Born in Stuttgart in 1900, and a talented pre-war bass singer with the fledgling Westdeutscher Rundfunk radio station in Kőln, Wilhelm Strienz was initially banned from performing in Nazi Germany for refusing to join the Nazi Party. But weathering that awkward period of his life, it was eventually the Wunschkonzert für die Wehrmacht that would bring his talent to an international audience and establish one song at the heart of this famous radio request show!
A mother, heart breaking from the death of her son in the Poland, sat by her radio listening to the names of other young soldiers sending greetings to their mothers and rang the station…”I have in my hand the notebook of my dear son and on the last page are lyrics to a song he liked to sing, entitled ‘Good Night Mother’- now he’s dead, this must be his last greeting to me….”
“I know that song” exclaimed Wilhelm Strienz and as compere Heinz Goedecke narrated her story adding: “Walter has died not just for you, but for everyone”…Wilhelm’s moving rendition of ‘Gute Nacht Mutter’ filled the speaker and a German radio legend was born. Now this heart-rending collection offers a producer’s introduction together with 14 of his most poignant Third Reich songs including: Glocken der Heimat, Sternenlied, Heimweh, Auch war ein Jűngling, Abends in der Taverne, Heimat deine Sterne and of course the legendary Gute Nacht Mutter…
Duration : 45mins. Price : UK £14.95 (inc UK p & p) Overseas £15.95
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