoyed seeing the film Cabaret this CD will be a good one to have.

It's a special orchestra and a special singer making this special music and it takes a special listener to enjoy it. If you are special in the ways listed above then this will probably be CD that deserves to be in your collection and you'll really enjoy it. Music is a funny thing, it hard to predict what someone will like, but this CD is great in its scope and delivery and is the finest example of the style described above. It's not for everyone, clearly but if you like old music of the 20's and 30's you'll probably dig this.