Ilya Livschakoff

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Ilja Livschakoff (born November 15, 1903 in Jekaterinodar / Russia, † June 10, 1990 in Buenos Aires ) was a German violinist and conductor who was celebrated in Berlin in the early 1930s in particular.

Life

Ilja Livschakoff fled the Soviet Union to Warsaw at a young age after his father was murdered by the Bolsheviks . There he completed a music degree (violin) at the Conservatory (today Fryderyk Chopin University for Music ). In the diploma examination he played the violin concerto in A minor by Alexander Glasunow . In 1927 Livschakoff moved to Berlin and from then on devoted himself more and more to the light muse . Until 1932 he directed the house band of the Hotel Bristol , where he played both salon and dance music .

Livschakoff and his ensemble soon became one of the most important record orchestras. For Deutsche Grammophon he accompanied well-known singers of the time such as Erwin Hartung , Leo Monosson , Max Mensing and Paul Dorn as well as singing film stars such as Paul Hörbiger , Curt Bois and Renate Müller . But also as a violin virtuoso he stood in front of the microphone. In total, Ilja Livschakoff recorded more than 800 shellac records and, as was common at the time, often used pseudonyms. He was called Fred Marley or Harry Hiller , and his ensemble often played under the names La Plata Tango Band and The Rhythm Maniacs .

After his engagement at the Hotel Bristol, Livschakoff often made guest appearances with his orchestra in the Delphi Palace in Berlin . But engagements and recordings became increasingly rare after 1933. Ilja Livschakoff, of Jewish origin, managed to stay active in Germany until the beginning of 1937, but then was unable to return to Germany from a stay in Karlsbad . The National Socialists had excluded him from the Reich Music Chamber . Further appearances were banned. The artist emigrated to Argentina, where he - like his colleagues Dajos Béla and Efim Schachmeister - was able to continue working as a bandmaster. He could be heard there in the cafés of Buenos Aires until the 1960s. Up until the 1980s, he often returned to Germany only on private trips.

Discography (selection)

CD

  • Ilja Livschakoff "A song, a kiss, a girl" , Pumpkin Pie Records, Berlin 2003

Shellac records

  • 1930: Erika, don't you need a friend , music Will Meisel , text Willy Rosen , vocals Alexander Flessburg
  • 1930: Oh Fräulein Grete , music by Juan Llossas , text by Fritz Löhner , vocals by Leo Monosson
  • 1930: Every love goes with a glass of wine , from the sound film Die Lindenwirtin , music by Michael Krausz, text by Bruno Hardt-Warden, with German refrain singing
  • 1930: In the White Horse Inn on Lake Wolfgang and in the Salzkammergut , from the revue in the White Horse Inn , music by Ralph Benatzky , text by Robert Gilbert , vocals by Marcel Klass
  • 1930: May I ask for the next tango , music by Willy Rosen , text by Kurt Schwabach , vocals by Leo Monosson
  • 1931: I have a divan doll , from the operetta Die Blume von Hawaii , composer Paul Abraham , lyrics by Alfred Grünwald / Fritz Löhner-Beda , vocals by Marcel Klass
  • 1931: Kind, you don't need to cry , from the sound film Der Draufgänger , music by Hans May, text by Kurt Schwabach, vocals by Leo Monosson (Orchestra Ilja Livschakoff under the name of Fred Marlow Tanz-Orchester)
  • 1932: A song, a kiss, a girl , from the sound film of the same name, composer Robert Stolz , text Robert Gilbert , with German chanting
  • 1932: A little love for me , from the sound film of the same name, composer Paul Abraham , text Robert Gilbert / Armin L. Robinson , vocals Lee Perry
  • 1932: Who thought of you, you sweet women , from the sound film Countess Mariza , composer Emmerich Kálmán , text Julius Brammer / Alfred Grünwald , vocals Paul Dorn
  • 1932: What do I need caviar when I'm in love? , from the sound film Kaiserwalzer , music by Nico Dostal , text by Robert Gilbert, vocals by Paul Dorn
  • 1932: It's so wonderful to get up , song and foxtrot from the sound film Mädchen zum Marieren , Hermann Thimig with Ilja Livschakoff & orchestra, Krauss music , text Robert Gilbert / Armin L. Robinson
  • 1933: Aunt Anna , couplet foxtrot, composer Leslie Sarony, lyrics by Charles Amberg, music by Fred Marley (= Ilja Livschakoff) dance orchestra, vocals by Erwin Hartung and choir
  • 1934: Blue Pavilion , Andalusian serenade, instrumental, music by José Armandola
  • 1934: I'm so happy today , from the sound film your greatest success , music and text Franz Grothe / Ernst Marischka , vocals Max Mensing
  • 1935: At this solemn hour , from the opera Die Macht des Schicksals by Giuseppe Verdi , arranged by Atzler, violin solo Ilja Livschakoff
  • 1935: Negerwiegenlied , instrumental, music by George H. Clutsam
  • 1935: Puszta-Fox , instrumental, as Fred Marley, music E. Mihaly
  • 1936: In Santa Margarita , tango serenade, music by Ludwig Schmidseder , text by Klaus S. Richter, vocals by Rudi Schuricke and the Spree Revellers
  • 1936: In my heart, darling, there is room for many , Russian foxtrot from the sound film Savoy-Hotel 217 , music by Walter Gronostay , text Beckmann, with German refrain singing
  • 1936: Capricious waltz , instrumental, music by Willy Richartz

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ All data from Knud Wolffram: Ilja Livschakoff - A song, a kiss, a girl. Booklet for the CD, Pumpkin Pie Records, Berlin 2003
  2. ↑ It's so wonderful to get up / Hermann Thimig with Ilja Livschakoff & Orchestra on YouTube
  3. ↑ Aunt Anna (Livschakoff / Hartung, 1933) on YouTube
personal data
SURNAME Livschakoff, Ilya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-German violinist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Ekaterinodar
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1990
Place of death Buenos Aires , Argentina