Peter Igelhoff

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Peter Igelhoff (left) with Dorit Kreysler and Willi Schaeffers in the Komiker's cabaret, 1938

Peter Igelhoff (real name: Rudolf August Order , called "Petrus" by friends; * July 22, 1904 in Vienna , † April 8, 1978 in Bad Reichenhall ) was an Austrian musician and composer .

Life

From 1924 to 1932 he was employed as a civil servant in the City of Vienna. Peter Igelhoff broke off his civil service career in 1932 and studied music in Vienna and London until 1935. In 1936 his life began in Berlin as an 'entertainer at the piano' performing in various bars, including the comedians' cabaret . From the beginning he worked as a freelancer.

He wrote over 1,000 songs and hits , which he often performed himself and recorded on (shellac) records , including Aunt Jutta from Calcutta , Das Nachtgespenst , In my bathtub I'm a captain and The Uncle Doctor said . From 1938 onwards, around 50 film and 100 television music were added, such as We make music with Ilse Werner (1942). At first he was also seen as an actor in some films.

Igelhoff also wrote several stage pieces such as Mademoiselle Mama , Love at First Sight , Man Without a Heart , A Great Case , The Light Blue Venus , A Night with Rosita and Parisian Perfume .

The swinging chansons and jazz numbers of Peter Igelhoff were characterized by their musical ease and smart lyrics, which were very well received by the audience of the 1930s, but not by the ruling National Socialists . Igelhoff's music was too American , which is why he was banned from performing by the Reichsmusikkammer and had to move to the front in 1942.

After the Second World War Igelhoff returned to Germany and celebrated great success with his songs in the 1950s. He appeared several times in German television shows, especially in Zum Blauen Bock , where he played his songs on the piano himself and sometimes also performed them. In 1969 Peter Igelhoff received an honorary professorship.

Igelhoff lived temporarily in Munich , Franz-Joseph-Straße 37 (Schwabing) and later had a house in Bad Reichenhall . His modest urn grave has been in Munich's north cemetery (60-U-15) since 1991 .

Film music

Documents

Autographs of jazz compositions are in the Saxon State Archives in Leipzig .

See also

Quotes

Peter Igelhoff, called Petrus for short in a familiar circle, was asked how he had liked the singing of the new tenor, named Hahn, on the previous evening. The musician screwed up a sad, sour expression and gave his judgment: "When the cock crowed for the second time, Peter went out and wept bitterly."

Web links

Commons : Peter Igelhoff  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Nowottnick (Ed.): Humor in the Kingdom of God. Kemper-Verlag, Heidelberg 1960, p. 68.
personal data
SURNAME Igelhoff, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Order, Rudolf August (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1978
Place of death Bad Reichenhall