Harro Korth

Harro Korth (* 1939 ) is a German lyricist .

Life

Korth grew up in a suburb of Chemnitz . After graduating from high school in 1957 and graduating in 1960, he worked as a teacher until 1968 and then in electronic data processing as a programmer and organizer until 1994. From 1958 to 1978 he wrote lyrics for funk, records, publishers and bands as a part-time job. He is particularly interested in dance music in Berlin and Leipzig from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Songs

1960 “I believe in the happiness of being two” (composer Kurt Oertel) - Rose-Marie Heimerdinger and the Berlin Dance Orchestra, conductor Günter Gollasch; 1964 second recording with Klaus Groß and the large dance string orchestra of the Deutschlandsender, conducted by Jürgen Hermann in an arrangement by the composer
1961 “Why don't you kiss me” ( Hans-Joachim Schulze ) - Fanny Daal and the Günter Oppenheimer orchestra
1961: "Heavy storms - wild waves" (Hans Hansen) - Hans Lachmann and the State Dance and Entertainment Orchestra Helmut Opel
1961: "My husband is always nice to me" ( Hans-Joachim Schulze ) - Sonja Siewert and the Leipzig Radio Dance Orchestra , conducted by Walter Eichenberg, published in 2002 on a portrait CD by Sonja Siewert and Herbert Klein
1963: "Without you" ( Werny Engelhardt ) - Christel Schulze and the Radio GDR entertainment orchestra
1963: "... but I can only love you" ( Gerhard Graul ) - Petra Böttcher and the Leipzig Radio Dance Orchestra, conducted by Walter Eichenberg
1963: "Say you are" ( Werny Engelhardt ) - Berlin Youth Choir and the Walter Kubiczeck Orchestra
1963: "I saw happiness" ( Fred-Günter Opitz ) - The four teddies and the Leipzig Radio Dance Orchestra, conducted by Walter Eichenberg
1967: "The star of love shines brightly above us" ( Walter Eichenberg ) - Monika Hauff and the Walter Eichenberg orchestra
1968: “A thousand questions” ( Jürgen Heider ) - Monika Hauff and Klaus-Dieter Henkler and the Berliner Rundfunk dance orchestra, directed by Günter Gollasch
1970 "Every Sunday we meet" ( Wolfgang Gerhardt ) - Ekkehard Göpelt and the Leipzig Radio Dance Orchestra, conducted by Walter Eichenberg
1971 “Writing love letters” ( Eberhard Stoll ) - Anne Mehner and the Berliner Rundfunk dance orchestra, directed by Günter Gollasch
1972 "I only see sunshine everywhere" (Eberhard Stoll)

Web links

Harro Korth in WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ the singer's first radio recording; presented on June 11, 1960 in the hit ABC by Herbert Küttner
↑ Lyricist , creative period
↑ this recording from the special production of Radio DDR was taken over by Amiga and published in December 1961 on plate 5 50 138 - Harth Musik Verlag Leipzig-Berlin 1961
↑ Amiga 550 138 Perikles Fotopoulos & the Columbia Quartet - Irena The Hemmann Quintet - Do you see happiness Orchester Günter Gollasch Fanny Daal & the four Teddies - Once in a lifetime Fanny Daal - Why don't you kiss me Orchester Günter Oppenheimer 504 1239 504 1240
^ Harth Musik Verlag Leipzig-Berlin 1965
↑ According to the DRA, the song was recorded on June 17, 1963; Digitized in 2010
^ DRA - recorded June 27, 1963; Digitized in 2010
^ DRA - recorded March 27, 1964; Digitized in 2010
↑ 1967 Song of Time
↑ published in June 1967 by Amiga on plate 4 50 618 - Musikverlag Lied der Zeit 1967
↑ Monika Hauff and the Walter Eichenberg Orchestra on YouTube with "The star of love shines brightly above us" by Walter Eichenberg and Harro Korth
↑ Roba Musikverlage Hamburg have confirmed a piano edition of the sheet music with Lied der Zeit Musikverlag Berlin
^ DRA - recorded January 8, 1968; 2010 digitized - 1968 Lied der Zeit music publisher
^ Harth Musik Verlag
↑ Wolfgang Gerhardt was a pianist with Alo Koll and later had his own orchestra. Composer and publisher arranger
^ First radio recording by Ekkehard Göpelt
↑ Winner's title at the hit competition in the Leipzig district in 1970. Performed by a pair of duets from Leipzig at the closing event.
^ DRA - recorded May 13, 1971; a contribution from the Karl-Marx-Stadt district to the 1971 hit competition
^ Contribution to the hit competition of the Karl-Marx-Stadt district in 1972

personal data
SURNAME	Korth, Harro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lyricist
DATE OF BIRTH	1939

[1] the singer's first radio recording; presented on June 11, 1960 in the hit ABC by Herbert Küttner

[2] Lyricist , creative period

[3] this recording from the special production of Radio DDR was taken over by Amiga and published in December 1961 on plate 5 50 138 - Harth Musik Verlag Leipzig-Berlin 1961

[4] Amiga 550 138 Perikles Fotopoulos & the Columbia Quartet - Irena The Hemmann Quintet - Do you see happiness Orchester Günter Gollasch Fanny Daal & the four Teddies - Once in a lifetime Fanny Daal - Why don't you kiss me Orchester Günter Oppenheimer 504 1239 504 1240

[5] Harth Musik Verlag Leipzig-Berlin 1965

[6] According to the DRA, the song was recorded on June 17, 1963; Digitized in 2010

[7] DRA - recorded June 27, 1963; Digitized in 2010

[8] DRA - recorded March 27, 1964; Digitized in 2010

[9] 1967 Song of Time

[10] ublished in June 1967 by Amiga on plate 4 50 618 - Musikverlag Lied der Zeit 1967

[11] Monika Hauff and the Walter Eichenberg Orchestra on YouTube with "The star of love shines brightly above us" by Walter Eichenberg and Harro Korth

[12] Roba Musikverlage Hamburg have confirmed a piano edition of the sheet music with Lied der Zeit Musikverlag Berlin

[13] DRA - recorded January 8, 1968; 2010 digitized - 1968 Lied der Zeit music publisher

[14] Harth Musik Verlag

[15] Wolfgang Gerhardt was a pianist with Alo Koll and later had his own orchestra. Composer and publisher arranger

[16] First radio recording by Ekkehard Göpelt

[17] Winner's title at the hit competition in the Leipzig district in 1970. Performed by a pair of duets from Leipzig at the closing event.

[18] DRA - recorded May 13, 1971; a contribution from the Karl-Marx-Stadt district to the 1971 hit competition

[19] Contribution to the hit competition of the Karl-Marx-Stadt district in 1972