Werner Richard Heymann, considered a founder of the sound film operetta, left Germany when the Ufa film studio began dismissing Jewish filmmakers.
Historical Context
The music on this album provided escapist entertainment during World War II, with themes of love and happiness contrasting the harsh reality of war.
Historical Context
Propaganda Minister Goebbels specifically ordered film composer Franz Grothe to form a German Dance and Entertainment Orchestra in 1941 to defy American swing music.
Composer Biography
Composer Michael Jary, who trained with Hindemith and Schoenberg, was booed at his final concert in 1933 by the Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur and later worked under pseudonyms.
Performer Biography
The Munich Radio Orchestra, founded in 1952, has a 70-year history of performing film music, including works by Franz Grothe and Robert Stolz.
Recording & Production
This recording presents the film hits in purely orchestral form to highlight the core compositions and provide historical distance.
Historical Context
This album features early German sound film hits, many of which were misused by the National Socialists for propaganda purposes during World War II.
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