Claudius Alzner
Claudius Alzner (actually Klaus Alzner ; born January 16, 1930 in Vienna , Austria ; † February 1, 2002 in Klosterneuburg , Lower Austria ) was an Austrian orchestral musician, band leader and film composer .
Life
Alzner began as a member of Johannes Fehring's orchestra , played the piano, worked as an arranger and orchestra leader, who at times had his own combo with Claudius Alzner and his soloists (or the Claudius Alzner orchestra ) (a seventeen-part record series Cocktail International was released from 1967 to 1980 ). and was considered a classic representative of easy listening music. He was also the founder and director of the Chris Westgard Choir . In the second half of the 1960s he can also be proven as a film composer. From 1965 to 1969 he wrote the scores for a series of rather low-quality entertainment films that were produced exclusively by Alzner's compatriot Karl Spiehs . He also composed as Udo Westgard ; he often wrote for Gus Backus and Ted Herold , Arik Brauer and Peter Kraus . Nothing is known about Alzner's work since the 1980s.
Filmography (complete)
- 1965: The source of love
- 1966: I was happy to kill women
- 1967: Hot plaster Cologne
- 1967: Midsummer Night
- 1968: Paradise for brisk sinners
- 1968: Always trouble with the timpani
- 1969: The maddened stories - based on Honoré de Balzac
Discography (selection)
- 1970: Tango , Claudius Alzner Orchestra, Elite Special 28181-6
- 1972: Sound of Hawaii , Claudius Alzner Orchestra, Elite Special PLPS 30146
- 1974: I want to dance - 28 operetta melodies in a new guise , Ex Libris EL 12195
- 1976: Bouzouki , Music For Pleasure 2M046-13274
Web links
- Claudius Alzner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Claudius Alzner at Discogs (English)
- Claudius Alzner in the Austrian Music Lexicon online
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alzner, Claudius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alzner, Klaus (real name); Alzner, Claudio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian orchestral musician, band leader and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 2002 |
| Place of death | Klosterneuburg , Lower Austria |