Dolf Brandmayer

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Dolf Brandmayer (actually: Adolf Brandmayer; born April 13, 1913 in Böhmisch-Leipa , today Česká Lípa / Czech Republic; † April 14, 2000 in Lüneburg) was a German singer, composer and lyricist .

Life

Dolf Brandmayer completed a law degree, but also took private lessons in piano, singing and composition. He began his artistic career as a pianist and singer with the German-speaking department of the Czech radio and became known in Germany from 1938 onwards through tours and radio appearances. He got a record deal with Deutsche Grammophon and had engagements with Willi Schaeffers ' Kabarett der Komiker .

During the Second World War, Brandmayer initially worked with his own front stage in the troop support, then he became head of the dance department at the military station in Milan. After the war he initially stayed in Italy, where he also enjoyed success as a composer with Italian hits.

From 1958 Brandmayer continued his career as a composer and orchestra leader in Germany until 1963. Afterwards he was musical director of a film company in Hanover.

Brandmayer had his great success in light music. In addition to two operettas hearts on vacation and women without a registry office , he wrote numerous hits, including evergreens such as Josefine (text: Peters-Arnold) and Droben auf der Alm (text: Bruno Balz ). In total he composed and / or wrote over 100 songs. But also as an interpreter of titles by other authors such as Gnädige Frau, where were they yesterday (text: Hans Fritz Beckmann , music: Friedrich Schröder ) or When a young man comes (text: Willy Dehme, music: Franz Grothe ) he was very good successfully.

literature

  • Fred K. Prieberg : Handbook of German Musicians 1933-1945 , PDF on CD-Rom (pages 680/681 and 8173), Auprès de Zombry 2004
  • Article Brandmayer, Dolf in: Berthold Leimbach (ed.): Tondokumente der Kleinkunst and their interpreters 1898-1945 , Göttingen 1991

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berthold Leimbach (ed.): Sound documents of the cabaret and their interpreters 1898–1945, Göttingen 1991
  2. ^ Fred Prieberg, Handbook of German Musicians 1933–1945, Auprès de Zombry 2004
personal data
SURNAME Brandmayer, Dolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brandmayer, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer, composer and orchestra leader
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Bohemian Leipa
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 2000
Place of death Luneburg