Wiener Gemüths Walzer Op. 116 - Music

Robert Elisabeth Stolz August 25 1880 – June 27 1975 Was An Austrian Songwriter And Conductor As Well As A Composer Of Operettas And Film Music. The Great-Nephew Of The Soprano Teresa Stolz He Was Born Of Musical Parents In Graz. His Father Was A Conductor And His Mother A Concert Pianist. He Studied At The Vienna Conservatory With Robert Fuchs And Englebert Humperdinck. Around 1930 He Started To Compose Music For Films Such As The First German Sound Film Zwei Herzen Im Dreivierteltakt Two Hearts In 3/4 Time Of Which The Title-Waltz Rapidly Became A Popular Favourite. Some Earlier Stolz Compositions Such As "Adieu Mein Kleiner Gardeoffizier" From His Operetta Die Lustigen Weiber Von Wien Became Known To Wider Audiences Through The Medium Of Film. In America Stolz Achieved Fame With His Concerts Of Viennese Music Starting With "A Night In Vienna" At Carnegie Hall. As A Result He Received Many Invitations To Compose Music For Shows And Films And He Received Two Academy Awards Nominations "Waltzing In The Clouds" Was Nominated For Best Original Song In 1941 And His Score For It Happened Tomorrow Was Nominated For Best Dramatic Or Comedy Picture Score In 1945. In 1970 To Mark His 90th Birthday He Was Made An Honorary Citizen Of Vienna. He Was Also Awarded Vienna's Grand Medal Of Honour Being Only The Second Musician Ever To Be So Honoured After Richard Strauss . He Also Appeared On A Series Of Commemorative Austrian Postage Stamps. After His Death In Berlin Robert Stolz Received The Honour Of A Lying-In-State In The Foyer Of The Vienna State Opera House. He Was Buried Near Johannes Brahms And Johann Strauss II In Vienna's Zentralfriedhof And A Statue To Him Was Erected In The Wiener Stadtpark. read less