Werner Müller (musician)
{{short description|German composer (1920–1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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|name = Werner Müller
|birth_date = {{birth date|1920|08|02|df=y}}
|birth_place = Berlin, Germany
|death_date = {{death date and age|1998|12|28|1920|08|02|df=y}}
|death_place = Cologne, Germany
|occupation = Composer, conductor
}}
Werner Müller (2 August 1920 – 28 December 1998) was a German composer, kapellmeister and conductor of light classical music and, to a greater extent, popular music. In some of his works, he collaborated with Caterina Valente and Horst Fischer, the trumpeter.
Career
In 1949, Müller took over the then newly re-established dance orchestra of RIAS Berlin [American Sector Radio], whose style followed the formula of "swing with a lot of string".
In the 1950s and 1960s, Müller's was famous for his composition "Sport and Music" from the sports reporting in the weekly show. A world success became his arrangement of "Malagueña" in the mid -1950s, composed around 1928 by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, in the vocal version with multilingual singer Caterina Valente. Müller proudly named his own motor yacht after this title. As a producer, Müller helped many vocal Europe-based vocal soloists from the post-WWII years, such as Rita Paul, Mona Baptiste or Bully Buhlan.
After 18 years in West Berlin, Müller moved to Cologne in 1967, took over the WDR Big Band there and was also seen in many television shows. Over time, dozens of records were created with the name "Orchestra Werner Müller", of which very few have made it into the CD period. Because of the umlaut "Ü" in his name, Müller also called himself "Ricardo Santos" for records abroad. His many tango recordings and instrumental titles such as "Baia" by Brazilian composer Ary Barroso or the Lecuona songs "Siboney" and "Malagueña" as well as many other titles became successful. Numerous contemporary, including international hits, were re-recorded by the orchestra Werner Müller as instrumental versions and used in the WDR radio.Contemporary witness interviews with Roger Handt, including on September 6, 2019 on WDR 4 in the "Musiktalk" over the 1970s with Peter Großmann
Discography (LP)
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| Your Musical Holiday in Paris | 1955 |
| Your Musical Holiday in New York | 1956 |
| O, Tannenbaum Christmas on the Rhine | 1956 |
| Cherry Blossom Time In Japan | 1957 |
| Werner Müller and His Orchestra – Music for Lovers | 1961 |
| Percussion In the Sky | 1961 |
| Welterfolge (Wild Strings) | 1962 |
| Noches Tropicales | 1963 |
| Werner Müller Plays Leroy Anderson | 1964 |
| Great Strauss Waltzes | 1964 |
| Werner Müller on Broadway | 1964 |
| Caterina Valente, Werner Müller and His Orchestra | 1965 |
| Germany | 1965 |
| Gypsy | 1966 |
| Party Rakete '66, Werner Müller Spielt Zum Tanz | 1966 |
| Echoes Of Italy | 1969 |
| Spectacular Tangos | 1969 |
| Golden Evergreens | 1969 |
| The Latin Splendor Of Werner Müller | 1970 |
| Songs Of Joy | 1971 |
| The Strip Goes On | 1972 |
| Learn To Love | 1972 |
| Caterina Valente With Werner Müller And His Orchestra – Love | 1972 |
| Tangos Espectaculares | 1972 |
| Tango! | 1972 |
| Horst Fischer, Werner Müller Und Sein Orchester – Yesterday Hits For Dancing | |
| Budenzauber (Crazy Party) | |
| Tanz Um Die Welt | |
| In A Gypsy Mood | |
| Music For Lovers | |
| Italia, Bella Italia | |
| Tropical Nights |
References
External links
- [http://www.spaceagepop.com/muller.htm Space Age Music maker]
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Category:Easy listening musicians
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