German radio/newsreel fanfare

[tobstein]

[Several topics dealing with the same subject have been merged and renamed by the host, Ivan Ž.]

Who knows the music always played in german radios starting a special news from the war?
After the music (maybe it was something from Beethoven or Wagner ?) it was said:

Aus dem Führerhauptquartier: Das Oberkommando der deutschen Wehrmacht gibt bekannt...

<From the Führer's Headquarter: The Highcommand of the german army declares...

I'm looking for this music as a mp3-file.

Greetz
tobstein

[Gulbert]

Franz Liszt: Les Préludes - Symphonische Dichtung Nr.3

Just a short part, after about 15 minutes of the symphony.

[Schafer]

Does anybody know the name of the dramatic classical music piece used for news announcements (i.e. the invasion of Russia, etc.) & it's composer? It's aslo used extensively in the DVD entitled: 'Hitler's War.'

[Heinrich George]

The fanfare is from The Preludes by Franz Liszt.

[Schafer]

Hello Heinrich.

Thanks very much for that information, I suspected that the piece was by Franz Liszt, & you have now confirmed it. I am very grateful.

Best wishes,

Kevin.

PS Does anybody know the name of the fanfare/composer at the start of the 'Wochenschau' newsreels?

[Heinrich George]

Incidentally, the fanfare from The Preludes also was used extensively in the 1940 serial "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" though I doubt that was Goebbels' inspiration for selecting it!

[Panzermahn]

Everytime the Germans defeated the English, the England Fanfare was played at the radio before the announcement of victory..

what is this england fanfare?

IS it the song Gegen Briten Und Franszossen or the Bomben Auf England?

who composed it? When it was last played by the Germans?

[varjag]

Do not really know - but could it have been 'der Engelandlied'? (The England song) I'm certain it was not 'Bomben auf Engeland'. The Engeland-Lied originated before the 1st WW and has a very chauvinistic text and rousing music. The refrain goes; 'Denn wir fahren, denn wir fahren - gegen Engeland...'. It was well known and played on radio (and record) about 1940-42.

[nondescript handle]

Its a short fanfare written for the sole purpose to mark the following announcement as news about the war against England, basically a jingle.
There were some other fanfars (e.g. French fanfar, Russian fanfar).

They were very short (a couple of beats) instrumental pieces for full orchestra, not real songs like the "Englandlied".

Regards
Mark

[Eisenfaust]

Propably FAQ stuff but here goes:

What is the march heard during the "Wehrmachtbericht" radio broadcast?
Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht gibt bekannt...

[Sdt]

I think it is The Preludes by Franz Liszt.

[Eisenfaust]

Indeed it is! Les Preludes by Franz Liszt. Thanks!

[Ivan Ž.]

These were the official German radio victory fanfare during WWII:


1. England-Fanfare (for the campaign against England)
- containing a drum roll and the melody "denn wir fahren gegen Engelland, Engelland" from "Matrosenlied" by Herms Niel

2. Frankreich-Fanfare (for France)
- containing a drum roll and the melody "Es braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall" from "Die Wacht am Rhein" by Karl Wilhelm

3. Balkan-Fanfare (Prinz-Eugen-Fanfare) (for Yugoslavia and Greece)
- containing a drum roll and the melody "Prinz Eugen"

4. Ost-Fanfare (Russland-Fanfare) (for Soviet Union)
- containing the melody "Kam'raden, die Rotfront" from "Horst-Wessel-Lied", a drum roll and the fanfare motif from "Les préludes" by Franz Liszt


Cheers,
Ivan

[Plavá bestie]

Anyone know the name of this music and where can be downloaded? Thank you in advance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH-CJechOJ4 - 1st one

[Ivan Ž.]

Hello, Plavá bestie

It's "Ost-Fanfare", a.k.a. "Russland-Fanfare".

Cheers,
Ivan