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There are incredibly many musicians with more than just talent. Those are the outstanding ones and among them there are still those who shine extra brightly. Such a person is this German horn player, Felix Klieser (°1991). The man does not play the horn in the most ordinary way. He not only surpasses many with his exceptionally musical performances as a soloist, there is more. That 'more' stands beyond everything and overwhelms you with the greatest amazement.
Not ordinary, it is still stating it mildly. Look, some time ago I saw a little film on some channel of a boy about twelve years old who has no arms and cooks like no one else. He peels potatoes, puts the pot on the fire, cooks and does a lot of household and other work to help his mother. He sits on the counter for the kitchen work. It is like painters without hands who paint with their feet, others write that way and so on. And Felix Klieser? He plays his horn in the absence of arms. He sits down comfortably, holds his horn with one foot and plays the keys virtuously with his toes. It often happens that a lack of one thing is compensated by the exceptional development of something else that you do not think possible. Human flexibility proves itself once again in this talented musician.
He is, certainly in his home country, a celebrated musician and that is not so much because of his being differently able-bodied, but especially because of the musical performance itself, although his handicap which he transformed into an asset likely plays a role as well. He touches the sensitive chord of the audience against his will and, well, of the undersigned as well. The amazing thing is his virtuosity, the high, perfect technical level of his playing. That feet through circumstance can be so incredibly supple, you do not expect. But it can be so. But above all, what counts is not what is unusual about this man, it is his musicality that comes first. Because let's face it, if he were totally unmusical and played horn like that, it would remain a peculiarity. The cameras might be pointed at him for that which is not ordinary, he would be degraded to what once stood on display at fairs and what fortunately belongs to the absolute past. No, Klieser is not a curiosity. He is a true musician who with great sensitivity, insight into the score, into the composer, into the broad musical field – there is more to the horn than Mozart and Strauss for example – can express himself. He immerses himself perfectly and knows through his interpretation to let this penetrate to the very soul of the listener in a way that only the very best can. It all sounds so matter-of-fact, which it never is and certainly not in this...
Horn Concertos 1 to 11 by Mozart
Let us continue to enjoy the 11 horn concertos by Mozart where Felix Klieser is the incomparable soloist. He plays with Camerata Salzburg these particularly beautiful concertos of the genius Mozart. Enjoy, sing along because it is so inviting…
Mozart Horn Concertos
Felix Klieser – Horn, Camerata Salzburg
Released: 01.03.2019 - label: Berlin Classics
Catalog no.: 0301188BC
Christmas in Gold...
For the Christmas season, his latest CD 'A Golden Christmas' is a real recommendation: well-known and lesser-known music, transcriptions of songs and arias from past and present. Let us call it a healthy 'potpourri' of atmospheric, very fluently performed Christmas music. And if you have a shop or other establishment where all kinds of Christmas music resound during the holidays? Do not hesitate to have this recording play in between.
A Golden Christmas
Released: 10.11.2023 - label: Berlin Classics
Catalog ref.: 0303074BC
Book "Imagine It Can't Be Done, And Yet Someone Does It"
Nine (9) years old was the little boy Felix Klieser, the remarkable boy who was born without arms and who suddenly decided to become the best horn player in the world. That many had big question marks about that wish, you can imagine, but... "persistence pays off" as the saying goes and look, barely 15 years later he was already celebrated as a superstar of classical music and has been playing worldwide for years. It is bizarre that we in our country hardly hear or read anything about him.In the book "Imagine It Can't Be Done, And Yet Someone Does It" (only in German) you learn how the little boy without arms sees his dream come true. Horn player, and yes, indeed, the best in the world. He overcomes all difficulties – try doing that – with an incredible stamina, all the courage and strength that a person can move mountains with propels him further than anyone else.
The book is not so much about his career from the very beginning as a horn player, it is especially about encouraging people and showing that the impossible does not exist. That with limited means you can achieve great things, make the impossible possible. Whether it is now due to the lack of arms and hands, or something else. And does he not have a point? Look at what achievements people with disabilities make in sports. Or think of the nearly completely forgotten (shame!) Flemish writer Lieve Moenssens (1939-1968) who lived in an iron lung and wrote books by blinking her eyes.
Felix Klieser gives everyone positive power through music on the one hand and through the word on the other. Delve into what he shares in his book and enjoy his musical performances. Surf quickly to his website and to the purchase link for one or more CDs and the book. It is golden advice that we are happy to give you.
https://felixklieser.de/lesen-de
Publisher: Econ Verlag
Publication date: August 29, 2024, language: German, 254 pages
ISBN-10: 3430211182 - ISBN-13: 978-3430211185
Surf over to the website of this unique musician and let yourself be surprised, pamper yourself and let everyone get to know it as they wish.
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