Erwin Halletz

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Erwin Halletz (born July 12, 1923 in Vienna ; † October 27, 2008 there ; pseudonym: René Roulette ) was an Austrian composer , arranger and conductor who composed well-known hits as well as numerous film scores .

Life

Erwin Halletz started taking violin lessons at the age of 6 and made his first appearance at the age of 12. From 1937 he attended the Vienna Music Academy , where he studied clarinet with Leopold Wlach, among others . After his first appearances in bars he did three years of military service in a music corps and played with Peter Kreuder and in the large dance orchestra under Kurt Graunke , which was an entertainment ensemble for the Wehrmacht until shortly before the end of the war.

Erwin Halletz's grave

In April 1945 Halletz was hired by the Soviet commandant's office to join an orchestra to look after the troops, and in 1946 he became first violinist in Horst Winter's Vienna Dance Orchestra (WTO) , for whom he also worked as an arranger and wrote his first compositions. He was also a saxophonist and singer. From 1950 he took over the management of the Vienna Dance Orchestra, with which he undertook extensive tours abroad and recorded records for Elite Spezial . Halletz composed the first film music in 1953 for the film " Ein tolles Früchtchen " (director: Franz Antel ), and created the music for around 120 films. With his own orchestra he made numerous recordings for Austroton and Polydor .

In 1961 Halletz went to Monaco for a guest performance . There he became arranger and conductor of the Monte Carlo Light Symphony Orchestra . This “guest performance” was to last for 41 years. From 1979 Halletz was music director at the Eistheater Berlin and also wrote the arrangements.

Halletz worked with countless greats in the film and music industry, such as Peter Alexander , Udo Jürgens , Zarah Leander , Marika Rökk , Johannes Heesters , Ted Herold and Connie Francis .

In 1950 he met the singer Nina Konsta (1918–2003), whom he married in 1956.

Erwin Halletz has been living in Vienna again since 2002. His final resting place and that of his wife is at the Grinzinger Friedhof in Vienna, Gr. 32 / Row 5 / No. 27.

Awards

Works

Schlager (selection)

Single Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby , written by Erwin Halletz
  • Farewell Melody (for Connie Francis ), 1964
  • Amateur d'Amour (for Inge Brandenburg ), 1962
  • Pineapple from Caracas (for Vico Torriani ), 1957
  • Andrea (for Die Montecarlos ), 1956
  • Girls in Cuba are brown (for Jimmy Makulis ), 1956
  • The fire of love (for Mina ), 1963
  • The last rose of the prairie (for Martin Lauer ), 1962
  • The white seagull (for Ines Taddio ), 1961
  • A Little Bear with Big Ears (Song and Slow Foxtrot), 1947
  • A single hour with you (for Bully Buhlan ), 1955
  • Flea Market Melody (for Corry Brokken ), 1963
  • Don't walk past me (for Illo Schieder ), 1956
  • Just like you (for James Brothers ), 1959
  • Goodbye, mom (to Connie Francis), 1966
  • I don't want to know (for Peter Kraus ), 1957
  • Anytime, Anywhere (for Connie Francis), 1961
  • Every boat has its port (for Connie Francis), 1963
  • Jimmy, Jonny, Josefin '(for Fred Kinglee & the King-Kols ), 1949
  • Kiss me Annabell (for Ted Herold), 1961
  • Kitty Cat (for Peter Kraus), 1959
  • Small heart for rent (for Evelyn Künneke ), 1950
  • Come to me, Joe (for Connie Francis), 1965
  • Linda (A House in the Rockys) (for Gus Backus ), 1962
  • My ship is called Heimweh (for Lolita), 1960
  • My second self (for Dany Mann ), 1959
  • Model 1910 (for Honey Twins ), 1959
  • Oh, I like it (for Connie Francis and Peter Kraus), 1961
  • Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby (for Louis Armstrong and Gabriele) , 1959
  • Rendezvous in the moonlight (for Ted Herold), 1961
  • Rhythm 1920 (for Siw Malmkvist ), 1963
  • Sauerkraut-Polka (for Gus Backus), 1961
  • Seven times a week (for Vico Torriani), 1957
  • Dream Music (for Lolita), 1962
  • Perhaps a miracle will happen (for Carmela Corren ), Eurovision Grand Prix 1963
  • Because I'm so sexy (for Trude Herr ), 1961

Stage works

  • I make you happy . Musical comedy, 1949
  • Dream of happiness . Operetta, 1959
  • Teen ballet . 1960
  • The Countess from the Naschmarkt . Musical, 1978

Film music (selection)

Discography

  • "Erwin Halletz And His Orchestra - Olé", LP, 1961, Polydor 46300 LP HM
  • "Erwin Halletz: German Film Composers", CD, episode 8, 2001, Bear Family (BCD 16488 AR)
  • “The treasure of the Aztecs - The pyramid of the sun god - The last ride to Santa Cruz”, CD, 1995, music mosaic KR 001

literature

  • Rudolf Flotzinger (Ed.): Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Volume 1. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Halletz, Erwin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roulette, René (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer, arranger and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 2008
Place of death Vienna