Friday, November 26, 2010

Valentin interviews Annika

The clarinet player by Picasso


What song(s) are you listening to at the moment?

At the moment I'm listening to Green Day, Simple Plan, Niels Garde, and Tchaikovsky...


What is your earliest musical memory?

"Der Sandmand".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gEiOvQ4oKg&feature=related


When do you listen to music?

I listen to music if I want to sleep, or in the bus, or to relax.


Are you a musician yourself?

Yes, I play clarinet and piano.


How important is silence to you?

For me it is important to have some silence every day, a bit of quiet, without any screaming kids, or the noise of the vacuum cleaner, or a passing truck...


What is your favourite movie music?

I like the music to "Les choristes", "Harry Potter", and "Le Bateau".


If you were sent to a desert island for the rest of your life, what three pieces of music would you take with you?

I would take "Swansee", "21 Guns" and "Comptine d'un autre été". The Swansee lyrics are really stupid, but I love the music, I like the lyrics of “21 Guns”, and “Comptine d'un autre été” makes me think about my boyfriend…


Who is your least favourite French pop singer?

Carla Bruni! Her voice is terrible!


If you could have a candle-lit dinner with a singer, musician or composer, who would it be?

Mozart, even though he’s dead.


What do you sing under the shower?

If I sing under the shower, which is not often, I normally sing musicals.


What sounds do wake up to?

Loud Rock!


Is music an important part of the school syllabus in Germany?

Definitely, you have music lessons in school, nearly every year. The government also recently started a project called “an instrument for each child”.


What music do Germans listen to?

Germans listen to all kinds of music. We listen to German bands of course, but also to bands from other countries too. French music is completely unknown, apart from Stromae, David Guetta and Edith Piaf.


Who is the greatest German composer according to you?

Bach!


What is the piece of music that changed civilization?

Maybe "La Marseillaise"?


What pieces would you like played at your funeral?!

"Ein Kompliment",

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfD7Dc-qhuc

"Air on a G string" by Bach,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MYzkBiJn5Y

and "David's Melody" by Geraldine Green.

http://www.geraldinegreen.co.uk/recordings


If you could get tickets to any concert, where would the concert be, to see who?

I would like to see a concert by Sabine Meyer or Anne-Sophie Mutter at the Sydney Opera House.


If you could reunite a band, which would it be?

If I could, I would reunite the Beatles, including John and George!

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