Felix Günther (composer)
Felix Günther (born December 2, 1886 in Trautenau , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary ; † May 6, 1951 in New York City , United States ) was an Austrian composer , film composer and conductor who was active in Germany .
Live and act
Günther came to Vienna at a young age from the Austro- Hungarian Province , where he studied up to his doctorate and received an artistic training at the conservatory. Then Dr. phil. Günther moved to Berlin , began to compose (in 1919 also briefly for German film) and worked as an opera conductor as well as a concert accompanist and lyricist. Günther stayed in the German capital until 1933, wrote his own works (' Schubert Lieder' in 1928 ) and excelled as an editor (including Johann Strauss (son) ' The Merry War ').
With the dawn of the sound film age, Felix Günther was hired as a film composer by several small and medium-sized German production companies, often in collaboration with colleagues such as Fred Raymond , Friedrich Hollaender or Robert Gilbert . Several times he also contributed individual songs or took over the arrangements of other composers for film music, for example for " Alraune ", " Die zärtlichen Verwalten " (both 1930) and " Frau Lehmanns Töchter " (1932). The seizure of power by the National Socialists initially drove the Jew Günther back to Vienna, where he a. a. still in 1933 worked as musical director of Franz Lehár's composition for the film " Grand Duchess Alexandra ".
Felix Günther later fled to the USA, where he settled in New York. Although he was no longer employed as a film composer, he wrote scores for stage performances on Broadway (' Saint Joan' , 1940, ' Yours is My Heart' , 1946).
Filmography
whole compositions or single songs
- 1919: The Rose of Stambul
- 1919: Lost Daughters
- 1930: Mandrake (musical direction)
- 1930: The affectionate relatives
- 1930: Kohlhiesel's daughters
- 1930: Kaiserliebchen
- 1930: The beggar student
- 1931: Schubert's spring dream
- 1931: The fate of Renate Langen
- 1931: Help! Raid!
- 1931: Elisabeth of Austria
- 1931: Kyritz-Pyritz
- 1931: Shooting festival in Schilda
- 1931: I'll stay with you
- 1931: The love branch
- 1931: Straw widower
- 1931: Two sky blue eyes
- 1932: Three from the stamp office
- 1932: Fidele Razzia (short film)
- 1933: Grand Duchess Alexandra (only musical direction)
literature
- Concise Tonkünstler Lexicon, founded by Paul Frank, revised and supplemented by Wilhelm Altmann . Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1936, p. 215
Web links
- Article about Felix Günther on The Remington Site
- Felix Günther in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Felix Günther at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to Jürgen Wölfer & Roland Löper: The great lexicon of film composers. Berlin 2003, p. 213
- ^ Felix Günther in Internet Broadway Data Base
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Günther, Felix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guenther, Felix (only in the USA) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Kapellmeister and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trautenau , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1951 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States |