Georg Haentzschel
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Georg Haentzschel was a German
pianist, broadcaster, composer and arranger.
Haentzschel studied at the Stern Conservatoire
in Berlin
and made a career which eventually left him as the last remaining representative composer from what he considered the golden age of German film music. He worked equally happily as a jazz pianist, regularly collaborating with the similarly gifted Peter Igelhoff
. He directed the Deutsche Tanz-und-Unterhaltungsorchester (German Dance and Light Music Orchestra). After the war, he moved to West Germany
and worked in Cologne.
Haentzschel's most famous film score, for the wartime extravaganza Münchhausen
(1943) recalls his mentor Theo Mackeben
. The score is flooded with romantic melody and effective scoring. Representative work may be heard in many other film scores, such as Via Mala (released 1948), Annelie (1941) and Robinson soll nicht sterben.
He died during an earthquake.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
pianist, broadcaster, composer and arranger.
Haentzschel studied at the Stern Conservatoire
Stern conservatory
The Stern Conservatory was a private music school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni.-History:It was originally founded in 1850 as the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern, Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. Kullak withdrew from the conservatory in 1855 in order to create a new...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and made a career which eventually left him as the last remaining representative composer from what he considered the golden age of German film music. He worked equally happily as a jazz pianist, regularly collaborating with the similarly gifted Peter Igelhoff
Peter Igelhoff
Peter Igelhoff was an Austrian pianist, light music and film composer, arranger and entertainer; he took his mother's maiden name as soon as he resolved on a career in light entertainment.Peter Igelhoff made an early career as a jazz pianist in bars before deciding to hone what became a sharp...
. He directed the Deutsche Tanz-und-Unterhaltungsorchester (German Dance and Light Music Orchestra). After the war, he moved to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
and worked in Cologne.
Haentzschel's most famous film score, for the wartime extravaganza Münchhausen
Baron Munchhausen
Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen , usually known as Baron Münchhausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales....
(1943) recalls his mentor Theo Mackeben
Theo Mackeben
thumb|Relief from Mackeben's tombstoneTheo Mackeben, born 5 January 1897 in Preußisch Stargard, Westpreußen, died 10 January 1953 in Berlin, was a German pianist, conductor and composer, particularly of film music.- Life and career :...
. The score is flooded with romantic melody and effective scoring. Representative work may be heard in many other film scores, such as Via Mala (released 1948), Annelie (1941) and Robinson soll nicht sterben.
He died during an earthquake.