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Klaus Umbach
Klaus Umbach (24 April 1936 – 28 January 2018) was a German culture-journalist, who became known through his trenchant articles and glosses in the magazine ''Der Spiegel'', but also as an author of books. Life Umbach studied law. He subsequently worked as an editor at EMI, also at Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave" in English), abbreviated to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service con .... From 1969 to 2007 he was music editor in the cultural section of the German news magazine ''Der Spiegel''. Umbach died in Cologne at age 81. Work Books * Klaus Umbach (edit.): ''Richard Wagner – ein deutsches Ärgernis''. Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg 1982, . * Klaus Umbach: ''Geldschein-Sonate. Das Millionenspiel mit der Klassik''. Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 1990, . * Klaus Umbach: '' Celibidache, der andere Maestro''. Piper Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne, Germany
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region. Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "cologne" has since come to be a generic term. Cologne was founded and established in Germanic Ubii te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
