Eric Plessow

Eric Plessow (actually Erich Ewald Walter Plessow , * 25. November 1899 in Berlin ; † 13. June 1977 in West Berlin ) was a German composer , pianist, conductor, lyricists and music publishers of popular music . He also published under the names Erich Plessow , Ewald Walter , Manuel Estvilla and P. Lesso Valerio .

Life

He was born in Berlin-Oranienburg in 1899. In 1914 he began an apprenticeship as a music dealer at Verlag Rühle, which he graduated with distinction in 1917. He was then called up for military service.

After the First World War he returned to the old company and made his first attempts as a composer. In the 1920s he got engagements as a pianist and Kapellmeister in Mannheim and Heidelberg . In 1931 he founded his own music publisher Edition Standard, for which he brought in his composition Why kisses me your mouth so hot, song and tango . He also wrote the text using his two middle names as 'Ewald Walter'. Plessow was in demand as an arranger in the 1930s with hit potpourris such as We ask for dance and From success to success , which also appeared on records. He also promoted young, as yet unknown talent, for example the Berlin comedian Fredy Sieg . Its couplets , especially Zickenschulze from Bernau , quickly became Berlin evergreens , which soon earned their publisher more than just his commitment.

As a lyricist he had resounding success with the hit Das Fräulein Gerda , whose music was by Helmuth Wernicke . As a tango composer he called himself Hispanic 'Lesso-Valério' or 'Manuel Estvilla', and he anglicized his birth name for modern dance compositions to 'Eric Plessow'. He soon succeeded in gaining a leading position among Berlin's music publishers. In the following time he also acquired the Berlin AKLA-Musiverlag and the Hermann Schulenburg UFA Musikverlag . After the Second World War , the Robert Reibenstein publishing house also became his property. In 1950 he moved into new business premises in Nürnberger Straße and brought the publishers together under Erich Plessow Musik-Edition GmbH + Co. OHG . Edmund Kötscher , Helmut Gardens and Werner Lenz worked for Plessow . Today the publishing house belongs to the Meisel music publishers .

Works

Bat

Moon night in Abbazia You ask why I am crying ...? Why? (Tango) When Sonja dances in Russian , (composed with Edmund Kötscher), T .: Gerd Karlick, made famous by the Comedian Harmonists in 1934 Portorico A farewell letter Tonight , 1933 Hello, little lady , 1933 Women are so beautiful when they love , T .: Bruno Balz , 1936 Because I adore you , 1937 Red Devils A seetrip is funny

Yes, Peter , T .: Bruno Balz, 1939 A ship goes to the South Seas , Reibenstein & Co., Berlin 1949 My Jonny makes music , Reibenstein & Co., Berlin 1949 Nights at La Plata , Reibenstein & Co, 1951 Serenade in blue , Berlin 1952 Funny singing at the waltz sound , Berlin 1952 Novelty-Rhythm , Robert Reibenstein, Berlin 1952 Virtuoso Finger , Reibenstein & Co., Berlin 1952 A love letter , Ed. Standard, 1952 Perché , Reibenstein & Co, Berlin 1952 4 Tango successes , Berlin 1954 Aloha-Oé , Ed. Metropol, Berlin 1957 Why does your mouth kiss me so hot? , 1958

Operettas paprika The honeymoon Film music Inge and the millions, directed by Erich Engel , Berlin (Ufa) 1933 [1] (as "P. Lesso Valério", the lyricist was Gerd Karlick , the adaptation was done by Hans Otto Borgmann ). Movie poster at [2] .

Piano pieces The devil is playing Baby Gaby and the music box Molly and Jolly Play of the marionettes Novelty Characteristic Piano Solos , ed. in the Ed. Metropol Berlin

Audio samples

• [3] Baby Gaby and the music box , Dajos Béla dance orchestra, Odeon, 1929
• [4] Tonight , Marek Weber Orchestra, Electrola, 1933
• [5] Varför (Why?), Swedish version, sung by Sven Olof Sandberg, with Sune Waldimir Orchestra, Odeon, 1934
• [6] Women are so beautiful when they love , Rudi Schuricke with Adalbert Lutter us Tanzorchester, Telefunken, 1935
• [7] The Fraulein Gerda , Egon Kaiser dance orchestra with refraing singing: Kurt Mühlhardt, gramophone, 1938
• [8] Red Devil , Barnabás von Géczy Orchestra, Electrola, 1938

literature

• Fried Poestges: Eric Plessow , in: Fox on 78 , Fall 2002, pp. 66-67.