Willy Weiss (singer)

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Willy Weiss , also Willi Weiss , completely Wilhelm Friedrich Weiss (* 1883 , † 1954 ), was a German singer (tenor) and songwriter.

Life

Weiss, whose full name was Wilhelm Friedrich Weiss and came from cabaret and cabaret, made a start attempt as an actor in silent films. Since the beginning of the 1920s he sang about gramophone records; from around 1922 for the recently founded record company Vox, from 1924 also for Homocord and the Lindström Group under its Beka brand , where he was accompanied by the bohemian orchestra, and later by the Dobbri saxophone orchestra. After 1927 he sang refrains with the Isi-Werke in Leipzig on their label "Electrocord" to the music of the "Tanzsport-Orchester" directed by Kapellmeister Richard Zeuner and the violinist M [enne?] Freudenberg.

He is listed on the labels as a "broadcasting voice". And not by chance, because after 1923, when entertainment broadcasting began in Germany in the Vox-Haus in Berlin , Weiss was a frequent guest in front of the microphone there too. The pocket album “Künstler am Rundfunk” from 1932 contains on page 135 a drawing and a rhyming self-presentation of the artist.

Weiss wrote hit lyrics for various composers, including Hans May , Willy Rosen and Carl Zimmer ; The collaboration with Hermann Krome and Emil Palm , with whom he wrote a number of hits, was more intensive . They were also interpreted by other artists of the time, for example the cabaret baritone Robert Koppel and the still young Eric Helgar , but primarily by fellow singer Harry Steier and his quartet.

After 1933, the German nationalist “German singer, radio operator” allowed himself to be seduced by exuberant enthusiasm for the “ National Revolution ” into rather borderline “party poetry”, such as his songs on “Braunau am Inn” and the “young oak on Adolf-Hitler-Platz “From 1933 to 1934 testify.

With less catchy lyrics and as a chorus singer, Weiss was able to succeed in the 1930s; his songs by Count von Rüdesheim or by the Bremen Town Musicians were published well into the 1950s.

Sound documents (selection)

Recordings with white

At Vox

  • Vox 03278 (Matr. 917-A) out there in the Wachau. Wiener Lied ( Ernst Arnold ) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1924) (NE 03/1923)
  • Vox 03278 (Matr. 918-A) Shimmering moon. Lied ( Siegwart Ehrlich ) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1924) (NE 03/1923)
  • Vox 04502 (Matr. 2100-A) Nachtlokal (When the stars in the sky at night ...) Song and Foxtrot ( Victor Corzilius ) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1925)
  • Vox 04502 (Matr. 2001-A) Don't leave me alone in the spring (white blooms the lilac ...) song and foxtrot ( Werner Richard Heymann ) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1925)
  • Vox 3562-A Leb'wohl, Veronika, from the operetta "Messalinette" (M: Walter Bromme ) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1926) (NE 03/1926)
  • Vox 3562-B Madam, you must allow me to read the operetta “Messalinette” (M: Walter Bromme) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1926) (NE 03/1926)
  • Vox 3603-A That was in Heidelberg on a blue summer night . Lied (M .: Hermann Krome) Willi Weiss [tenor], with orchestral accompaniment (K1927) (NE 01/1927)

At Beka [Lindström]

  • Beka No. 32 570 to 32 576 - up. October 29, 1924 Willy Weiss, tenor, with bohemian orchestra, conducted by Herbert Fröhlich
  • Beka No. 32 647 to 32 548 - up. January 13, 1925 Willy Weiss, tenor, with bohemian orchestra, conducted by Herbert Fröhlich
  • Beka-Record B. 5285 (Matr. 32 900) I dreamed of love in May  : Lied ( Franz Doelle ) Willy Weiss, tenor, with Dobbri saxophone orchestra, conducted by Otto Dobrindt
  • Beka-Record B. 5285 (Matr. 32 901) Stay true to me: Lied (Werner R. Heymann) Willy Weiss, tenor, with Dobbri saxophone orchestra, conducted by Otto Dobrindt
  • Beka-Record B. 5275 (Matr. 32 902) Sahara - Foxtrot (Horatio Nicholls - Jean Frederick) Willy Weiss, tenor, with Dobbri saxophone orchestra, conducted by Otto Dobrindt
  • Beka-Record B. 5275 (Matr. 32 903) Haremsnacht. Oriental Foxtrot and Blues (Tito Murzilli) Willy Weiss, tenor, with Dobbri saxophone orchestra, conducted by Otto Dobrindt

At Homocord

  • Homocord B. ???? (Matr. M ????) If you see my aunt, ad burlesque “The Harem on a Journey” (M: Rudolf Nelson , T: Rudolph Schanzer, Ernst Welisch) Willi Weiss with orchestra accompaniment [1924]
  • Homocord B.1847 (M 17 900) Love also needs a little music, from “Madam Revue” (Rud. Nelson, text: Rud. Schanzer) Willi Weiss with orchestral accompaniment (A 28.5.25)
  • Homocord B.1847 (M 17 901) Miezeken (Fr. Gollnow, text: Willi Weiss) Willi Weiss with orchestral accompaniment (A May 28, 25)

At Electrocord [Isi-Werke, Leipzig]

  • Electrocord 1149 (Matr. 5206) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] That's why we want to get along again: Atmospheric waltz song (Text: Weiß - Music: Krome) Dance sports orchestra: Zeuner-Freudenberg, with refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1148 (Matr. 5212) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] We'll have another drink. Drinking waltz (text: Berg, music: Geißler) Tanzsport-Orchester Zeuner-Freudenberg. With refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1138 (mat. 5216) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] When the white lilac is blooming again: Slow-Fox (Text: Rotter - Music: Doelle) Zeuner-Freudenberg dance sport orchestra with refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1143 (Matr. 5217) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] The loyal hussar (Once upon a time there was a loyal hussar): March (music: Heinrich Frantzen) Tanzsport-Orchester Zeuner-Freudenberg, with refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1148 (Matr. 5218) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] First let's have another drink! - Drinking song (text: Schwabach, music: Rosen ) Tanzsport-Orchester: Zeuner-Freudenberg. With refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1140 (Matr. 5220) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] There is a woman who will never forget you: Waltz (Text: Schwabach, Music: Cowler ) Tanzsport-Orchester Zeuner-Freudenberg. With refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin
  • Electrocord 1149 (Matr. 5225) [Isi-Werke, Leipzig] Today we don't care about anything! : Waltz drinking song (Text: Weiß - Music: May) Dance sport orchestra: Zeuner-Freudenberg, with refraing singing: Rundfunktenor Willy Weiss, Berlin

On Telefunken after 1933

  • Telefunken (red) A 1490 (mat. 19 350) Oh Luise! Song from “Be Zauberdes Fräulein” (Ralph Benatzky) Hans Bund and his orchestra, vocals: Willi Weiss, aufgen. October 14, 1933
  • Telefunken (blue) A 1511 (Matr. 19 397) The Bremen Town Musicians. Folk dance and song (music: Hermann Krome, text: Willy Weiss) Willi Weiss with vocal quartet and accompanying orchestra, conducted by Hans Bund
  • Telefunken M 6038 (Matr. 19 572) Oh, Auguste, come with me! : March song (music: Herm. Krome - text: Willi Weiß) Singing: Willi Weiss with singing quartet and wind orchestra. Conductor: B [erhard] Derksen
  • Telefunken M 6007 (mat. 19 641) Kling - Klang! : Song and waltz (music and text: Willi Weiß and Emil Palm) tenor with vocal quartet and accompanying orchestra

Recordings with texts by Weiss

  • Beka B. 6060 (Matr. 33 561²) That was at Aunt Trullala's in Düsseldorf on the Rhine: Lied (Karl Knauer - text by Hans Pflanzer and Willy Weiß) Harry Steier with orchestra and choir
  • Beka B. 6104 (Matr. 33 706) Come with me, my dear, I'll show you Sanssouci: Marschlied (Bernhard Nitzsche - Text: Willy Weiß). Harry Steier with quartet and orchestra
  • Beka B. 6209 (Matr. 34 206²) That was in Heidelberg on a blue summer night . Lied (Hermann Krome, text Willy Weiss) Harry Steier, tenor with quartet and orchestra, aufgen. September 1, 1927
  • Beka B. 6841 (Matr. 37 575) Lust'ge boys from the Waterkant, ahoy! (Herm. Krome - Text: Willy Weiß) Harry Steier with quartet and orchestra
  • Ultraphon A 241 (Matr. 10 346) I dreamed on the Rhine in the twilight hour 'march (music by Hans May, text by Hans Pflanzer and Willy Weiß) Theo Mackeben with his jazz orchestra. Refrain singing: Robert Koppel
  • Ultraphon A 1112 (Matr. 18 375) With my Zieh-Zieh-Zieh harmonica: Marching song (music by Jerry Wiga-Winston - text by Willi Weiß) Hans Schindler with his jazz symphonists, refraing singing: Eric Helgar and the 5 songs
  • Odeon O-11 274 (Matr. Be 8977) I could be good for you: Slow-Fox (W. Rosen, text: W. Rosen and Willi Weiß) Dajos Béla dance orchestra with vocals: Leo Frank
  • Derby blue 5661-A (Matr. 27 RN2) I could be good for you. Slowfox (W. Rosen - W.Weiss) Karkoff orchestra with refraing singing [1930-01 / 03]
  • Gloria GO 13 050 (Matr. Bi 1672) Braunau am Inn (There is a small house in Braunau am Inn). Song (music: Carl Zimmer, text: Willy Weiß). Harry Steier, with orchestra, conducted by v. Kapellmstr. O. Dobrindt
  • Gloria GO 13 070 (Matr. Bi 1693) The Bremen Town Musicians: March dance (music: Hermann Krome, text: Willy Weiss) Eric Harden with his dance orchestra and singing
  • Gloria GO 13 070 (Matr. Bi 1694) The Count of Rüdesheim: Schunkelwalzer (music: Hermann Krome, text: Willy Weiss) Eric Harden with his dance orchestra and singing

Works (sheet music)

  • Kitties. Lied (M. Fred Gollnow, T. Willi Weiss) [1924/25]
  • That was in Heidelberg .... (Music: Hermann Krome; Text by Willy Weiß) f. Singing and piano. Publisher: Berlin DMV [Drei Masken-Verlag, approx. 1925]
  • Her Kommer Herstedvester Orkester = Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (music: Hermann Krome; Tysk tekst: Willy Weiss; Dansk tekst: Flemming Geill). For sang and klaver. Published by København, Wilhelm Hansen, cop. 1924
  • Blue boys from the Waterkant Ahoy! : Marschlied (M Hermann Krome; T Willi Weiss) Publisher: Berlin: Bote & Bock, © 1929.
  • I can be good for you, song and Slowfox (M. Willy Rosen , T. with Willy Weiss) for Piano & Vocal; © 1930 by Edition Meisel GmbH
  • Braunau am Inn (There is a small house in Braunau am Inn). Song (music: Carl Zimmer, text: Willy Weiß). Berlin: Der Braune Musikverl., [1933]
  • A young oak stands on Adolf-Hitler-Platz: March song (author: Emil Palm  ; [words from] Willy Weiß) Berlin: Der Braune Musikverl., 1934
  • Blue [lustʹge] boys from the Waterkant: we were in the east, we were in the west; Marching song. Music: Hermann Krome; Text: Willi Weiss; Published by Berlin, Bote & Bock 1943
  • Count von Rüdesheim: So we want to be happy ...; Schunkelwalzer / Hermann Krome. T .: Willy White. Berlin: Birnbach 1953
  • The Bremen Town Musicians: these are the Bremen Town Musicians! ; March Humoresque / Hermann Krome. T .: Willy White. Berlin: Birnbach 1954

literature

  • Hans-Jörg Koch: The request concert on Nazi radio. With a foreword by Hans-Ulrich Wehler (= media in past and present; vol. 20), Cologne / Weimar / Vienna: Böhlau 2003, XI 402 S., ISBN 978-3-412-10903-5 .
  • Berthold Leimbach: Sound documents of cabaret and their interpreters 1898-1945. Göttingen, self-published, 1991, large octave hardcover - unpag.
  • Rainer E. Lotz, Claus Peter Gallenmiller (Hrsg.): Vox artist discography. Online as PDF .
  • Enrico Pigorsch: The Isi-Werke Leipzig. A Saxon chapter in the history of the German record industry. 2 parts. Published in "Der Schalltrichter", Deutscher Grammophon-Club e. V., 2007-2008. 1st part as PDF , 2nd part as PDF .
  • Michael Wedel: The German music film. Archeology of a genre. München, Edition Text + Critique 2007. ISBN 978-3883778358 .
  • Magazine Der deutsche Rundfunk (Ed.): Artists on the radio - A pocket album of the magazine "Der deutsche Rundfunk". Dedicated to our readers. Verlag Rothgießer & Diesing AG, Berlin. Berlin 1932. 256 pages
  • Christian Zwarg (Ed.): Beka / Parlophon . Beka / Parlophon discography online as PDF .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ His first recordings with Vox are based on this repertoire: Wiener Lied, Chanson, Operettenlied.
  2. ↑ in Edmund Edel's silent film operetta “When Men Strike” (music: Karl Otto Krause) he was seen as a police officer in 1919, cf. IMDb and filmportal.de , GECD # 38218, Wedel pp. 113, 119, 122
  3. ↑ Lotz-Gallenmillers Vox Künstler Discography pp. 487–488 lists 20 titles.
  4. ↑ cf. Zwarg, online discography Beka / Parlophon.
  5. ↑ cf. the company history of Pigorsch 2008, 2 parts.
  6. ↑ IMDb and filmportal.de know a “Menne Freudenberg” , but only as a writer of song texts.
  7. ↑ "This orchestra was conducted by Richard Zeuner and a violinist named Freudenberg." User record collector88 states on youtube on July 19, 2011; there is also a picture of the conductor.
  8. ↑ pictured at radiomusaeum.org
  9. ↑ on this NS term cf. Cornelia Schmitz-Berning: Vocabulary of National Socialism, Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2000, ISBN 9783110168884 , p. 414
  10. ↑ composed by Carl Zimmer , performed on Gloria GO13 050 b (Matr. Bi 1672) by Harry Steier with the Otto Dobrindt Orchestra, to be heard on youtube ; the record was banned 14 days after its release because it denigrated the "Führer".
  11. ↑ by Wilhelm Friedrich Weiß and Emil Palm , to be heard on youtube (with English subtitles); Similar derailments are also known from other artists, e.g. B. the gruesome "Adolf Hitler's favorite flower is the simple edelweiss" by Otto Rathke , which Harry Steier sang on December 27, 1933 on the Gloria record GO13 050 a (Matr. Bi 1671), cf. youtube . Although it was offered as a “folk song”, it even seemed to be applied too thickly to the Reichsmusikprüfstelle and was withdrawn from circulation as “national kitsch in the external presentation as in the text”, cf. Koch pp. 362, 366
  12. ↑ Fig. Of the sheet music title with a drawn portrait of Weiss as a student at klose-rodewisch.de (accessed on September 12, 2015)
  13. ↑ cf. Zwarg, online discography Beka / Parlophon, p. 315 ff.
  14. ↑ cf. Zwarg, online discography Beka / Parlophon, p. 345
  15. ↑ to listen on youtube , unfortunately without discographic information!
  16. ↑ Label shown on ebay.com (accessed September 15, 2015)
  17. ↑ listen on youtube
  18. ↑ cf. Fig.label (accessed September 12, 2015)
  19. ↑ cf. worldcat.org
personal data
SURNAME Weiss, Willy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weiss, Willi; Weiss, Wilhelm Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1883
DATE OF DEATH 1954