Some wonderful new information! I'm always so blown away with your knowledge! You are really bringing this content back to life. Have you ever thought about teaching at a University? I really think someone could write their PhD thesis based on all the information you have recovered! Maybe if I ever write a PhD thesis it will be on the things we talk about here!
I am listening more and more for signals and other older melodies in Niels music and other compositions and its amazing just how many are to be found now that I'm listening! Its a real treat.
I'm a little sad to find out that its not a real Wandervogel orchestra! It would have made a real historical curiosity; but, this answer is making far more sense than the alternative!
Is it known what Niels version of "Vorwärts nach Osten!" Would have sounded like, or is this lost to history?
For my next post, unfortunately I have nothing too terribly exciting; but, maybe something a bit hard to find these days.
Here we have Grammophon 2 25271.
On side A is "Unser der Sieg - Unser die Macht", a speech from a "Kurt Klawitter" celebrating the victory of the National Socialist movement and the German people over their perceived ills, such as hunger and despair, joblessness, and disenfranchisement, and also speaking of the sadness of those who were lost in the quest for victory. Imposed over the speech are a few well known National Socialist songs and also "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden". Its a really interesting speech that I had not heard before I owned this record. I don't know if it was just produced for Grammophon or not, as I couldn't find any info about the speaker or his speech online.
On side B we have the well known "Triumphmarsch der erwachten Nation" performed by an orchestra under Engel and sung by a group from Sturm 65/7 "Horst Wessel". Its extremely well performed and its definitely understandable that this is the song that has been most copied off of this record. Again, a song celebrating the National Socialist victory and the victory of the German people, proclaiming that their day has come, they will never go backwards, and that from this day forward in the 3rd Reich there will be a rebirth of "freedom, unity, and justice". A really troubling thing to hear as we all know what happened afterwards....
Overall quality is wonderful. Both recordings are historically interesting; however, only one of them is truly a song. I would recommend it for people who are very interested in the politics of the 3rd Reich.
Some exciting new things are in the works!
Until next time.
Alex
[Discographical info added by the host.]Ivan Ž. wrote:
Unser der Sieg - Unser die Macht [Melodram]
Montager/Writer: Kurt Klawitter
Reciter: Kurt Klawitter
Vocal Group: Chor des SA-Sturms 3/12, Berlin
Instrumental Group: Kapelle des S. Sturmbanns 12, Berlin; Deutsches Blasorchester, Berlin
Conductor: Musikzugführer Martin Ewers; Pg. Alfred Engel
Recording Date: 1933
Recording Location: Berlin, Lützowstraße 111-112
Record Company: Deutsche Grammophon AG, Berlin
Contents: Wiener Jungarbeiterlied [Mahrer/Hädelmayr], Horst-Wessel-Lied [Anonym/Wessel], Ich hatt’ einen Kameraden [Silcher/Uhland], Horst-Wessel-Lied [Anonym/Wessel]
Triumphmarsch der erwachten Nation
Composer: Paul Pietzner-Clausen
Lyricist: Dr. H. M. Eckert
Arranger: Franz Pollak
Vocal Group: Chor des SA-Sturms 67/5, Berlin
Instrumental Group: Deutsches Blasorchester, Berlin
Conductor: Pg. Alfred Engel
Recording Date: 1933
Recording Location: Berlin, Lützowstraße 111-112
Record Company: Deutsche Grammophon AG, Berlin