Georg Haentzschel

Georg Haentzschel ( 23 December 1907, Berlin – 12 April 1992, Cologne) was a German pianist, broadcaster, composer and arranger. Haentzschel studied at the Stern Conservatoire in Berlin and made a career which eventually left him as the last remaining representative composer from what he considered the golden age of German film music. He worked equally happily as a jazz pianist, regularly collaborating with the similarly gifted Peter Igelhoff. He directed the Deutsche Tanz-und-Unterhaltungsorchester (German Dance and Entertainment Orchestra). After the war, he moved to West Germany and worked in Cologne. Haentzschel's most famous film score, for the wartime extravaganza Münchhausen (1943) recalls his mentor Theo Mackeben. The score is flooded with romantic melody and effective scoring. Representative work may be heard in many other film scores, such as Via Mala (released 1948), Annelie (1941) and Robinson soll nicht sterben. He was killed during the 1992 Roermond Earthquake.

The Original Film Scores: German Cinema – Münchhausen, Via Mala, Buddenbrooks & Others - 2016-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Immortal Voices of German Radio: Peter Igelhoff, Vol. 1 (Recordings 1936-1941) - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Heimat, deine Sterne: Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 1 (1933-1943) - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Mit Musik geht alles besser: Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 2 - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Wilhelm Strienz singt und bekannte Orchester spielen Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 3 (1938-1958) - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

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