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"August Conradi (27 June 182126 May 1873) was a German organist and composer. Born in Berlin, he was originally intended by his father to study theology. Instead, he was enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.Walker, 6:page cit. pending. There he studied harmony and composition with Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen, director of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin. In 1843, he became a church organist of Invalidenhaus, Berlin, also writing his first symphony plus a Zigeunerpolka for orchestra the same year. The latter was arranged for piano by Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt.Searle, 4:663. Conradi held various conducting appointments; these included Stettin (1849), Berlin (1850), DĂźsseldorf (1852), and Cologne (1853), then Berlin again at such theaters as Kroll's, the Wallner-Theater and the Victoria- Theater.Walker, 6:page cit needed. Conradi probably met Liszt in the early 1840s. He served as Liszt's copyist in Weimar in January and February 1844, and he spent 18 months there in 1848 and 1849 at Liszt's instigation. Conradi prepared copies of the initial versions of Liszt's orchestral works, making suggestions on scoring. He also assisted Liszt in assembling a "Programme general" of all the repertory he had played during his virtuoso years.Walker, 6:Page cit. needed. While Conradi was an extremely hard worker, he also possessed a somewhat routine mind. When he received his appointment as Kapellmeister in Stettin in the winter of 1849, his work at Weimar was taken over by the more imaginative Joachim Raff. Nevertheless, Liszt continued to use him as a copyist. In September, 1855 Liszt wrote of his intention to send the score of his Psalm 13 to Berlin so that Conradi could make a fair copy for the first performance there. The extent of Conradi's help with Liszt's early orchestration has been well documented by Liszt scholar Peter Raabe, who demonstrated that, whatever the position regarding initial drafts, the final versions were always Liszt's own.Walker, 6:page cit. needed. Conradi wrote eight operas, a ballet, five symphonies, overtures, and string quartets as well as dance music, songs, vaudeville sketches, farces and potpourris (which were performed in garden concerts for many years). References Bibliography *ed Sadie, Stanley, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, First Edition (London: Macmillan, 1980). **Searle, Humphrey, "Conradi, August" *ed Sadie, Stanley, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Second Edition (London: Macmillan, 2001). **Walker, Alan, "Conradi, August" External links * German classical composers German Romantic composers German classical organists German male organists Musicians from Berlin 1821 births 1873 deaths 19th-century classical composers German male classical composers 19th-century German composers 19th-century male musicians "
"Werner Lämmerhirt (17 March 1949 â 14 October 2016) was a German singer- songwriter and guitarist in the contemporary folk music style. He sang and wrote in both German and English, in a recording career that spanned more than three decades. Early life Lämmerhirt was born in Adlershof, East Berlin. Following the arrest of his father for alleged spying in 1957, his mother fled to West Berlin with Lämmerhirt and his two sisters. They eventually settled in Schlachtensee, Berlin. His father joined the family in West Berlin when Lämmerhirt was 12 years old, but became violent and drunken; Lämmerhirt believed that experience gave him, in adult life, a strong aversion to violence and injustice which influenced his songwriting. He took up the harmonica and bought his first guitar â a 12 string â when he was 16. Rock and blues clubs were springing up over Berlin in the mid-1960s and Werner picked up playing tips in these. In 1967 he dropped out of school and, accompanied by just his guitar and a sleeping bag, set out to travel around Scandinavia, England and the Netherlands. For 3 years he travelled around Europe, spending the winters back in Berlin, doing whatever work was available, to finance his next trip. His influences at this time were, to begin with, mainstream performers such as the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Donovan. Later, influences were legendary blues artists such as Big Bill Broonzy and Mississippi John Hurt. At the end of the 1960s, British-style folk clubs had become very popular in Berlin, and Lämmerhirt decided to return to the city where he would spend the day busking in S-bahn stations and the evening playing in folk clubs. Early career During this time he met Hannes Wader, who invited him to collaborate with him in making an album, "Ich hatte mir noch so viel vorgenommen". The success of this album led to Lämmerhirt accompanying Wader on tours â his first assignment as a professional musician. Werner collaborated with Wader on three further albums. Solo career Lämmerhirt worked as a session musician at this time with artists such as Tom Paxton, Eddie and Finbar Furey and Alex Campbell. In the winter of 1973â74, Lämmerhirt was approached with a proposal to record his first solo album on a new label, Stockfisch Records. This album, Ten Thousand Miles, was successful and it led to further and larger live performances. Lämmerhirt began to write his own songs at this time, and his second solo album was released in 1975. Lämmerhirt continued to tour in Germany and released his most recent CD in 2007. Discography Solo LPs * Ten Thousand Miles (Stockfisch, 1974) * With FriendsâFor Friends (Stockfisch, 1975) * Die Dritte (Stockfisch, 1976) * White Spots (Froggy Records, 1978) * All Alone (Froggy Records, 1979) * Roll On River (with Wizz Jones) (Folk Freak, 1981) * Crossroads (Froggy Records, 1982) * Personal Favourites (Froggy Records, 1986) * White Water (Stockfisch, 1988) Solo CDs * Die frĂźhen Jahre (The Early Years) (Stockfisch, 1991) * In Between Times (Stockfisch, 1992) * Collection I (Stockfisch, 1995) * Collection II (Stockfisch, 1995) * Mit Pauken und Trompeten (With Timpani and Trumpets) (Stockfisch, 1997) * SaitenZauber (Magic Strings) (Stockfisch, 1999) * Heimspiel (Home Game) (Toca Records, 2003) * Harte Zeiten (Hard Times) (Toca Records, 2007) Other recordings featuring Werner Lämmerhirt * Hannes Wader: Ich hatte mir noch so viel vorgenommen (1971) * Hannes Wader: 7 Lieder (1972) * Alex Campbell: Life Is Just That Way (1972) * Folk-Pub Berlin (1972) * Guy & Candy Carawan: Sitting On Top Of The World (1973) * Acoustic Guitar Scene (1975) * Ingelheim Festival (1975) * Gitarreâ76 (1976) * Knut Kiesewetter: Fresenhoff (1976) * Folk Friends I (1978) * Acoustic Guitar Festival (1979) * Gitarrenspiele (1980) * Hannes Wader: Es ist an der Zeit (1980) * Folk Friends II (1981) * Hannes Wader: Liebeslieder (1985) * Hannes Wader: Nie mehr zurĂźck '(1991) * Davey Arthur: The Big Easy (1996) Songbooks * Die frĂźhen Jahre * Ein Liederbuch Published by Acoustic Music Records. References External links *Werner Lämmerhirt's official website *Acoustic Music Records 1949 births 2016 deaths German guitarists German male guitarists Folk guitarists German male singers German songwriters German singer-songwriters Musicians from Berlin Stockfisch Records artists "
"Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 - 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * Messalina (1924) - Apollonio * Quo Vadis (1924) - Vittelius * The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) - Diomede * Da Icaro a de Pinedo (1927) * Boccaccesca (1928) * The Storyteller of Venice (1929) * Maratona (1929) - Giovanne, Il Massaggiatore * Everybody's Woman (1934) - Il regista * L'avvocato difensore (1935) - Angelo * Ho perduto mio marito (1939) * Dora Nelson (1940) - Pasquale, il tassista * Arditi civili (1940) - Il vigile del fuoco a riposo Checco Focone * ValiditĂ giorni dieci (1940) - Il cuoco dell'albergo Mondiale * The Palace on the River (1940) - Un terzo barbone * Antonio Meucci (1940) * La donna perduta (1940) - Galileo * Captain Fracasse (1940) - Il capitano delle guardie * L'uomo del romanzo (1940) - Il fattore * Marco Visconti (1941) - Il taverniere * The Mask of Cesare Borgia (1941) - Ramiro d'Orca * Scampolo (1941) - Il fioraio * Confessione (1941) * The King's Jester (1941) - Il Gran Visir * The Jester's Supper (1942) - Il taverniere * Cat People (1942) - Il sergente Mack * Street of the Five Moons (1942) - Federico, padre di Ines * Sleeping Beauty (1942) - Un mercante * Rossini (1942) - Il duca di Sforza-Cesarini * After Casanova's Fashion (1942) - Pacchialone * Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) - Il contadino sulla corriera * Music on the Run (1943) - Il vagabondo * The White Angel (1943) - Domenico, il mugnaio * La valle del diavolo (1943) - Il postiglione * La vita è bella (1943) - Il fattore * Non mi muovo! (1943) - Il portiere della casa vecchia * Tutta la vita in ventiquattr'ore (1943) - Cesare, il padre di Giulio * ZazĂ (1944) - Malardot, l'impresario teatrale * The Gates of Heaven (1945) * L'invasore (1949) - Custode di Villa Valfreda * 47 morto che parla (1950) - Il macellaio * Sambo (1950) * Seven Hours of Trouble (1951) - L'ubriaco * O.K. Nero! (1951) * The Secret of Three Points (1952) - Mercante * Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) - The Trattoria Owner * La figlia del diavolo (1952) - Il signor Fratta * Una donna prega (1953) * Roman Holiday (1953) - Flower Seller (uncredited) * Anni facili (1953) * Noi cannibali (1953) * Gran varietĂ (1954) - direttore del cinematografo (episodio 'Il fine dicitore') * Days of Love (1954) - Il maresciallo * Queen of Babylon (1954) * Are We Men or Corporals? (1955) * La ladra (1955) - Lo Professore * Uncle Hyacynth (1955) - DueĂąo de la relojerĂa * The Band of Honest Men (1956) - Tabaccaio (uncredited) * Due sosia in allegria (1956) * Time of Vacation (1956) - Zio Santino * Poveri ma belli (1957) - Father of Romolo * Pretty But Poor (1957) - Sor Nerone Toccacieli * Onore e sangue (1957) - Giannone Ferretti - the usurer * Tuppe tuppe, MaresciĂ ! (1958) - Bar Customer * Conspiracy of the Borgias (1959) * Poveri milionari (1959) References External links * 1886 births 1964 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors "