Peter Igelhoff - Video Codes

Swing from Berlin (23) Peter Igelhoff - Peter, Peter ! (Wo warst du heute Nacht? - 1941)

"Peter, Peter!" (Wo warst du heute nacht? / Where were you last night?) is a popular tune from 1941 of which many versions exist - those by Willy Berking, Michael Jary and RA Dvorsky come to mind . This version by the great Peter Igelhoff (1904-1978) is a perfect example of one-man-swing : Igelhoff accompanies himself on the piano with a small orchestra. In typical Igelhoff style this version is very light, airy and jazzy... Austrian born Peter Igelhoff studied music in Vienna and London started his career in 1936 in Berlin - playing in bars and the "Kabarett der Komiker". In his career he would compose over 1000 songs of which he recorded many. He also wrote music for several movies - most famously for "Wir machen Musik" (1942) and he sometimes appeared in on the silver screen singing his own compositions - in "Zwei Frauen" (1938) he sang his popular "Der Onkel Dokor hat gesagt..." (Ich darf nicht küssen / Uncle doctor told me I'm not allowed to kiss), in "Eine Nacht im Mai" he sang "Im Café am Zoo" . Other extremely popular songs were "Babarabmbu", "In meiner Badewanne bin ich Kapitän" (In my bathtub I'm the captain) and "Dieses Lied hat keinen Text" (This is a song with no lyrics). His light and airy music which was clearly influenced by American jazz and swing music was very popular with the public but not with the nazi government. He was expelled from the Reichsmusikkammer in 1942 and sent to the front. After the war he succesfully resumed his career. He became an ...

Evelyn Künneke / Peter Igelhoff - Dieses Lied hat keinen Text (1941)

Gesang: Evelyn Künneke Begleitung: Peter Igelhoff Electrola EG 7198 Matritzennummer: ORA 5079 Aufnahmejahr: 1941

Peter Igelhoff - Friedericke ! (1941)

Please activate the HD function(720p) before watching the video or watch it with a larger type player in 480p! This in order to avoid serious sound distortion (as YT continues to reduce sound quality and does not activate HD or HQ playback automatically). This Peter Igelhoff video features a delicious song about "Friedericke" - a girl who - let's say - knows what life is all about.... This track was released as the flip side to "Peter, wo warst du heute Nacht?" which can be found in my channel and will be reposted in the future... The video features images of 1930s Berlin... About the record : Electrola EG 7162 / ORA. 4902 Berlin, 1941 Record in excellent condition. This record was transferred with a 78rpm phono preamp and Ortofon Om78 cartridge and stylus in order to get an acceptable 78rpm playback.

Peter Igelhoff - Nur ein Viertelstündchen Liebe! (1938)

Please activate the HD function(720p) before watching the video or watch it with a larger type player in 480p! This in order to avoid serious sound distortion (as YT continues to reduce sound quality and does not activate HD or HQ playback automatically). The following videos feature the talents of composer and singer Peter Igelhoff. Austrian born Peter Igelhoff (° 1904) studied music in Vienna and London started his career in 1936 in Berlin - playing in bars and the "Kabarett der Komiker". In his career he was to compose over 1000 songs of which he recorded many. He also wrote music for several movies - most famously for "Wir machen Musik" (1942) and he sometimes appeared in on the silver screen singing his own compositions - in "Zwei Frauen" (1938) he sang his popular "Der Onkel Dokor hat gesagt..." (Ich darf nicht küssen / Uncle doctor told me I'm not allowed to kiss), in "Eine Nacht im Mai" he sang "Im Café am Zoo" . Other extremely popular songs were "Babarabmbu", "In meiner Badewanne bin ich Kapitän" (In my bathtub I'm the captain) and "Dieses Lied hat keinen Text" (This is a song with no lyrics). His light and airy music which was clearly influenced by American jazz and swing music was very popular with the public but not with the nazi government. He was expelled from the Reichsmusikkammer in 1942 and sent to the front. After the war he succesfully resumed his career. He became an honorary professor in 1969. Peter Igelhoff passed away in 1978. In "Nur ein ...