Hans Carste
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Hans Friedrich August Carste (5 September 1909 in
In 1937, when Ludwig Rüth, the Jewish band leader, emigrated to South Africa, Hans Carste took up the baton. For some time the orchestra was still known as the Ludwig (Lewis) Rüth Orchester but acknowledged that Carste was the conductor. Within a short time it became known as the Hans Carste Orchester.
In 1942, Carste was drafted and sent to the Eastern Front. He was badly injured and captured by the Red Army. Released in 1948, he returned to Germany, becoming one of the musical directors at Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor (RIAS) radio station in Berlin, and once again working for the stage and movies. In 1957, he became president of the Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique (BIEM) in Paris. He withdrew from all activities in 1967 due to illness.
One of his best-known compositions is the opening tune of the "
Musical works
- Polonaise Aus "Eugen Onegin"/Pomp and Circumstance (1962)
- Zwischen Tag Und Traum Folge 1 bis Folge 5
- Walzer-Synkopen (1956)
- Liedertexte aus der Operette Lump mit Herz (1952)
- Lüg' nicht, Baby! (1932)
Audio recordings of songs
1956– John Serry Sr. recorded Carste's song Hawaiian Night on accordion with his ensemble for Dot Records (See Squeeze Play (album)).
References
- ^ "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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