Richard Czapek
Richard Czapek (born June 7, 1913 in Vienna ; † September 3, 1997 ibid) was an Austrian composer and interpreter of the Wienerlied .
Live and act
After training as a typesetter, Richard Czapek devoted himself full-time to music. As early as 1927 he composed (together with Bruno Hauer ) his first hit. In 1948 he wrote his first Viennese song A klaner Beserlpark , which was followed by several Viennese songs from his pen. Together with his wife Hilde (née Schödl) he performed as the Duo Czapek at home and abroad as a Wienerlied singer, also on television, for example. B. at Heinz Conrads .
His grave is at the Ottakringer Friedhof (21-10-14).
Awards, prizes
Songs (selection)
- A klaner Beserlpark
- I have a soft spot for Ober St. Veit
- Alt-Ottakring
- Once a month, I don't give a damn about jazz
- Come on, swap hearts
- Holiday yodelers
- I'm glad i'm from Wean
- When I look at my life like that
- I'm not afraid of the Weanerliad
- Don't forget about the Weanerliad
- The old steam tramway
- The Anton of Sankt Anton
- This is my Waldviertel
- The big prize
- I have an ancestral gallery
- I'm doing my Matura in Grinzing
- I got there in the tenth blow
- Let ma s'Radl renna
- My Schärding on the Inn
literature
- Christian Fastl: Czapek, Richard. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Works by and about Richard Czapek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Richard Czapek in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Duo Czapek live , Wienerlieder potpourri by and with the Duo Czapek
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Czapek, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and Viennese song singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1997 |
| Place of death | Vienna |