Paul Abraham
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Paul Abraham (Pál Ábrahám) (born November 2, 1892 in Apatin, Austria-Hungary (today Serbia); died May 6, 1960 in Hamburg) was a composer of operettas.
Like many other composers of operettas, Paul Abraham startet with works of a serious nature. During the decade following his studies at the Budapest conservatorium, he wrote i.a. sacred music, string quartets and a concerto for violoncello. Only at the age of 36 did he find his way to this more popular artform which was more suited to his talent.
His first operetta Der Gatte des Fräuleins was written in 1928. With his third, Viktoria und ihr Husar (1930), he already achieved a resounding success. Through this work, and the next two operettas from 1931 and 1933 Die Blume von Hawaii and Ball im Savoy he became world renowned. He also wrote various film scores.
The events of 1933 forced the artist to abandon his domicile in Berlin and leave Germany. Via Vienna and Paris he emigrated to New York, but returned to Germany in 1956.
[edit] Works
- Zenebona (1928) in collaboration with others
- Der Gatte des Fräuleins (1928)
- Es Geschehen noch Wunder (1929)
- Viktoria und ihr Husar (1930)
- Die Blume von Hawaii (1931)
- Ball im Savoy (1932)
- Märchen im Grand-Hotel (1934)
- Viki (1935)
- Dschainach, das Mädchen aus dem Tanzhaus (1935)
- Roxy und ihr Wunderteam (1936)[1]
- Julia (1937)
- Der weisse Schwan (1938)
[edit] References
Daniel Hirschel "Paul Abraham" in "Operette unterm Hakenkreuz", Wolfgang Schaller (ed), Metropol Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3938690352
