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In 1991 trio started out as a regular classical piano trio, performing  Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a little bit of Brahms and Dvorak, mostly in a private context. Besides the usual compliments we were asked to play "some more" ... and this specific smell of the "summo" indicated that less serious catagories were requested. So we started to prepare some of the "good old days" when people used to be entertained by natural smooth melodies and dances in the Vienna Cafehaus and in the European Salon. Then, for the first wedding party we were engaged in 1991, and after that we decided to keep and to extend this kind of playing, which we called "trio fatal" in opposite to our classical ambitions. Manfred H. started singing while playing the cello which gave the trio a special taste, more diversity and made it distinct from comparative ensembles. Arrangements of more modern titles were drafted and elaborated.

The music of deals in four categories, which we call:

Popular classical tunes and favorite miniatures like Brahms' Hungarian Dances, the famous Ave Maria, Toselli's Serenade, a waltz of Chopin, Beethoven's "For Elise" and more,

Standardized dance categories in the style of Ballroom Dancing like Foxtrot, Slow and Vienna Waltz and more,

Traditional jazz including a pristine selection of standards and realized in a mainstream manner with solos of our three instruments, whose characteristics make this catagorie sound very different from the usual jazz experience,

South American favorites with miscellaneous popular dances, rhythms and tunes from Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, Cuba and more.

mostly performs on private birthday and wedding parties. Our challenge is to create a definite comfortable and cozy environment for our listeners and guests, which always inspiere conversations and mental exchange. Therefore we do not use noisy amplifiers and computers. We like to surprise by switching between all our categories and by interesting achievement and arrangements.

The series of  CD records of trio fatal started with an overview (fatal 5: trio fatal im Concert- und Tanzcafe 1993), 

then contributed to the field of jazz (fatal 1: trio fatal Invading New Orleans 1995, the title of which refers to the Battle of New Orleans 1812). 

The CD "fatal 2: trio fatal in den 20er und 30er Jahren, 1997" is dedicated to the 1920s and 1930s in Germany and also includes two titles by string quartet.

In 1999 we completed our CD on Vienna (fatal 3: trio fatal in Wiener Gefilden 2000), 

while fatal 4 is headlined trio fatal en Sudamerica (2003) and thus is dedicated to an amazing variety of music idioms.

travels to New Orleans almost annually, first in 1995 residing and performing at the MONTELEONE HOTEL at Rue Royale. Manfred Herbig is honorary citizen of the Crescent City since April 2000. We always take a limited number of friends with us to share the distinct experience in THE BIG E-Z. Supposingly, we might meet there one day or somewhere else under the rainbow. But we ship our CDs right away to your home. Feel free to order and enjoy our permanent special offer:  

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The musicians of do not only deal in this field. The entire variety of activities is named Chamber Music Spectrum. The DONIZETTI String Quartet is a celebrated ensemble performing classical literature as well as exciting arrangements of  popular usic.
Furthermore a small orchestra is available called  Salonorchester M.H. 7 to 19 musicians are performing without a conductor. The repertoire stretches from classical concert music to opera, operette, and musical.
Newly an original Hungarian Gipsy Band is also in the spectrum. Clarinet, cymbalon, cello and bass are performing together with the leading violinist Primas Balazs Nyari.
Moreover, Manfred Herbig is one of the rare performing baryton players in the world. Soon you will find here moer and better information about the unique characteristics of this fascinating period instrument, which has more strings than a string quartet. - Or meet our friend Jeremy Brooker at http://www.baryton.mailbox.co.uk.

Manfred Herbig is a composer as well. He wrote several pieces mostly in the domain of chamber music (two baryton trios - also a cantata for tenor, baryton trio and harpsichord; four songs for mezzo soprano and string trio) and plenty of adaptions of popular themes for mostly string quartet or piano trio - feel free to request music!). Recently he completed his first cello concerto in three movements (first performance Febr. 20, 2005).

We are also ready for long-term engagements

in the hotel domain or on a boat.

Feel free to contact us.

And this amazing fellow 

joins our company since 2000.
The legend in automobile history is a CITROEN 2CV.
The model was presented to the public in 1948.
This specific one was born in 1987 and is really in pretty good shape.
Listen to the engine!