Hans Carste

Hans Friedrich August Carste (5 September 1909 in Frankenthal – 11 May 1971 in Bad Wiessee) was a German composer and conductor. He is famous for the opening theme of the German television news series Tagesschau.^[1]

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.

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)

References

^ Fink, Günter (2005-07-27). "Hätten Sie's gewußt?" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2005/07/27/463564.html.

External links

Hans Carste in the German National Library
Hans Carste discography on Discogs

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Name	Carste, Hans Friedrich August
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Date of birth	5 September 1909
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Date of death	11 May 1971
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