Zygmunt Białostocki
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Zygmunt Białostocki was a Polish
Jewish musician, born in Białystok, died in Warsaw
, Poland
. He was a Jewish composer of many popular songs, a conductor, and a première pianist in Warsaw between the World Wars.
Between 1925-1930 he was music director and conductor of the Municipal Theatre in Lodz
. Later he moved to Warsaw, where he worked in “revi-teater,” also known as kleynkunst, cabarets including Perskie Oko, Morskie Oko, Nowy Momus, and Nowy Ananas.
He worked with the lyricist
Zenon Frivald-Vardan (Zenon Friedwald
). His song M’ken nisht tsvingen tsu keyn libe was popularized by the film actor and singer Eugeniusz Bodo
in the Polish version called Nie można kogoś zmuszać do miłości. His tango Rebeka, built on Chasidic motifs and sung by Chasidic Jews as zmiros was popular in nightclubs, coffee houses and restaurants across Warsaw between the wars. The words are by Andrzej Włast
; the song was first recorded by Zofia Terne (1932) and premiered at the Morskie Oko cabaret by Dora Kalinówna.
In 1932 he was music director and composer for the movie Biała trucizna (White Venom) In 1933 he was accompanist at the Nowym Momusie and Oasis and Prague's Perskie Oko cabarets and the theater Nowy Ananas. His musical comedy (written with Józef Haftman) called Miłość i złoto (Love and gold) opened in December 1933 at the Theater 8:30.
His other shlagers (hits) included: Choć goło lecz wesoło (lyrics Alexander Jellin), the tango Jesienne marzenia, Katiusza, Nasze kawalerskie and Noc jesienna (lyrics Zbigniew Drabik Argus, 1936), Na dnie serca, Nie można zmuszać do miłości, Pieśń o matce (Song of the mother) (words by Tadeusz Zeromski and Jerzy Wrzos, sung by Stefan Witas
, 1933), the tango Andrusowskie, Pomalutku, po cichutku (lyrics Andrzej Włast), Szczęście trzeba rwać jak, świeże wiśnie and Zoboth with lyrics by W. Jastrzębiec), and the foxtrot Andriusza.
His wife Sofia was also a composer. Białostocki was murdered during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto.
Poles
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Jewish musician, born in Białystok, died in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He was a Jewish composer of many popular songs, a conductor, and a première pianist in Warsaw between the World Wars.
Between 1925-1930 he was music director and conductor of the Municipal Theatre in Lodz
Lódz
Łódź is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately south-west of Warsaw...
. Later he moved to Warsaw, where he worked in “revi-teater,” also known as kleynkunst, cabarets including Perskie Oko, Morskie Oko, Nowy Momus, and Nowy Ananas.
He worked with the lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
Zenon Frivald-Vardan (Zenon Friedwald
Zenon Friedwald
Ludwig Zenon Friedwald . Polish Jewish writer, artist, lyricist...
). His song M’ken nisht tsvingen tsu keyn libe was popularized by the film actor and singer Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo
Eugeniusz Bodo was a film director, producer and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the inter-war period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film productions of the 1930s, including His Excellency, The Shop Assistant, Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna? and Pieśniarz Warszawy...
in the Polish version called Nie można kogoś zmuszać do miłości. His tango Rebeka, built on Chasidic motifs and sung by Chasidic Jews as zmiros was popular in nightclubs, coffee houses and restaurants across Warsaw between the wars. The words are by Andrzej Włast
Andrzej Włast
Andrzej Włast was a Polish Jewish songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for the 1929 hit song "Tango Milonga". He died in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.-Biography:...
; the song was first recorded by Zofia Terne (1932) and premiered at the Morskie Oko cabaret by Dora Kalinówna.
In 1932 he was music director and composer for the movie Biała trucizna (White Venom) In 1933 he was accompanist at the Nowym Momusie and Oasis and Prague's Perskie Oko cabarets and the theater Nowy Ananas. His musical comedy (written with Józef Haftman) called Miłość i złoto (Love and gold) opened in December 1933 at the Theater 8:30.
His other shlagers (hits) included: Choć goło lecz wesoło (lyrics Alexander Jellin), the tango Jesienne marzenia, Katiusza, Nasze kawalerskie and Noc jesienna (lyrics Zbigniew Drabik Argus, 1936), Na dnie serca, Nie można zmuszać do miłości, Pieśń o matce (Song of the mother) (words by Tadeusz Zeromski and Jerzy Wrzos, sung by Stefan Witas
Stefan Witas
Stefan Witas - was a Polish actor and singer. In 1933 he began performing at places of entertainment in Warsaw, then in theatrical stages in many Polish cities. In 1937 he won the Polish Radio competition for the most popular singer...
, 1933), the tango Andrusowskie, Pomalutku, po cichutku (lyrics Andrzej Włast), Szczęście trzeba rwać jak, świeże wiśnie and Zoboth with lyrics by W. Jastrzębiec), and the foxtrot Andriusza.
His wife Sofia was also a composer. Białostocki was murdered during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto.