Horst Winter

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Horst Winter , also Harry Winter (born September 24, 1914 in Beuthen , Upper Silesia , † December 3, 2001 in Vienna ) was a German musician.

Life

Horst Winter completed a music degree at the University of Music in Berlin with a major in violin and clarinet as a minor. He then played - mainly the clarinet - in dance orchestras such as that of Hans Rehmstedt , where he also appeared more and more as a vocal soloist who was quite capable of swinging. From 1941 he had his own orchestra that recorded records for the company Tempo . The records (including with Adolf Steimel's orchestra ) mostly had a harmless dance music title on one side, while considerable jazz could be heard on the B side - not necessarily what the Reichsmusikkammer preferred stylistically. With the inclusion of Joseph! Joseph! As she does not want flowers or chocolate the arc was overstretched but the plate was banned. From 1943 to 1945 he served in the Wehrmacht, became an American prisoner of war in Normandy and after his release he went to Vienna, where he founded the Vienna Dance Orchestra in 1946 and got his first record deal with Gerhard Mendelsons Elite Spezial . The song And now it's quiet, composed and written by Hans Lang and Erich Meder , was published in 1948 and later became a global success thanks to Betty Hutton ( Blow a Fuse, 1951) and Björk ( It's Oh So Quiet, 1995).

In 1950 Winter founded the Horst Winter Dance Orchestra, with which he had guest appearances in Germany and Switzerland. In 1955 he performed with international stars such as B. Marika Rökk on tours abroad.

In 1960 Horst Winter represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in London under his stage name Harry Winter . With his title You have me so fascinated , which was written by the well-known composer Robert Stolz , he reached seventh place out of 13 participants.

At the Chanson Festival in Monte Carlo in 1961 he and Vogerl from Vienna won first place. In 1973 there was an appearance in the USA on behalf of Frank Sinatra . In 1977 Winter was Kapellmeister of the Hoch- and Deutschmeister and toured at home and abroad. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, an ORF TV show with the Richard Oesterreicher Big Band took place in the Hotel Wimberger.

Horst Winter had to prove his musical skills very early - at the age of 16 - in order to earn money, because after his parents divorced it was up to him to look after his mother and sister. The thoroughbred musician switched from studying classical music to being a light muse. Success was not long in coming, soon he became known as "the youngest jazz king" in the music world. As a composer and lyricist of many hits, marches and musicals, he proved his diversity. He represented Austria seven times at international festivals.

As Kapellmeister of the Original Hoch- and Deutschmeister , he saw his task as maintaining the tradition of this Austrian orchestra. His final resting place is at the cemetery in Pottendorf approx. 30 km south of Vienna.

Horst Winter's grave

Awards and honors

Memorial stone on the corner of Grinzinger Strasse and Heiligenstädter Strasse
  • In 1976 Winter was awarded the title of Professor and the Golden Medal of Honor
  • 1994 Awarded the Golden Town Hall Man
  • In 2002, a memorial stone was unveiled on the corner of Grinzinger Strasse and the corner of Heiligenstädter Strasse to mark the first anniversary of the musician's death.
  • In 2007 the Horst Winter Promenade in Vienna-Floridsdorf was opened on September 29th .

Publications

  • In 1989 his book Turn You Around Again (Amalthea) was published
  • Various sound carriers

literature

  • Rudolf Flotzinger (Ed.): Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon. Volume 5. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.secondhandsongs.com/song/53457
personal data
SURNAME Winter, Horst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winter, Harry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Beuthen , Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 2001
Place of death Vienna