Richard Addinsell
Richard Stewart Addinsell (born January 13, 1904 in London , † November 14, 1977 there ) was a British film composer .
Life
Addinsell initially studied law at Oxford, but later decided to study music at the Royal College of Music in London . On December 3, 1928, The Old Vic Company premiered the operetta Adam's Opera based on the book by Clemence Dane with music by Richard Addinsell. From 1929 to 1932 he continued his studies in Berlin and Vienna . One of the most famous works Addinsell is the music for the film Dangerous Moonlight (1941), one of the styles Sergei Rachmaninov approximate Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra , under the name Warsaw Concerto (Warsaw Concerto) gained worldwide fame. His longtime partner was the British fashion designer Victor Stiebel .
Works (selection)
Film music
- 1932: His Lordship
- 1936: Fire Over England (Fire over England)
- 1939: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
- 1939: Test flight QE 97 (Q Planes)
- 1940: Contraband
- 1940: Gaslight (Gaslight)
- 1944: Ghost Comedy (Blithe Spirit)
- 1949: Slave of the Heart (Under Capricorn)
- 1950: The Black Rose (The Black Rose)
- 1951: A Christmas Story (Scrooge)
- 1951: Dakapo ( Encore )
- 1957: The Prince and the Showgirl (The Prince and the Showgirl)
- 1958: Two cities (A Tale of Two Cities)
- 1961: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
- 1962: We're All Damned (The War Lover)
- 1965: A place at the top (Life at the Top)
Incidental music
- Adam's Opera, by Clemence Dane . First performance: December 3, 1928 London
- The Good Companions, stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by JB Priestley , Addinsell wrote some songs, premiered on May 14, 1931 at His Majesty's Theater in London
- Alice in Wonderland, based on Lewis Carroll , adapted by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus, premiered on December 11, 1932 at the Civic Repertory Theater in New York City.
- Come of Age, by Clemence Dane, first performed on January 12, 1934 with Judith Anderson at Maxine Elliott's Theater in New York
- The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. First performance: 1937 London
- Blithe Spirit, by N. Coward. First performance: 1941 London
- Alice in Wonderland, after Lewis Carroll. First performance: 1943 London
literature
- Thomas S. Hischak: The Encyclopedia of Film Composers . Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, ISBN 9781442245501 , pp. 1-2
- Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Addinsell, Richard. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 7 (first edition: 1882).
- Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Addinsel, Richard [add.] Stewart. 12th completely revised edition. 4. Supplementary volume, personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1972, p. 5 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
- Richard Addinsell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam's Opera . In: The Guardian . London December 4th 1928, p. 8 (English, newspapers.com [accessed September 30, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Addinsell, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Addinsell, Richard Stewart (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1977 |
| Place of death | London |