Paul Celan is one of the most important German-speaking poets and had a very special way of reciting his poems. In this compilation, the original recordings can be heard for the first time. For this occasion, Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner has written a detailed accompanying text with background information on Celan’s life, work and recitations.
Wagner, H.-U. (2020): Unerhörte Töne. Vom merkwürdigen Celan-Sound und einer Kunst erschaffenden Lyrikstimme: Paul Celans Rezitationen [Unheard Sounds. Of the Strange Celan Sound and an Art-Creating Poetry Voice: Paul Celan’s Recitations]. In: Paul Celan liest Todesfuge. Gedichte und Prosa 1952-1968 [Paul Celan Reads Death Fugue. Poems and Prose 1952-1968]. Munich: Hörverlag 2020, pp. 9-18.