Paul Godwin
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Paul Godwin was a violin
ist and the leader of a popular German
dance orchestra
in the 1920s-30s.
; now Poland
), his real name was Pinchas Goldfein. Early recordings on the POLYPHON label gave the name "Tanz-Orchester Goldfein". At the age of 20 he formed his own dance band in Berlin
. Between 1926 and 1933 his orchestra Tanz-Orchester Paul Godwin recorded a countless number of records for Europe
an labels, mostly for Berliner Gramophone
. Many recording singers were backed by his orchestra at that time. His band performed current hits and longtime favorites of various styles: foxtrot
s, waltz
es, tangos
, polka
s. Occasionally Paul Godwin recorded classical pieces, with his full orchestra as well as the "Paul Godwin-Trio" or "Paul Godwin Quartet". Due to the variety of their repertoire, his orchestra recorded under various monikers: Tanz-Orchester Godwin, Paul Godwin's Jazz Symphoniker, Paul Godwin-Ensemble, Paul Godwin & sein Weekend-Orchester etc. In 1929-1933 he turned to cinema and provided many UFA motion pictures with hugely popular soundtrack
s.
Paul Godwin and his orchestras were enormously popular in Europe at the time: the recent report stated that within the ten-year period (1923–1933) nine millions of his records were sold.
In early 1933 Paul Godwin moved to the Netherlands
where he remained for the rest of his life. After the war
Godwin formed a classical violin
trio with which he performed until the 1970s. He died on December 9, 1982 in Driebergen
in the Netherlands
.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and the leader of a popular German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
dance orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
in the 1920s-30s.
Biography
He was born on March 28, 1902, in Sosnowitz (Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
; now Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), his real name was Pinchas Goldfein. Early recordings on the POLYPHON label gave the name "Tanz-Orchester Goldfein". At the age of 20 he formed his own dance band in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Between 1926 and 1933 his orchestra Tanz-Orchester Paul Godwin recorded a countless number of records for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an labels, mostly for Berliner Gramophone
Berliner Gramophone
Berliner Gramophone was an early record label, the first company to produce disc "gramophone records" .-History:...
. Many recording singers were backed by his orchestra at that time. His band performed current hits and longtime favorites of various styles: foxtrot
Foxtrot (Dance)
The foxtrot is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band music, and the feeling is one of elegance and sophistication...
s, waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
es, tangos
Tango (dance)
Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
, polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
s. Occasionally Paul Godwin recorded classical pieces, with his full orchestra as well as the "Paul Godwin-Trio" or "Paul Godwin Quartet". Due to the variety of their repertoire, his orchestra recorded under various monikers: Tanz-Orchester Godwin, Paul Godwin's Jazz Symphoniker, Paul Godwin-Ensemble, Paul Godwin & sein Weekend-Orchester etc. In 1929-1933 he turned to cinema and provided many UFA motion pictures with hugely popular soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s.
Paul Godwin and his orchestras were enormously popular in Europe at the time: the recent report stated that within the ten-year period (1923–1933) nine millions of his records were sold.
In early 1933 Paul Godwin moved to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
where he remained for the rest of his life. After the war
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Godwin formed a classical violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
trio with which he performed until the 1970s. He died on December 9, 1982 in Driebergen
Driebergen
Driebergen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Later it became a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. And presently it's part of Utrechtse Heuvelrug....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
CDs
- 1999 Mélodie, "Punch" et Fantaisie (ILD 642187|FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - 2004 Die Goldene Ära Deutscher Tanzorchester: Paul Godwin (JUBE 15012|Germany)
1926
- Der Blusenkauf / Alles weg'n de Leut' (Polydor 20765 / with Reutter)
- Berlin ist ja so groß / Nehm'n Sie 'n Alten (Polydor 20766 / with Reutter)
- Kinder, Kinder, was sind heut' für Zeiten / Es geht mir in jeder Hinsicht immer besser (Polydor 20767 / with Reutter)
- Der Michel wird nicht klüger durch den Krieg / Sei nicht blöd' (Polydor 20768 / with Reutter)
- Wie reizend sind die Frauen / Ick wundere mir ber jarnischt mehr (Polydor 20769 / with Reutter)
- Gräme dich nicht / Aber der Mann (Polydor 20770 / with Reutter)
1927
- Oh Frühling, wie bist du schon / Mohnblumen
- Waren Sie schon in Elberfeld / Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg (Grammophon 19419)
- Hier Schlager, wer dort? Lindemann 1 / Hier Schlager, wer dort? Lindemann 2 (Grammophon 19483)
- Am Rüdesheimer Schloß steht eine Linde / Oh Pimpinella (Grammophon 19622)
- Hochzeitszug in Liliput / Schmetterlings-Intermezzo (Grammophon 19660)
- Rigoletto Fantasie: 1. Teil / 2. Teil (Grammophon 19672)
- Der Fremdenführer / Fideles Wien (Grammophon 19758)
- Plappermäulchen / Schmeichelkätzchen, Characterstücke v. Eilenberg(Polydor 19841)
- Wandere mein Herzchen / Zottelbar ach Zottelbar, beide aus Optte 'Der Orlow' v. Bruno Granichstaedten (Grammophon 20247)
- Im Reiche Der Indra 1 / Im Reiche Der Indra 2 (Grammophon 20450)
- An der schonen, blauen Donau / Uber den Wellen (Grammophon 20530)
- Sag du, sag du zu mir, Einlage zu: 'Der Hampelmann', Optte von Gustav Beer / Komm wilde Rose von Santa Fe (Grammophon 20940)
- Les Patineurs / Die Schlittschuhlaufer. Walzer von Emil Waldteufel / Estudiantina (Grammophon 21003)
- Der Voglein Abendlied / Still wie die Nacht (Grammophon 21013)
- Zwei rote Rosen, ein zarter Kuß / Sehnsucht (Grammophon 21028)
- Heut war ich bei der Frieda / Die schonsten Beine von Berlin( Grammophon 21089)
- Marionetten-Brautzug(Characterstück von Otto Rathke!) / Polo Spiele (Grammophon 21176)
- Trink Bruderlein, trink / Mondnacht auf der Alster (Grammophon 21213)
1928
- Einmal man sagt sich adieu / Prosit Gypsy
- Donna Vatra / Bei uns um die Gedächtniskirche rum
- Ich bin natürlich (Polydor 21258)
- My blue heaven (Blauer Himmel) / Kokolores
- Wenn in Werder die Kirschen blüh'n / Ein Grund zum Trinken (Grammophon 21442)
- Chinesische Strassenserenade / Japanischer Laternentanz (Grammophon 21465)
- Es ist nichts Halbes, es ist nichts Ganzes / Das ist leicht, das ist schwer (Polydor 21467 / with Reutter)
- Mit der Uhr in der Hand / Mein Theaterrepertoire (Polydor 21468 / with Reutter)
- Loblied auf die Frauen von heute / O du liebes deutsches Gretchen (Polydor 21469 / with Reutter)
- Mir hab'n se als geheilt entlassen - Vortrag eines Idioten / Phantasie ist jederzeit schöner als die Wirklichkeit (Polydor 21470 / with Reutter)
- In der Einsamkeit / Einmal im Jahr (Polydor 21471 / with Reutter)
- Bevor du sterbst / Und dadurch gleicht sich alles wieder aus (Polydor 21472 / with Reutter)
- Klange aus der Heimat / Lieb Mutterchen (Grammophon 21701)
- Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade / Dornrös'chens Brautfahrt (Grammophon 21710)
- Du bist als Kind zu heiß gebadet worden / Noch 'ne Lage Cognac her (Grammophon 21774)
- Ich kusse Ihre Hand Madame / Wer weiß ob deine Augen lügen (Grammophon 21785)
- Meine Amerika-reise (1. teil) / Meine Amerika-reise (2. teil) (Grammophon 21875 / with Weiss Ferdl)
- In einer kleinen KonditoreiKonditoreiKonditorei is the German word for a pâtisserie and confectionery shop. A Konditorei typically offers a wide variety of pastries and is like a little café. In Germany and Austria it is a very popular custom to go to a Konditorei to have a cake and some coffee or hot chocolate mid-afternoon...
/ Ich weiß schon langst dass du mich heimlich lieb hast (Grammophon 21953) - Flammend rote Rosen / Verzeih mir und sei wieder gut!(Grammophon 22029)
- Tränen weint jede Frau so gern / Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst (Grammophon 22168)
- Lass' mich dein Herz in Rosen winden / Ja, das ist schön (Grammophon 22171)
1929
- Es gibt eine Frau die dich niemals vergißt / Was weisst denn du wie ich verliebt bin (Grammophon 22201)
- Das Lied von der Wunderbar
- Ein Liebesmärchen (Polydor 22326)
- Blutrote Rosen / Ob Du glüklich bist (Sweet Sue - Just You)(Grammophon 22412)
- Wen in Venezia die Tauben schlafen / Ich hol’ dir vom Himmel das Blau (Polydor 22419)
- Schöner Gigolo / Das Lied der Liebe hat eine süße Melodie(Grammophon 22602)
- Ich betrüg dich nur aus Liebe (Grammophon 22622)
- Mosaik 1 / Mosaik 2 Potpourri v. Carl Zimmer(Grammophon 22702)
- Rosen und Frau'n. Tango / Wenn man verliebt ist. Tango (Polydor 22028)
- Eine kleine Frau fehlt dir im Frūhling
1930
- Warst du mir treu / Schlaf ein, mein kleines Sonnenkind (Grammophon 22945)
- Denkst du noch an mich / Warst du mir treu [Filme] (Grammophon 22990)
- O Donna Clara (Grammophon 23036)
- Liebeswalzer / Du bist das süßeste Mädel der Welt (Grammophon 23 041)
- Wien, du Stadt der Lieder / Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben (Grammophon 23 052 / with Max Hansen)
- Mickey Mouse (Polydor 23176)
- Tango auf Tango / Tango-Potpourri (Grammophon 23269)
- Tango auf Tango 1 / Tango auf Tango 2 (Grammophon 23270)
- Lotosblumen / Vineta-Glocken
- Ja so ein Madel / Good Night (Grammophon 23360)
- In Paris, in Paris sind die Mädels so süss / Ohne Liebe ist das Leben wie ein Auto ohne Benzin (Grammophon 23478)
- Ein Liebelei so nebenbei / Kind dein Mund ist Musik [Sandor] (Grammophon 23719)
1931
- Die Musik und der Tanz und die Nacht / In Santa Lucia (Grammophon 23979 / with Leo Monosson)
1932
- Mitternachts-Walzer / Neapolitanische Nächte (Grammophon 1138)
- Johann Strauss Polka (Polydor 24998)
- Südseenacht, hast mir einstmals das Glück gebracht / Träume mein Baby
- Wir kurbeln an 1 / Wir kurbeln an 2
- Meier-Foxtrott / Wenn am Sonntagabend die Dorfmusik spielt