Ivan Rebroff
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Ivan Rebroff | |
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Frankfurt am Main , Germany | |
Genres | International music, folk music |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1968–2008 |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
Ivan Rebroff (born Hans Rolf Rippert; 31 July 1931 – 27 February 2008) was a German-born vocalist, allegedly of Russian ancestry,
Life and career
Rebroff was born on 31 July 1931 in Berlin[3] as Hans Rolf Rippert to German parents. His parents were Paul Rippert,[4] an engineer born in 1897 in Liebenwerda, and Luise Fenske,[5] born in Bydgoszcz (then part of Prussian Bromberg). He claimed Russian descent, and while often disputed, this has never been totally refuted. In a 1989 interview with Izvestia, he said "according to documents I am Ivan Pavlovich Rebroff" (Russian: Иван Павлович Ребров).[6]
He studied singing at the
Rebroff described himself as international, the "connection between East and West".[This quote needs a citation] He was named an honorary citizen of the Greek Sporades island of Skopelos, his domicile.[8] Rebroff was homosexual.[9]
As well as being a singer, he was at least a reasonable violinist and keyboardist (he is pictured playing a church organ but may have also played the piano). Rebroff sang and was able to converse to a lesser or greater extent in several languages in addition to his native German; Russian, French, Italian, English, and Greek.[citation needed]
He died in Frankfurt after a long illness. Four days after his death, his brother Horst Rippert , who is nine years his senior (and by his own unsubstantiated accounts shot down Antoine de Saint-Exupéry during World War II), claimed part of Rebroff's vast fortune.[10]
LP discography
- 1967
- Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland (Folk Songs from Old Russia)
- 1968
- Volksweisen aus dem alten Russland 2 (Folk Songs from Old Russia Volume II)
- Original russische Liebeslieder
- Na Sdarowje (Ivan sings about vodka and wine)
- Slawische Seele (Compilation album shared with Tatjana Iwanow and Dunja Rajter )
- 1969
- Beim Klang der Balalaika, and in French Au son des Balalaikas
- Favourites from Mother Russia
- Abendglocken (compilation)
- Russische Weihnacht mit Ivan Rebroff
- Ivan Rebroff (includes "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago)
- A Russian Christmas
- Un Violon sur le toit (soundtrack of French production of Fiddler on the Roof)
- Russische Party (live album)
- Festliche Weihnacht (with Regensburger Domspatzen boys' choir)
- A Festive Christmas (Festliche Weihnacht re-issue)
- 1970
- Somewhere My Love (English-language versions)
- Kosaken müssen reiten (German-language versions)
- Ivan Rebroff
- 1971
- The Best of Ivan Rebroff (compilation)
- Ivan Rebroff Sing Vir Ons (South African album – Gold Disk Award)
- Vir Jou Suid-Afrika (South African album)
- Ivan Rebroff (Opera)
- Kalinka (soundtrack from the 1971 film L'Homme qui vient de la nuit , German: Das Lied der Balalaika)
- Mein Russland, du bist schön (German-language versions)
- Starportrait (compilation)
- Zwischen Donau und Don (with Dunja Rajter)
- 1972
- Erinnerungen an Russland (Russian-language versions)
- The Best of Ivan Rebroff Volume II (compilation)
- 1973
- Lieder der Welt (Folk songs from around the world)
- Mein altes Russland (lushly arranged Russian folk songs)
- 25 Greatest Russian Melodies (compilation with Tatjana Iwanow (2 duets))
- 20 Greatest Hits (compilation)
- 1974
- Russische Party 2 (live album)
- Memories of Russia
- 1975
- Ivan Rebroff at Carnegie Hall (live)
- Reich mir die Hand
- Russische Lieder von Liebe und Tod
- 1977
- Midnight in Moscow (Russian-language versions)
- Komm mit nach Hellas (German-language versions of Greek songs)
- 1978
- Mitternacht in Moskau (German version of Midnight in Moscow)
- 1979
- Ave Maria
- Die Ivan Rebroff Versameling (compilation of South African tracks)
- 1980
- Zauber einer großen Stimme – 20 unvergängliche Welterfolge
- Zauber einer großen Stimme – Seine größten Welterfolge
- Die schönsten Lieder dieser Welt (Ivan Rebroff singt 20 unvergängliche Melodien)
- Katharina und Potemkin (TV musical/operetta)
CD discography
- 1976
- Die Fledermaus conducted by Carlos Kleiber – Deutsche Grammophon – with Hermann Prey, Júlia Várady, Lucia Popp, René Kollo, Bernd Weikl, Benno Kusche – Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Bavarian State Orchestra
- 2002
- Meine Reise um die Welt
- The Great Ivan Rebroff
- Ach Natascha
- 2003
- Seine Größten Welterfolge
- Best of Ivan Rebroff
- Golden Stars
Compilation albums
- Festliche Weihnachten
- The Art of Ivan Rebroff
- The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 1
- The Best of Russian Folk Songs Vol. 2
- Erinnerungen an das letzte Jahrhundert [Memories of the previous century]
- Der Zarewitsch
- Weihnachten mit Ivan Rebroff
- Die schönste Stimme Rußlands
- Kosakenträume
References
- ^ "Obituary: Ivan Rebroff". The Guardian. 18 April 2008.
- ISBN 9780553562576.
- AllMusic
- ^ "Paul Rippert b. 1897", de.rodovid.org
- ^ "Luise Fenske b. 1896", de.rodovid.org
- ^ Алимов Г.; Чародеев Г. (9 May 1989). "Иван Ребров 'Я русский всей душой'" [Ivan Rebrov 'I am Russian with all my soul']. Izvestia (in Russian). Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via russianshanson.info.
По документам я действительно Иван Павлович Ребров.
[According to the documents, I really am Ivan Pavlovich Rebrov.] - ^ "A slave of the audience finds freedom within". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023.
- ^ Ivan Rebroff biography
- ^ Tatjana Seibt (1 November 2018). "Heribert Daume erzählt: Mein Freund Ivan Rebroff". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
Dass Rebroff homosexuell gewesen sei, wird zwar ungern öffentlich gesagt, inzwischen aus dem näheren Umkreis aber bestätigt.
[That Rebroff was homosexual is only reluctantly said publicly, but it's now confirmed from close circles.] - ^ "Heimlicher Bruder will Millionen-Vermögen" [Secret brother wants fortune of millions]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
- Ivan Rebroff discography at Discogs
- Ivan Rebroff at IMDb
- Former official website of Ivan Rebroff, via Internet Archive
- Ivan Rebroff fan page
- Photos of Ivan Rebroff on Skopelos island
- "Im tiefen Keller" on YouTube (composed by Ludwig Fischer)
- Video of concert, Sydney, 1982 on YouTube, "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof