Robert Gaden

Robert Gaden (actually Robert Henry Gaden-Gädeke ; born August 23, 1893 in Bordeaux , France , † October 1, 1985 in Berlin-Zehlendorf) was a violinist and conductor.

Life

Robert Henry Gaden performed publicly as a soloist at the age of 13 and became a master student of Lucien Capet at the Paris Conservatoire Nationale. When the world war broke out, the family returned to Germany. After the end of the war, Gaden had to switch to light music and directed an artist band, a Diamond King's jazz band and Roberts jazz band; with all the orchestras recordings were made for various companies. In September 1926 he caused a sensation with the world premiere of Ferde Grofé's "Mississippi Suite" on the Berlin German broadcaster. Since 1930 he had an exclusive contract with ( Electrola ). In the 1930s he became famous for the elegant style with his Robert Gaden Tango Orchestra. He preferred to play Argentine tango . As a Robert Gaden dance orchestra, he has recorded all kinds of jazz compositions, film music, slow waltzes and concert titles.

He is mentioned in a series with Otto Dobrindt and Oskar Joost , who also created a series of so-called “Argentine Tangos” that empathized with the world of sound and the abundance of melodies in Latin America.

Robert H. Gaden-Gädeke died blind in old age as a result of a fall. His wife was Ilse Gädeke-Gaden (born in Berlin in 1899).

Discography

• Rainer E. Lotz: Discography of German Dance Music, Volume 1. - Bonn: Birgit Lotz Verlag, 1993 (p. Viii, 1-278). - ISBN 978-3-9802656-4-5 . (contains a list of all of Robert Gaden's records, pp. 107-136)

Selected recordings

• The Vamp-Orientalischer Foxtrot - Parlophone P1087 - Berlin April 21, 1920
• Lawngreen (Lohengrin) -F - gramophone 15782 - Berlin July 1920
• Kentucky Blues - Parlophone P1412 - Berlin November 15, 1922
• Do the Black Bottom with me (Geh Bubi) -SF - Pathé 8506 - Paris 1928
• Crepusculo-T - Kalliope K1285 - Berlin 1928
• Orientexpress-F - Electrola EG2859 - Berlin September 18, 1933
• I feel in me-LW / Quietly sounds a melody-LW - Electrola EG3511 - Berlin November 19, 1935
• Robert Gaden plays tangos - 1st and 2nd part - Electrola EG3630 - Berlin April 22, 1936
• Robert Gaden us Orchester - Vivere - Bandoneon Walter Pörschmann - Berlin. September 10, 1937
• Robert Gaden us Orchester - Oh Primadonna - Berlin. January 19, 1938
• Am Rio Negro-T / O mia bella Napoli-T - Electrola EG6467 - Berlin September 7, 1938
• Robert Gaden us Orchester - Fatalita - Bandoneon Walter Pörschmann, Fred Dömpke - Berlin. 5th October. 1938
• From my life-T / Jalousie-T - Electrola EG6575 - Berlin November 2nd 1938
• Aromas de los Andes-T / La Seduccion-T - Electrola EG6568 - Berlin November 2, 1938
• Robert Gaden us Orchester - The phone goes at night - December 8, 1938
• Pepita dances-T / Guten Tag, dear luck-EW - Electrola EG6789 - Berlin February 1939
• A couple of tears-SF / Fatme-T - Electrola EG7011 - Berlin September 21, 1939
• Yes and no-F / You are the first woman-LW - Electrola EG7042 - Berlin September 1939
• Get on the gondola-T / Every woman longs for you, Casanova-T - Electrola EG7076 - Berlin October 1939

Film music

• The robbery of the Mona Lisa , Germany 1931, feature film

Web links

• Robert Gaden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sound carrier of “Robert Gaden and his Orchestra” in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.nfo.net/euro/eg2.html
2. ↑ http://www.radio101.de/tango/alles.htm
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ http://www.allotria-berlin.de/fp_02a.html
5. ↑ Film portal  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.