Gerhard Narholz
Gerhard Narholz (born June 9, 1937 ) is an Austrian composer , arranger and conductor .
Life
Narholz studied composition at the Vienna Music Academy, as well as musicology and education. He initially devoted himself to light music and wrote pop songs for Petula Clark , Heidi Brühl , Bill Ramsey and the music for German hits / homeland films and TV series from 1958 to 1965 . During this time he arranged and produced long-playing records for Polydor Germany and Polydor Tokyo (under his pseudonym Otto Sieben ).
In 1965, Narholz founded the Sonoton Recorded Music Library. 1970–1980: under the pseudonym Norman Candler , Gerhard Narholz arranged, conducted and produced several long-playing records with his "Magic Strings" for Teldec Germany and London / King Records, Tokyo. In 1971 Norman Candler received the BBC's "Three Star Award" for "Best LP of the Year". In September 2015 Gerhard Narholz received the "Hall of Fame" Mark Award from the Production Music Association (PMA) for his life's work.
Narholz founded the label PRO VIVA and PRO NOVA Musikverlag, dedicated to the compositions of living classical composers. He composed and produced easy listening albums for Sonoton and Intersound with Billy May , Horst Jankowski , Nelson Riddle , Les Brown , Ted Heath , Mr. Acker Bilk , Xavier Cugat , Franck Pourcel and others. a. 1980–2009 the focus was on compositions by production music for Sonoton. Gerhard Narholz is co-owner and managing director of Sonoton Music GmbH & Co. KG , Munich.
Discography
Singles (selection)
- Luna Luna Lu dear moon; Heidi Brühl (Philips 1959)
- It was on the Riviera; Susi and Peter ( Polydor 1961)
- You do not have to be sad; The Heart Quintet (Odeon 1961)
- A tango in the harbor bar; Peggy Brown ( Telefunken 1962)
- I belong only to you Ana Štefok ( Polydor 1962)
- I count the hours; Yovanna ( Polydor 1962)
- You only exist once; Katja Bischoff ( Telefunken 1962)
- Ancora pepita; Hardy and Paul ( Polydor 1962)
- Without love; Heidelberg Duo ( Decca Records 1962)
- It will be nice again; Friedel Hensch ( Polydor 1962)
- Manjana; Tahiti Tamourés ( Polydor 1963)
- What I love most about you Bernd Spier (CBS 1963)
- Robin Hood; Inga Cabor ( Polydor 1963)
- The old cuckoo clock; The Original Black Forest Trio Seitz ( Polydor 1963)
- Office tango; The Rhine Mermaids ( Electrola 1963)
- High spirits in the Salzkammergut adFilm; Hannelore Auer ( Electrola 1963)
- Mom has to go on vacation; Schöneberg Boys' Choir ( Telefunken 1963)
- It was all just a game; Christa Williams (Metronome 1963)
- I want to be the board of the ladies gymnastics club; Kurt Grosskurth ( Ariola 1963)
- If I only knew '...; Helga Brendgen ( Polydor 1963)
- A student from Heidelberg; Bill Ramsey (Columbia 1964)
- Cu-Cu-Ru; El Porompero (Metronome 1964)
- Postillon; Paul Kuhn Ensemble (Columbia 1964)
- Gondola d'amore; Peggy and Jacky ( Telefunken 1964)
- John Kling's Twist; Orchestra Gerhard Narholz ( Polydor 1965)
- Chanson pure deux; Ronny King / Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1966)
- Stenka Razin; Ronny King / Gerhard Narholz ( Ariola 1967)
- Northern lights; Gerhard Narholz & Orchestra (Vogue 1967)
- Le petit chien noir; Petula Clark (Vogue 1967)
- Theme from "Love Story"; The Norman Candler Magic Strings "( London Records , Tokyo 1973)
- In the Mood for Bach; The Norman Candler Magic Strings "( London Records , Tokyo 1973)
- Day by day; Norman Candler ( Telefunken 1973)
- The Days of No Return; The Norman Candler Magic Strings ( London Records , Tokyo 1980)
LPs (selection)
- Canzone; Ronny King / Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1963)
- When the evening comes to an end; Rüdiger Piesker / Gerhard Narholz ( Polydor Germany 1963)
- O you happy one; Gerhard Narholz ( Polydor Germany 1964)
- Sundays in the concert cafe; Franz Deuber / Gerhard Narholz ( Polydor Germany 1964)
- Trumpet Wonderland; Ronny King / Gerhard Narholz ( Decca Records Germany 1965)
- Golden hit time; Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1966)
- Love story; Ronny King / Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1967)
- All about Golden Guitar; Franz Löffler / Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1967)
- Wonderful World of Waltz; Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1968)
- This is Romantic Latin Mood; Hans Wolf / Otto Sieben ( Polydor Tokyo 1969)
- Moon over Italy; Ronny King / Gerhard Narholz ( Decca Records Germany 1969)
- King of Trumpet; Ronny King / Gerhard Narholz ( Ariola Germany 1969)
- Magic strings 1; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1970)
- Guitar concerto; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1970)
- Magic strings 2; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1971)
- Magic strings; Norman Candler ( London Records / King Tokyo 1971)
- Magic strings 3; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1972)
- Guitar of Guitars Vol 1; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( London Records / King Tokyo 1972)
- Sexy sound 1; Norman Candler Orchestra ( Telefunken France 1973)
- Alone Again; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1973)
- Moonlight party; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1973)
- Love me with all your heart; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1974)
- Norman Candler Candies; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1974)
- The Girls in my Life; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1974)
- Festival of Film Hits: Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( London Records / King Tokyo 1974)
- You are the sunshine of my life; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1975)
- Happy polka; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1975)
- Alone Again; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1975)
- Candler by candlelight; Norman Candler Magic Strings (London Phase 4, UK 1976)
- Golden Sound Orchestras; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1976)
- Can't give you anything but love; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1976)
- Le Reve; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1977)
- Try a little tenderness; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1977)
- Killing me softly with his song; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( London Records / King Tokyo 1977)
- Tombe la Neige; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler ( London Records / King Tokyo 1977)
- Romantic moods; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1978)
- A Tribute to John; Norman Candler ( Telefunken Germany 1978)
- The Girl from Hong Kong (2014 Black Pearl Records)
CDs / download albums (selection)
- The soft magic; Norman Candler (1989 Intersound Germany)
- Luck for you; Mr. Acker Bilk / Norman Candler (1989 Intersound Germany)
- Listen to the radio; Franck Pourcel (1989 Intersound Germany)
- Piano talk; Mladen Franko / Norman Candler (1989 Intersound Germany)
- The Best of Mr. Black Forest; Horst Jankowski (1989 Intersound / Sonoton Germany)
- Lightning up the town; Kenny Ball & The Jazzmen (1990 Intersound Germany)
- Fun & romance; Mladen Franko / Norman Candler (1991 Intersound Germany)
- Big Band Classics; Les Brown / Billy May (1991 Intersound Germany)
- Dance and dream; Norman Candler (1992 Intersound Germany)
- Dream grades; Eugen Cicero (1993 Intersound Germany)
- To all my friends; Xavier Cugat (1994 Intersound Germany)
- Piano interlude; Horst Jankowski (1994 Intersound / Sonoton Germany)
- Born with a Kiss; Harald Winkler / Norman Candler (1994 Intersound Germany)
- Big Band Classics 2; Ted Heath (1996 Intersound Germany)
- Archival 3 Easy Listening ( Sonoton Germany 1996)
- Archival 4 Happy Swing ( Sonoton Germany 1998)
- Easy listening lounge; Eugen Cicero (1997 Intersound Germany)
- The Happy 60s; Gerhard Narholz (1997 Intersound Germany)
- Martini Lounge ( Sonoton Germany 1997)
- Lounge Exotica ( Sonoton Germany 1997)
- 60s TV Lounge ( Sonoton Germany 1997)
- Romance, Fire and Fancy (2003 Intersound Germany)
- The Girl from Hong Kong (2014 Black Pearl Records)
- Taking a Chance on Love; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2014 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- Many Times; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2015 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- I Could Have Danced All Night; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2015 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- Dancing in the moonlight; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2016 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- Girls; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2018 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- With a Song in My Heart; Norman Candler - Magic Strings (2019 Memorylane / Intersound Germany)
- Pearls; The Gerhard Narholz Orchestra (2020 Intersound Germany)
- Childhood nostalgia; Otto Sieben (2020 Sonoton Music)
- Optimistic piano; Otto Sieben & Roman Raithel (2020 Sonoton Music)
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: Exuberance in the Salzkammergut
- 1964: The merry women of Tyrol
- 1965: I prefer to buy a Tyrolean hat
- 1975–1980: Schoolgirl Report (various episodes)
- 1973: The Hong Kong girl
- 1966–1970: John Klings Adventures (TV series)
- 2012: Sisi ... and I'll tell you the truth
Web links
- Media from and about Gerhard Narholz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerhard Narholz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Narholz, Gerhard". Riemann Music Lexicon . B. Schott's Sons Verlag, Mainz, 1975, p. 255
- ↑ "Narholz, Gerhard". Who is who, The German Who is Who - XXIII. Verlag Schmidt-Römhild, 1984, p. 892
- ↑ "Narholz, Gerhard". Contemporary composers . Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser Verlag, 1995, p. 910
- ↑ http://pmamusic.com/mark-awards-winners-announced/
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Narholz, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer, arranger and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1937 |