VA - Mischa Spoliansky - Es liegt in der Luft - Ein Komponistenportrait

Mischa Spoliansky was born in the eastern part of Poland which was then ruled by Russia. When he was a child the family moved to Vienna; later he improved his abilities as a pianist and a composer in Dresden. At the outbreak of WW I he moved to Berlin. There he did further studies and earned himself a living by playing in coffee houses. 1919 he was invited by Friedrich Hollaender and Werner Richard Heymann to join them in the famous Berlin cabaret "Schall und Rauch".

Spoliansky's pieces were performed widely, especially those on texts by Marcellus Schiffer: Alles Schwindel, Es liegt in der Luft, Wie werde ich reich und glücklich, Zwei Krawatten ... just to mention a few. 1933 he went into exile in England. He acquired British citizenship and never returned to Germany.

This portrait features interpretations of his songs by artist like Margo Lion, Marlene Dietrich, Marek Weber, Max Hansen, Paul O´Montins, Curt Bois, Willy Prager, Dajos Béla and Richard Tauber.


VA - Mischa Spoliansky - Es liegt in der Luft - Ein Komponistenportrait
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