Nico Dostal

Nico Dostal Full Name Nikolaus Josef Michael Dostal 27 November 1895–27 October 1981 Was An Austrian Operetta And Film Music Composer. Dostal Was Born In Korneuburg Lower Austria And Was The Nephew Of Composer Hermann Dostal.
He Initially Studied Law At The University Of Vienna But Turned To Studying Music At The Academy For Church Music In Klosterneuburg And Made A Name For Himself When His Great Mass In D Major Premiered In Linz In 1913. After Participating In World War I Dostal Worked As The Theatre Kapellmeister In Innsbruck St. Pölten Vienna Chernivtsi And Salzburg Before Moving To Berlin In 1924 Where He Turned His Hand To Secular Music.
He Worked In Music Publishing And As A Freelance Arranger For Oscar Straus Franz Lehár And Robert Stolz Among Others. Whilst Working As A Kapellmeister And Composer Dostal Wrote The Music For The Film Kaiserwalzer Emperor's Waltzes And Enjoyed Great Success With His First Operetta Clivia.
This Was Followed By Die Vielgeliebte 1934 The Much-Loved Die Ungarische Hochzeit 1939 The Hungarian Wedding And Numerous Pieces Of Film Music. In 1946 Dostal Moved To Vienna Then In 1954 To Salzburg Where He Continued To Devote Himself To Composition Writing There Among Other Pieces The Chamber Musical So Macht Man Karriere 1961 How To Make A Career . Dostal Also Composed Church Music Along With Operettas And Film Music. In 1942 He Married The Opera Singer Lillie Claus By Whom He Had One Son Roman Dostal Later A Conductor.
Dostal Died In Salzburg Where He Is Buried In A Grave Of Honour In The Main Cemetery The Salzburger Kommunalfriedhof. Works
Operettas Die Exzentrische Frau 1922 The Eccentric Woman Lagunenzauber 1923 Lagoon Magic Clivia 1933 Die Vielgeliebte 1934 The Much-Loved Prinzessin Nofretete 1936 Princess Nefertiti Extrablätter 1937 Extra Sheets Monika 1937 Die Ungarische Hochzeit 1939 The Hungarian Wedding Die Flucht Ins Glück 1940 The Flight Into Happiness Die Große Tänzerin 1942 The Great Dancer Eva Im Abendkleid 1942 Eva In Evening Dress Manina 1942 Verzauberte Herzen 1946 Enchanted Hearts Ein Fremder In Venedig 1946 A Stranger In Venice Süße Kleine Freundin 1949 Sweet Little Girlfriend Zirkusblut 1950 Circus Blood Der Kurier Der Königin 1950 The Queen's Courier Doktor Eisenbart 1952 Dr. Eisenbarth Der Dritte Wunsch 1954 The Third Wish Liebesbriefe Operette 1955 Love Letters Operetta So Macht Man Karriere 1961 How To Make A Career Rhapsodie Der Liebe 1963 Rhapsody Of Love Der Goldene Spiegel The Golden Mirror Don Juan Und Figaro Oder Das Lamm Des Armen 1990 Don Juan And Figaro Or The Lamb Of The Poor Film Music Jedem Seine Chance 1930 To Each His Chance Drei Tage Mittelarrest 1930 With Max Adalbert Three Days Of Interrupted Supplies Kopfüber Ins Glück 1931 Headfirst Into Happiness Kaiserwalzer 1933 With Paul Hörbiger The Emperor's Waltzes Fiakerlied 1936 With Paul Hörbiger Carriage Song Der Optimist 1938 With Theo Lingen The Optimist Mordsache Holm 1938 "The Holm Murder Case 13 Stühle 1938 With Hans Moser Heinz Rühmann 13 Chairs Heimatland 1939 With Wolf Albach-Retty Homeland Das Lied Der Wüste 1939 With Zarah Leander Gustav Knuth The Desert Song Die Geierwally 1940 With Heidemarie Hatheyer The Vulture Wally Schwarz Auf Weiß 1943 With Hans Moser Paul Hörbiger Hans Holt Annie Rosar Black On White Glück Bei Frauen 1944 With Johannes Heesters Luck/Happiness With Women Kind Der Donau 1950 With Marika Rökk Fred Liewehr Fritz Muliar Annie Rosar Child Of The Danube Frühling Auf Dem Eis 1951 With Eva Pawlik Hans Holt Oskar Sima Erich Auer Heinz Conrads Spring On The Ice Das Herz Einer Frau 1951 The Heart Of A Woman Seesterne 1953 Sea Stars Eine Nacht In Venedig 1953 A Night In Venice Die Ungarische Hochzeit 1969 With Maria Schell The Hungarian Wedding read less