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German audiobook publisher based in Berlin-Treptow, founded in 2005, specializing in poetry, Romantic classics, contemporary fiction and academic history audiobooks.

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berliner hörspiele is a German audiobook publisher (Hörbuchverlag) headquartered in Berlin-Treptow. It was founded in 2005 by Ingo Fried. The publishing programme spans poetry, classics of Romanticism, contemporary fiction and academic audiobooks with a historical focus. Its first released production was Knallhart by Gregor Tessnow, narrated by David Kross. In 2006 the publisher's development was slowed by the insolvency of its first distribution partner. Alongside publishing, the production of voice recordings in the berliner hörspiele studio is a permanent activity. The programme includes audio adaptations of works such as Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe, tied to the film of the same name by Leander Haußmann, and Knallhart, tied to the film by Detlev Buck. Its main areas are, on the one hand, the classics of Romanticism, where either classical audiobooks are produced (e.g. Das steinerne Herz by E. T. A. Hoffmann, read by Henning Kober) or sounds, music and various speakers are used to present the classics in a new light (e.g. Der Sandmann by E. T. A. Hoffmann, a scenic reading with music and sounds). In the area of poetry with music, the audiobook Liebesgrüße aus der Matratzengruft appeared, featuring interpretations of Heinrich Heine's poetry by Erich Schwarz with piano interpretations by Jens Wohlrab. In the area of academic audiobooks, the Edition Wissenschaft series appears; at the end of 2009 the first history audiobooks read by professors and lecturers were released in this series ("Spectaculum Mundi Medievalis – Das Schauspiel der mittelalterlichen Welt" by Stephan Warnatsch, "Kleine Geschichte der Freien Universität Berlin" by Wolfgang Wippermann, "Weihnachtsbilder" by Thomas Blisniewski). The publisher's website also features podcast and audiobook content, including "Guten Morgen Berlin - Der Podcast" and sections for new audiobooks, Dub & Sprache, and Hörbuch&Podcast. The company remains a small, independent private publisher based in Berlin.

History

berliner hörspiele was founded in 2005 by Ingo Fried as a German audiobook publisher based in Berlin-Treptow. Its first released production was Knallhart by Gregor Tessnow, narrated by David Kross. In 2006, the publisher's development was slowed by the insolvency of its first distribution partner. Alongside publishing, the production of voice recordings in the berliner hörspiele studio has been a permanent theme of the company. The publishing programme ranges from poetry, classics of Romanticism, and contemporary fiction to academic audiobooks with a historical focus. Among the works adapted to audio are Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe, tied to the film of the same name by Leander Haußmann, and Knallhart, tied to the film by Detlev Buck. The main areas are the classics of Romanticism, where either classical audiobooks are produced (e.g. Das steinerne Herz by E. T. A. Hoffmann, read by Henning Kober) or sounds, music and various speakers are used to present the classics in a new light (e.g. Der Sandmann by E. T. A. Hoffmann, a scenic reading with music and sounds). In the area of poetry with music, the audiobook Liebesgrüße aus der Matratzengruft appeared, featuring interpretations of Heinrich Heine's poetry by Erich Schwarz with piano interpretations by Jens Wohlrab. In the area of academic audiobooks, the Edition Wissenschaft series appears; at the end of 2009 the first history audiobooks read by professors and lecturers were released in this series ("Spectaculum Mundi Medievalis – Das Schauspiel der mittelalterlichen Welt" by Stephan Warnatsch, "Kleine Geschichte der Freien Universität Berlin" by Wolfgang Wippermann, "Weihnachtsbilder" by Thomas Blisniewski). The publisher's website also features podcast and audiobook content, including "Guten Morgen Berlin - Der Podcast" and sections for new audiobooks, Dub & Sprache, and Hörbuch&Podcast. The company remains a small, independent private publisher based in Berlin.

  • 2009

    First history audiobooks released in the Edition Wissenschaft series, read by professors and lecturers.

  • 2006

    Development slowed by the insolvency of the first distribution partner.

  • 2005

    berliner hörspiele founded by Ingo Fried in Berlin-Treptow.

  • 2005

    First production released: Knallhart by Gregor Tessnow, read by David Kross.

Products and positioning

Independent German audiobook publisher focused on literary, Romantic, contemporary and academic history titles, with in-house voice recording studio.

  • Knallhart

    Audiobook by Gregor Tessnow, read by David Kross; first production released by the publisher.

  • Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe

    Audio adaptation tied to the film of the same name by Leander Haußmann.

  • Das steinerne Herz

    Classical audiobook by E. T. A. Hoffmann, read by Henning Kober.

  • Der Sandmann

    Scenic reading with music and sounds, by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

  • Liebesgrüße aus der Matratzengruft

    Poetry with music: interpretations of Heinrich Heine's poetry by Erich Schwarz with piano interpretations by Jens Wohlrab.

  • Spectaculum Mundi Medievalis – Das Schauspiel der mittelalterlichen Welt

    History audiobook by Stephan Warnatsch in the Edition Wissenschaft series.

  • Kleine Geschichte der Freien Universität Berlin

    History audiobook by Wolfgang Wippermann in the Edition Wissenschaft series.

  • Weihnachtsbilder

    History audiobook by Thomas Blisniewski in the Edition Wissenschaft series.

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