Jonas Kaufmann dedicates his new album to the golden era of German music which flourished in Berlin between 1925 & 1935.

He shows an undeniable mastery of this demanding repertoire, which was written for the leading tenors of the time. 'Lied vom Leben des Schrenk' by Kunneke in particular has only been recorded 3 times before and is hugely challenging vocally.

Jonas draws inspiration from an artistically rich and fascinating time in European musical history. The repertoire ranges from the Lehar-Tauber hits of the Roaring Twenties until the heyday of the mid 1930s which saw the eventual expulsion and banning of the composers, lyricists and singers who had defined the genre.

The repertoire draws from 3 strands of musical history (Talking movies, Operetta and Polystylistic composers) and shows Jonas' voice at its most flexible.

The album naturally also includes operetta evergreens by the unbeatable composer-tenor pairing of Franz Lehar and Richard Tauber - including Dein ist mein ganzes Herz, Hab' ein blaues Himmelbett and Gern hab ich die Frauen gekust.

Jonas' favoured encores - Richard Tauber's famous self-penned Du bist die Welt fur mich and Ein Lied geht um die Welt, made famous by Joseph Schmidt in the movie of the same title - are also included.

This super deluxe version includes:
- LP Format Boxset
- Deluxe Digipak
- International Jewel Case Version
- Jonas Kaufmann Calendar
- Signed picture of Jonas
- 2 Postcards