Charles Cerné

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Charles Cerné (born January 6, 1897 in Vienna ; † October 23, 1943 there ), born Carl Cerné, was an Austrian pianist and composer .

Life

Little is known about its origin. His musical career began as a violinist in the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra and as a répétiteur at the Volksoper. On December 22nd, 1916, Cerne was appointed concert master for piano at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, but left after two years at the end of the 1917/18 school year.

Between 1924 and 1931 Cerne was the piano partner of Váša Příhoda , with whom he recorded records and arranged works together. Later until his death he was Erna Sack's constant piano accompanist . In the 1936 film “Flowers from Nice” you can see Cerne on stage at the piano while Erna Sack sings the song “A bouquet of flowers from Nice” (music: Dénes Buday ). Since 1919 he has also performed as a piano accompanist for other singers and instrumentalists.

From 1935 until his death he lived in Vienna, Am Kohlmarkt 12.

Works

Compositions for violin and piano

These works were written primarily for concerts with Váša Příhoda .

  • Gloriette - Old Viennese Waltz
  • Valse sad
  • Serenata
  • Melody based on a Bulgarian motif

In addition, around 20 transcriptions were made for the same line-up based on works by famous composers (including Mozart , Chopin , Schubert , Schumann ). Cerné said in an interview:

“Prihoda and I have jointly committed to deliver a series of arrangements of older concert pieces for a large German publisher every year, and I am allowed to divulge the secret: These arrangements are made in the railroad car [...] The brush prints of the notes that have already been engraved forwarded to us in the cities where we will be giving concerts and then the corrections will be made on the onward journey in the next sleeping car. "

- Interview in : Neues Wiener Journal

Another ten of these transcriptions were published under Prihoda's name.

Operettas and songs (selection)

  • Music for the operetta “Veilchenredoute”, 1941 (composed around 1936) (Text: Hans Adler ), premiered on January 27, 1942 at the Stadttheater Wien
  • Venice dreams (Text: Heinz Gröger ), 1937
  • How does the little dachshund speak? Song and foxtrot from the film "Auf Freiersfüßen" (Text: Erich Meder ), 1939
  • Nachtlied (published in the Erna Sack album, Universal Edition, 1940)
  • more hits and songs

Recordings

Wolfgang Wendel has a total of 79 recordings by Cerné with Prihoda.

Audio samples

literature

  • Booklet for Vasa Prihoda, Vol.12 + 13, Podium Wendel, 2006 + 2008.
  • Article about Cerné in the Austrian Music Lexicon , accessed on November 20, 2014.
  • Interview in: Neues Wiener Journal from May 11, 1926.
  • New Wiener Tageblatt of October 29, 1943.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview in: Neues Wiener Journal from May 11, 1926.
  2. ^ Annual report of the conservatory of the "Mozarteum" on the XXXVII. School year 1916–17, p. 28 and the XXXVIII. School year, 1917–18, p. 40.
  3. ↑ After that there were always individual concerts together, but from 1931 Otto Graef became Prihoda's piano partner.
  4. ↑ Booklet on Vasa Prihoda Vol. 13, Podium Wendel, 2008, page 40 f.
  5. ^ Vienna address book, editions 1934 to 1942.
  6. ↑ Interview in: Neues Wiener Journal from May 11, 1926.
  7. ↑ The autograph is in the estate of Hans Adler in the “Vienna Library in the City Hall”.
  8. ↑ The above and other works are in the holdings of the Austrian National Library.
  9. ↑ Booklet for Vasa Prihoda Vol. 13, Podium Wendel, 2008, page 39.
personal data
SURNAME Cerné, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cerné, Carl (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1943
Place of death Vienna