"Da Capo Udo Jürgens" Show Visited Vienna
This is due to the charisma of the star and his still current songs, but also to the excellent performance of the Pepe Lienhard Band, long-time companions of Jürgens'. The concept was implemented optimally from a technical point of view.
"This is going to be a big thing, we all stand behind it very much", Lienhard had emphasized in a conversation with the APA beforehand. "I believe the show also corresponds to Udo." The 4,500 visitors in the city hall probably agreed with the Swiss, at least there was a lot of applause and happy faces. What they expected, however, the audience was initially not sure: "I'm curious now, someone has to sing", one guest said.
That was mainly Udo. His singing (and partly also his piano tracks) had been isolated from concert recordings and digitally processed. In perfect harmony, the band provided the music for evergreens such as "An Honorable House", "Greek Wine" and "A Thousand Years Are a Day". This once again made it clear what a great entertainer Jürgens was - and how much his songs addressed current and timeless topics (as it says in "Let Love Happen": "Leave violence out of the game, let the hearts rule, and the fists lose").
Radiance also from the screen
"It would be a bit too easy to reproduce the last show of Udo (which was filmed, note) one to one", says Lienhard. "We don't want to make it too easy for ourselves." So they didn't present a continuous concert, but let Jürgens "appear" in sections, interrupted by a moderation. Karim Khawatmi, a former lead actor in the musical "I've Never Been to New York", hosted the program and praised Udo extensively. Why he absolutely had to take over the singing in "17 Year, Blonde Hair" is debatable.
The stylish stage arrangement almost made you forget that the great chansonnier was not physically present. Especially in duets - for example, the great Dorothea Lorene sang with the voice from the can - and in solo performances by the musicians in the middle of songs, the impression of a "real" Jürgens performance was created (especially since the videos were perfectly cut). The performance of "I've Never Been to New York" with a swing insert was even furious. The finale with Udo in a bathrobe (which was available for 80 euros at the stand) showed the power Jürgens radiates even from the screen: the atmosphere was boiling during the medley without band accompaniment.
(By Wolfgang Hauptmann/APA)
(APA/Red)
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