Claus Redl
Claus Wilhelm Redl is a German composer , musician , entertainer and band leader .
Live and act
Claus W. Redl composed several hits and songs that were played by various musicians and partly published on LP or CD.
One of his best-known works is the theme song from the legendary television series Monaco Franze , Spatzl, schau wie i schau . Sung by the performer of Monaco Franze , the actor Helmut Fischer , the piece was released as a single record as well as on several sampler CDs. In 1983 he composed the music for the German hit men , with which the Danish-German singer Dorthe Kollo , who then appeared as Dorthe , took part in the German preliminary decision for the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest and reached the semi-finals.
Redl is active as a piano entertainer and had many national and international performances, including at events and events in piano bars and cruise ships . His repertoire includes more than 2000 songs, mainly melodic jazz standards , oldies and evergreens as well as titles by Austrian songwriters such as Ambros , Danzer , Fendrich and others.
For around 25 years he led the Claus Williams Orchestra , which appeared for many years as a show band at the Munich Carnival and at numerous other events.
In addition, Redl is involved in promoting music for children; In addition to his work as a professional musician, he has been teaching and promoting talented students at the private and state-recognized high school Das kleine Privat Lehrinstitut Derksen in Munich for over 20 years .
Redl is married to the actress and voice actress Madeleine Stolze . Redl and Stolze's son, Domenic Redl (* 1995), is also active in the entertainment industry and works as a young voice actor. The Redl / Stolze family lives in Munich.
Publications (selection)
- 1981: seven years . German Schlager; Music, text, etc. Singing: Claus W. Redl; LP, label: Pick
- 1987: Spatzl, look how i look . Singing: Helmut Fischer; Single record
- 2007: Spatzl, look how i look . Singing: Helmut Fischer; on the sampler CD: Bavaria's best Bavaria, episode 1 , label: Koch International
- 2007: The Stenz . Singing: Helmut Fischer; on the sampler CD: Bavaria's best Bavaria, episode 2 , label: Koch International
Works (selection)
- 1983: Spatzl, look how i look . Music for Schlager in the Bavarian dialect (Text: Cornelia Willinger, vocals: Helmut Fischer)
- 1983: The stenz . Music for Schlager in the Bavarian dialect (Text: Cornelia Willinger, vocals: Helmut Fischer)
- 1983: men . Music for Schlager (text: Wolfgang Hofer, vocals: Dorthe Kollo / participation in the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Contest 1983)
- 1984: In Casablanca . Dance and light music, with Thomas Strasser (piano arrangement); Edition Rea, Munich
- 1984: We have to save , dance and light music, with Thomas Strasser (piano arrangement); Edition Rea, Munich
- o. J .: Oida Spezl . Music for speaking piece (speaking role: Michael Habeck )
- o. J .: Ois what is round . Music for speaking piece (speaking role: Michael Habeck)
Web links
- Homepage of Claus W. Redl
- Works by and about Claus Redl in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b German preliminary decision 1983 >> The 24 contributions from the two preliminary rounds >> Program I, No. 9. , on the website of the Eurovision Club Germany e. V. (accessed on February 16, 2009).
- ↑ a b Homepage of Michael Habeck >> Voice… , selection of the work of the actor Michael Habeck as speaker, with free audio access (accessed on February 15, 2009).
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SURNAME | Redl, Claus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Redl, Claus Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, musician and entertainer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |